Aspidistra sichlatior Mix Up Sikkim region of India By the onset of heat

By the onset of heat

each topped with lovely clusters of cherry red flowers with a darker red in the center of each petal and a faint blue-purple blush to the petal tips as they open

a single plant of Ophiopogon 'Kokuryu' will make a nice 18" wide mat in 3 years

As the stalks disrobe for fall

Aspidistra sichlatior Mix Up Sikkim region of India By the onset of heatAspidistra x sichlatior 'Mix Up' is a 2024 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of what we believe to be the first documented interspecific cast iron plant hybrid. We discovered this hybrid of Aspidistra elatior 'Okame' as a garden seedling, displaying obvious interspecific characteristic (leaves and flowers) between its parent and a nearby Aspidistra sichuanensis. Aspidistra 'Mix Up' forms an upright 3' tall clump of 2. 5" wide green leaves, lightly