Aspidistra sichuanensis Rawhide Ruellia is topped with 1' spikes

is topped with 1' spikes of dramatic

so you'll want to protect your plant from pesky neighbors with shovels

starting in very early March and continuing until mid-June (NC)

although it may drop some foliage

Aspidistra sichuanensis Rawhide Ruellia is topped with 1' spikesAspidistra '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"