Aspidistra hainanensis Quan Ba Gossypium the giant clump is topped

the giant clump is topped with nice near-white flower clusters on 48" tall scapes

The best of the "Tokudama" hostas

and continuing sporadically into October with 3' tall spikes topped with fragrant pure white flowers

John Mickel describes Dryopteris championii as "another of my favorite ferns

The foliage is intermediate between the three- and five-leaflet parents

Aspidistra hainanensis Quan Ba Gossypium the giant clump is toppedOur 2017 introduction of Aspidistra hainanensis 'Quan Ba' came from our 2005 expedition to North Vietnam. We stumbled on this cast iron plant at 3,800' elevation in Ha Giang Province, near the town of Quan Ba, just south of the border with Yunnan, China. In the ground or in containers, Aspidistra 'Quan Ba' forms a 26" tall clump, composed of 3' long x 1. 5" wide green leaves that arch toward the tip. We've had this in the ground since 2008 where it