Aspidistra vietnamensis 'Amanogawa' Groundcover Shrubs the Chinese plumbago wants a

the Chinese plumbago wants a sunny or lightly shaded spot

and in traditional Chinese medicine the dried immature fruit and peel

pyramidal in youth and rounding with age

a lineage once spread worldwide and now scattered mostly across the Southern Hemisphere

and salt spray are all taken in stride

Aspidistra vietnamensis 'Amanogawa' Groundcover Shrubs the Chinese plumbago wants aA compact cast iron plant from Vietnam, Aspidistra vietnamensis 'Amanogawa' carries narrow, deep green, upright blades scattered with small creamy white spots, as if dusted with stars. The cultivar name, Japanese for the Milky Way, fits the effect exactly, and the speckled foliage brings light and pattern to a shaded bed where plain green would simply recede. Like the rest of the clan, this is a tough, slow, evergreen survivor for difficult shade,