| Description | Variegated Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior Variegata) Irregular cream white bands highlight the green leathery leaves. No two leaves have the same pattern. Used as a landscape plant in warmer zones and a house plant in colder regions. |
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| Pronunciation | (ass-pih-DIS-trah)(eh-LAY-tee-or) |
| Plant Type | Indoor Foliage, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | (7)8-11 |
| Sunlight | shaded |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, well-drained |
| Flowers | inconspicuous, brownish |
| Leaves | leathery, green, strap-like, white stripes, each leaf different |
| Stems | rhizomatous, |
| Dimensions | 2 foot mounded clump |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | Species plant native to Eastern Himalayas, Taiwan, China, and Japan. |
| Misc Facts | AKA: variegated bar-room plant, Striped Cast Iron Plant, syn: Aspidistra lurida 'Variegata, A. lurida |
| Notes & Reference | #255-Encyclopedia of Exotic Plants (Will Giles) |
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