Aspidistra elatior prophouse-fall-2027 Woodlanders grows a subtropical species

Woodlanders grows a subtropical species that has surprised us with cold tolerance: proven hardy in Aiken

Plant hardy begonia in a shaded border

the kind of plant that turns up in old Southern gardens where someone's grandmother knew exactly what it was and never thought to write it down

a hybrid of Camellia reticulata and Camellia fraterna

Aspidistra elatior prophouse-fall-2027 Woodlanders grows a subtropical speciesThe cast iron plant earned the name honestly. Aspidistra elatior is the toughest of evergreen foliage plants, sending up broad, glossy, dark green blades straight from the soil and holding strong form year round in conditions that defeat almost everything else. A Victorian parlor favorite for surviving gaslight and neglect, the cast iron plant is just as valuable in the deep shade of the garden. Native to China and Japan, this slow, steady evergreen