Aspidistra elatior

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Read about Aspidistra elatior in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Aspidistra lurida, Ker-Gawl (A. elatior, Hort. A. punctata, Lindl.). Fig. 413. Lvs. 15-20 in. long, stiff, evergreen, oblong-lanceolate, sharp-pointed, radical; blade narrowed into a channeled petiole a third of its length: fls. lurid purple, on short 1-fld. scapes; perianth segms. 8; stamens 8; stigma broadly shield-shaped, like a small mushroom. China. B.R. 977. Var. variegate, Hort., has alternation of green and white stripes, no 2 Lvs. being exactly alike.—In Fla., the aspidistra makes beautiful dense specimens in unheated plant-sheds. It thrives in sunshine when growing along the edges of ditches and flowing water.


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