Aspidistra sichuanensis Rawhide Impatiens the clumps are topped with

the clumps are topped with 9" scapes of dark purple flowers

Dry to average moisture soils work great

and the 2' wide clump is dramatically more vigorous

each with a corrugated white eye

hails from that favorite vacation spot of Russian dissidents

Aspidistra sichuanensis Rawhide Impatiens the clumps are topped withAspidistra 'Rawhide' is one of the most amazing cast iron plants we've ever grown. Plantsman Ted Stephens of Nurseries Caroliniana brought this unusual selection of the Chinese Aspidistra sichuanensis from the garden of the late variegated plant collector author, Dr. Yokoi of Japan. The leaves have the thickness of hard plastic you'll swear it's fake. This is most likely due to a ploidy mutation probably a tetraploid. The 20" tall stalks include 10"