Hosta Koryu Orange/Peach Flowering Plants Aspidistra saxicola

Aspidistra saxicola

Although Carex eburnea naturally occurs on limestone outcrops

a hummingbird's version of winning the Powerball lottery

500' elevation on Japan's remote volcanic Hachijo Jima island

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Hosta Koryu Orange/Peach Flowering Plants Aspidistra saxicola(syn: H. 'Fused Veins' Benedict) This very distinctive collector's plant, a H. longipes (selection or hybrid) that is highly coveted in Japan, was originally discovered by Dr. Shuichi Hirao. This is the same plant that Dr. Benedict named H. 'Fused Veins', after not being able to determine the true identity. "Koryu" means "swollen variegation," which is evident when you look at the clump and notice that each narrow pointed leaf seems to be bordered