Aspidistra vietnamensis Ginga Penstemon Cast iron plants must be

Cast iron plants must be grown in shade

where it grows in both acidic and alkaline soils

As mentioned above

Hosta 'Bright Lights' actually grows well in the South

Aspidistra vietnamensis Ginga Penstemon Cast iron plants must beAspidistra vietnamensis 'Ginga' is a long cultivated, but hopelessly confused in the horticulture trade cast iron plant. It is usually sold as Aspidistra 'Milky Way', which it is not, since the true Aspidistra 'Milky Way' (aka 'Amanogawa') has leaves displaying both stripes and spots. To complicate matters further, Aspidistra 'Ginga', which has been in commerce for well over a century as both a house plant and landscape staple in low light conditions