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    Aspidistra elatior 'Big Bang'

    Also Known As

    • Big Bang Bar Room Plant
    • Big Bang Cast Iron Plant

    Plant type

    perennial, groundcover

    size

    • H: 2'-3'
    • W: 1'-3'

    planting zones

    • 8a-12

    Aspidistra elatior 'Big Bang' plant details

    Aspidistra elatior 'Big Bang' is a slow-growing broadleaf evergreen perennial groundcover with gold, green and variegated foliage. In spring cream and purple flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - occasional water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Aspidistra elatior 'Big Bang'

    Plant type: perennial groundcover
    Plant family: asparagaceae
    Foliage: evergreen gold, green and variegated
    Mature size: 1 FT - 3 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
    Flowers: cream and purple blooms in spring

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Aspidistra elatior 'Big Bang'

    USDA Zones: 8a - 12
    Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture - occasional
    Resistant to: deer, heat, humidity and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A larger version of A. elatior 'Milky Way', to 3 ft tall with arching, glossy leaves and the signature yellow polka dots, elongated as if stretched. Pretty in the garden or in containers alongside creams and yellows to bring out the contrasting dots. Slow growing, at least in the cool nights of the West Coast. Prefers rich soil and consistent summer moisture in shade to deep shade with at least afternoon protection from bright light. Grows in the darkest imaginable areas. Frost hardy in USDA zone 8 to upper zone 7 with protection.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Gardening facts about Aspidistra elatior 'Big Bang' plant

    How to Grow Aspidistra elatior 'Big Bang'

    • Sun Exposure

      • bright shade - shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - occasional

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • variegated
      • gold
      • green

    • Flower Color

      • cream
      • purple

    • Wildlife

      • deer resistant

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    • Texture

      • glossy

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