Aspidistra elatior - The Cast Iron Plant
Cast Iron Plant Ideal Houseplant for Cooler Areas of Your House Bringing the Tropics Indoors ...
Aspidistra elatior - Cast Iron Plant
Light
Low to medium light, does not take direct sun ...
Aspidistra elatior (Cast Iron Plant) - This perennial is a common house plant and tough outdoor ornamental with 24 to 36 inch long deep green leaves. The leaves rise vertically from a slowly spreading rhizome to eventually form dense clumps.
Aspidistra elatior
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Cast Iron Plant
Description
Aspidistra elatior originates from the woodlands of the Himalayas, China, and Japan. Cast Iron Plant has long lasting lance-shaped leaves that are pointed at the tip and narrow at the base.
#137 Aspidistra elatior
Common Names: iron plant, barroom plant, cast-iron plant
Family: Liliaceae (lily Family)
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Botanical Name: Aspidistra elatior
As its common name suggests, Cast Iron Plant is tough. It will survive low light, infrequent watering and extreme heat that would be deadly to most plants.
Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior)
A. elatior is native to China. It has wide, dark green and leathery evergreen leaves that grow to lengths of 12-20 inches long.
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Aspidistra elatior - Cast Iron Plant
The Cast iron Plant or Parlour Palm, is probably the most tolerant plant on earth! It is easy to grow and may well survive fifty years on minimal attention.
Aspidistra elatior Blume (Aspidistra lurida hort. non Ker-Gawl.)
Genus of 3 species of evergreen, rhizomatous perennials from woodland in the Himalayas, China, and Japan.
Aspidistra elatior
As its common name implies, cast-iron plant is a real toughie and very drought-tolerant. Bearing glossy dark green leaves, 1 to 2½ feet long and 3 to 4 inches wide, cast-iron plant may eventually reach 3 feet tall.
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Hardiness Zones:
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Aspidistra elatior - Cast Iron Plant, Parlor Palm
ASPIDISTRA DISEASES
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Aspidistra elatior
1½ to 2'
2 to 3'
Part to heavy shade; extremely tough plant.
Cast Iron Plant [English]: Aspidistra elatior
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Araucaria heterophylla Ardisia solanacea Arisaema triphyllum Aristolochia elegans Aristolochia fimbriata Armeria welwitschii Artocarpus heterophyllus Asclepias curassavica Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' Asparagus setaceus Aspidistra elatior ...
Full filtered light: Justicia brandegeeana, Streptocarpus, Hoya carnosa
Medium light: Dracaena, Ficus, Philodendron erubescens, Mostera deliciosa
Low light: Aspidistra elatior, Philodendron scandens, Schefflera, Adiantum raddianum ...
Both the needle palm (Raphidiophyllum hystirix) and the scrub palm (Sabal minor) would perform well in local woodlands. Also, a deep south favorite, the cast iron plant (Aspidistra elatior) is a southern specialty for very deeply shaded gardens.
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Atriplex
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 See also: Green, Pink, Evergreen, Lily, Bells
  
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