Aspidistra elatior Lennons Song Dasylirion After an initial early spring

After an initial early spring season of "shock and awe

The prostrate woody stems are adorned with rosemary-like

Aspidistra 'Leopard' makes a stunning specimen for the woodland garden in the Deep South and a great house plant further north

I next saw the stable form four years later in Roy Herold's Massachusetts garden

horticulturally speaking

Aspidistra elatior Lennons Song Dasylirion After an initial early springThis superb cast iron plant cultivar was shared with us by Robin Lennon of Florida's Central Florida Foliage, who discovered it in his cut foliage fields. The dark evergreen foliage is narrow with an irregular central variegated band of muted yellow essentially a narrow leaf version of Aspidistra 'Akebono'. Aspidistra elatior 'Lennon's Song' is perfect where a narrow and vertical accent is needed in the shade garden or where you may want to "remember"