COMMON NAME Cast Iron Plant |
BOTANICAL NAME Aspidistra elatior |
HEIGHT 2′ |
WIDTH 2′ |
EVERGREEN |
PERENNIAL |
COLD TOLERANCE 10° F |
SOIL TYPE Well drained to wet |
DROUGHT TOLERANCE High |
SALT TOLERANCE Low |
FLOWER Purple-brown, hides in the foliage. |
MONTH OF COLOR Periodically annually |
FRUIT Green fruit, contains several seeds. Seeds are lethally poisonous to pets. Inedible. |
COMMENTS Very slow growing, tough plant for indoors or outdoors. Needs shaded areas to grow. Tough as iron. Native to Japan and Taiwan. |
PRICE 3 gallon $13 |