Aspidistra vietnamensis Ginga Trachystemon The narrow green leaves

The narrow green leaves

Sabal minor 'McCurtain' will be great for experimental gardeners who like to push the hardiness limits

In good soils

Other than removing the old flower stalks

akin to the proverbial beanstalk

Aspidistra vietnamensis Ginga Trachystemon The narrow green leavesAspidistra vietnamensis 'Ginga' is a long cultivated, but hopelessly confused in the horticulture trade cast iron plant. It is usually sold as Aspidistra 'Milky Way', which it is not, since the true Aspidistra 'Milky Way' (aka 'Amanogawa') has leaves displaying both stripes and spots. To complicate matters further, Aspidistra 'Ginga', which has been in commerce for well over a century as both a house plant and landscape staple in low light conditions