Tiny Tank Cast Iron Plant
Aspidistra elatior 'Barr01' PP29562 TINY TANK
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-11 Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial
Height at Maturity: 15-18"
Width at Maturity: 24-36"
Spacing: 18-24" for mass plantings; 48" or more for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Upright Clump
Growth Rate: Slow or Moderate
Flower Color: None
Flower Size: NA
Flowering Period: NA
Flower Type: NA
Fragrant Flowers: NA
Foliage Color: Deep Green
Fragrant Foliage: NA
Berries: NA
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Shade to Part Shade (no afternoon sun)
Water Needs: Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (Amend heavy clay soil to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained
Soil pH: 4.5 - 5.5 (Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Rabbit, Deep Shade
Description
A perennial plant that lives up to its name, the Cast Iron Plant in one tough plant that will practically grow in the dark, loves the heat, and isn't phased by arid and dry conditions. This is the dwarf version known as 'Tiny Tank', which reaches only 18 inches in height, making it a perfect selection for smaller pots and garden spaces. Lush, upward facing deep green leaves form attractive clumps that provide bold texture and contrast in the shade garden. It can be grown as an evergreen perennial outdoors in zones 7 to 11 and ranks right up there with snake plants and Philodendrons as being an almost indestructible houseplant.
Please Note: The 1 gallon size plant shown below represents the average size plant we ship which usually has 3 to 6 or more leaves depending on the time of year.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing in upright clumps about 15 to 18 inches tall and 2 to 3 feet wide, the Tiny Tank Cast Iron Plant is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings or as a border in shady garden beds, home foundation plantings and grows very well under the canopies of large shade trees, decks or any other full shade environment. Excellent as a solo or combined with other shade loving plants in container gardens and is an almost indestructible houseplant. A fine addition to the tropical-look garden, perennial shade gardens, cut flower gardens, cottage gardens and woodland and rock gardens.
Spacing: 18 inches apart for mass plantings or solid borders; 48 inches or more apart for space between plants
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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, where Cast Iron Plant is not reliably winter hardy, you'll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
Cast Iron Plant thrives in dense shade to part shade and almost any well-drained soil with average fertility. Morning sun is okay however avoid exposing this plant to direct afternoon sunlight. When grown as a houseplant use a container with a drainage hole(s) and a light premium potting mix. When grown outdoors in pots use a premium potting soil or a 50/50 mix of potting soil and potting mix.
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