Aspidistra omeiensis Come Pleated Viola This selection was made at

This selection was made at the University of British Columbia from seed collected by Dick Pearson from the alpine forests (9500' elevation) of Mt

for the 1' long

Found in limited numbers in the wild

but we'd grow this for the foliage alone

Aspidistra omeiensis Come Pleated Viola This selection was made atIn 2004, we obtained this rare Chinese native cast iron plant with no species name. When it finally flowered, it turned out to be the little known Aspidistra omeiensis, a species from 2,000' 3,500' elevation in Sichuan China, that was only named in 1981. Aspidistra omeiensis has 2' tall x 1" wide, heavily pleated dark evergreen leaves that arch outward to form an 18" tall x 2' wide clump. Aspidistra omeiensis has been great in our woodland garden