Aspidistra elatior Akebono Aucuba topped in late October with

topped in late October with 4' tall stalks of double white flowers

folks will ask

'High Noon' has pointed bright gold leaves on a large upright growing clump

it forms robust bold-textured 3' tall x 7' wide (in moist sites) clumps in five years

Canna 'Bengal Tiger' will also grow in water as an aquatic plant

Aspidistra elatior Akebono Aucuba topped in late October withWe first met Aspidistra elatior 'Akebono' in 1996, while visiting Louisiana, and spotted it growing in several places on the LSU campus. By using a black and yellow shovel and chanting "Go Tigers", we were able to secure a start to bring home, and now are able to share. Aspidistra elatior 'Akebono' is composed of evergreen 30" tall leaves, each highlighted with a narrow creamy yellow streak in the center of each leaf. Aspidistra 'Akebono' flowers at