Aspidistra minutiflora Spangled Ribbons Hesperaloe bell-shaped flower in early spring

bell-shaped flower in early spring

topped all summer with spikes of small bicolor flowers

and to fool all your neighbors with its identity

notwithstanding its recent rise in popularity as a cut flower

Aspidistra minutiflora Spangled Ribbons Hesperaloe bell-shaped flower in early springAspidistra minutiflora 'Spangled Ribbons' is a Don Jacobs introduction is a selection of the Chinese Aspidistra minutiflora. In the wild, Aspidistra minutiflora is found on low, moist woodland slopes in Southern China, usually at less than 1200' elevation. Aspidistra minutiflora 'Spangled Ribbons' forms a tight clump of very upright 32" long, light green linear leaves, heavily speckled yellow. In areas where the winters are too cold, Spangled Ribbons