Aspidistra vietnamensis 'Amanogawa' Groundcover Shrubs and in traditional Chinese medicine

and in traditional Chinese medicine the dried immature fruit and peel

Widely native across North America

tart and seedy

pyramidal in youth and rounding with age

Aspidistra vietnamensis 'Amanogawa' Groundcover Shrubs and in traditional Chinese medicineA 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,