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Aspidistra yingjiangensis

Aspidistra yingjiangensis is a small rhizomatous perennial in the cast-iron plant genus, with green, pale-spotted leaves and solitary or paired flowers. Like its relatives, it is grown mainly for its foliage in shaded, humid, sheltered spots.

Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Shade, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Rich, well-drained, humus-rich soil or peat-based potting mix.
Temperature
15–25 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
China (W. Yunnan)
Climate
subtropical

About

Aspidistra yingjiangensis is a species of Aspidistra that is found in India. The plant's leaves are green with pale yellow spots that are narrowly oblanceolate and it has two or three bracts. The flowers are individual or paired.

Other Aspidistra plants

Aspidistra alata · Aspidistra campanulata · Aspidistra cryptantha · Cast Iron Plant · Aspidistra grandiflora · Aspidistra letreae · Aspidistra nikolaii · Aspidistra nutans · Aspidistra phongdiensis · Aspidistra recondita · Aspidistra umbrosa · Cast Iron Plant

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aspidistra yingjiangensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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