cast iron plant hardy?

the cast iron plant (aspidistra elatior) is known as a houseplant for dark and shady places. it's a slow grower, available in a wide range of cultivars.

at the moment i'm testing if this plant is really hardy because some books are saying that. it's growing on a shady place in our garden. and after the first snow yesterday it's still alive.



i have a small collection of aspidistras with white stripped or spotted leaves. and they are really outgrowing my flat. so if it works, next year i'll put more of them in to the garden.

aspidistra houseplant care -->

the members of the genus aspidistra are native to china, japan or tawain. here in germany they are really hard to get.