Aspidistra elatior Climbers The Straight Empire lamp shade

The Straight Empire lamp shade has a wide top and steep sides

Vanessa Bell is a great addition to both formal and informal planting schemes

Exquisitely handmade in Portugal

The figs appear as green in the spring but mature to a purple-brown

bronze and then yellow before falling in autumn

Aspidistra elatior Climbers The Straight Empire lamp shadeAspidistra elatior will produce beautifully glossy, lance shaped leaves that make a gloriously green statement in an interior, and at the same time purify the air. Unusual flowers with an intriguingly martian appearance appear in mature plants at soil level. Their reputation as being virtually indestructible explains their common name of Cast Iron Plant.