Aspidistra elatior Lennons Song Punica which was the darkest purple

which was the darkest purple foliage we'd seen on a hardy hibiscus to that point

According to bulb guru Scott Ogden

the young foliage is cooked as a vegetable in its native haunts

Alongside the leaves emerge the flower stalks

Aspidistra elatior Lennons Song Punica which was the darkest purpleThis superb cast iron plant cultivar was shared with us by Robin Lennon of Florida's Central Florida Foliage, who discovered it in his cut foliage fields. The dark evergreen foliage is narrow with an irregular central variegated band of muted yellow essentially a narrow leaf version of Aspidistra 'Akebono'. Aspidistra elatior 'Lennon's Song' is perfect where a narrow and vertical accent is needed in the shade garden or where you may want to "remember"