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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Aspidistra fungilliformis 'China Star'
China Star Cast Iron Plant
Item #: 2115
Zones: 8b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade ?
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
(Aka: A. sp. QCSIIM-13) Aspidistra fungilliformis 'China Star' is a 1999 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of a Jim Waddick's 1985 wild collection from the Qing Cheng San Mountains of Sichuan. Aspidistra 'China Star' is clothed with 8-10" long x 2.25" wide medium green leaves, heavily speckled with muted tiny yellow "freckles." Aspidistra 'China Star' makes a lovely groundcover where winter hardy via long-spreading rhizomes, which are home to the lovely white ground-hugging flowers in January. In colder climates, Aspidistra fungilliformis makes a superb, easy-to-grow, very low-light house plant.
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Other Attributes
Flower Color: White/Cream
Leaf Color: Green , Spotted/Speckled
Bloom Time: Winter
Container Role: Spillers
Garden Themes: Gnome Gardens , Green Roofs
Other: Drought Tolerant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Groundcovers , Plant Delights Introductions , Plants from China , Tropical Looking Plants , Colored Foliage , Patterned Foliage