"Unusual plants: Cast Iron Plant, Aspidistra elatior"

An old fashioned favorite that has become hard to find. Popular in industrializing England because it could take urban pollution, low light, cold, and neglect, hence its common name. The PBS incarnation of Sherlock Holmes keeps one at 221B Baker St. and doesn't allow Mrs. Hudson to pick it up for dusting, though he needn't worry, it's cast iron. Elementary. An evergreen perennial to 2’ with glossy, upright, narrowly pointed leaves. Inconspicuous flowers. Zone 7.

Aspidistra elatior (Cast Iron Plant)

An old fashioned favorite that has become hard to find. Popular in industrializing England because it could take urban pollution, low light, cold, and neglect, hence its common name. The PBS incarnation of Sherlock Holmes keeps one at 221B Baker St. and doesn't allow Mrs. Hudson to pick it up for dusting, though he needn't worry, it's cast iron. Elementary. An evergreen perennial to 2’ with glossy, upright, narrowly pointed leaves. Inconspicuous flowers. Zone 7.	SOLD OUT Aspidistra elatior 4" pot $5.00