Pleopeltis lepidopteris Arroio dos Ratos Orontium We first encountered Aspidistra sutepensis

We first encountered Aspidistra sutepensis on Thailand's Doi Inthanon mountain in 2005

this one with lovely

each heavily flecked with red

The clumps are topped with stalks of whitish-green flowers

Pleopeltis lepidopteris Arroio dos Ratos Orontium We first encountered Aspidistra sutepensisPleopeltis lepidopteris 'Arroio dos Ratos' is a 2024 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a second Wade Roitsch (Yucca Do) collection of the fascinating Brazilian coastal fern. Unlike our earlier introduction, P. 'Morro dos Conventos' which is the tetraploid form (has double the normal number of chromosomes), this diploid form is less cold hardy than the tetraploid form and has fronds that are much narrower, shorter, and the growth more dense.