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PeterT

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Re: Aspidistra 2011
« Reply #15 on: December 11, 2011, 01:57:25 PM »
A pretty one Hans.
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Re: Aspidistra 2011
« Reply #16 on: December 11, 2011, 02:27:05 PM »
What a super flower... all the aspidistra flowers I know are so dark brown as to be almost invisible.
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Hans J

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Re: Aspidistra 2011
« Reply #17 on: December 11, 2011, 03:49:20 PM »
Thank you Maggi + Peter  :)

This flower has a diameter of 3,0 cm ...so really not invisible  ;D

Maggi - I think you mean A.elatior ...they are the common
In last years a lot of very pretty Aspidistra was found in Vietnam and other countries - but they are pretty rare ...

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Re: Aspidistra 2011
« Reply #18 on: December 12, 2011, 08:08:36 AM »
Has anyone tried growing Aspidistra outside in a winter cold climate? What works?

Martin
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Re: Aspidistra 2011
« Reply #19 on: December 12, 2011, 08:50:13 AM »
leafy conditions in shade, they love it especially when they get summer rain. Little snails chew patterns in the leaves so that the plants always look a mess. I have an  A. elatior under a green house bench.  The green house is not fully glazed and is not heated. Last spring I thought it was dead but it has grown a new set of leaves over the summer. I did loose a couple of other Aspidistra species in there though. There were night time lows of -18 C and frozen for most of last winter
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Re: Aspidistra 2011
« Reply #20 on: January 07, 2012, 11:25:19 PM »
Quote from: Martin Tversted on December 12, 2011, 08:08:36 AM
Has anyone tried growing Aspidistra outside in a winter cold climate? What works?

Martin

I recall a big potful left outside a farm bungalow near Durham some years ago. It stood neglected for some years and did just fine.
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