Aspidistra carnosa Rigid Ribbons Rudbeckia rigidly upright foliage looks great

rigidly upright foliage looks great all spring and summer

We grow this wonderful clumper in regular garden soil

We have had some reports of success with this orchid from Zone 5

Emerging from dormancy in early spring

Aspidistra carnosa Rigid Ribbons Rudbeckia rigidly upright foliage looks greatAspidistra carnosa is one of the more unusual cast iron plants, looking more like a giant liriope. Our offering of Aspidistra carnosa 'Rigid Ribbons' is a North Vietnamese collection brought to the US by plantsman Barry Yinger. The 2' tall x 1" wide, deeply pleated, arching, green leaves form an evergreen clump, adorned at ground level in early February with heavily corrugated, quarter sized burgundy flowers, each resembling everyone's favorite plant,