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On Plant Heritage's 2021 shortlist for Threatened Plant of the Year, was an Irish plant, Aspidistra 'Irish Mist'. Though not the eventual winner, it was voted People's Choice.
I have in the past cited A. 'Irish Mist' as an example of a cultivar which may not have a large fan club because of its yellow mottled foliage but one deserving to be preserved as part of our horticultural heritage. Obviously, my assumption about its likely popularity was incorrect. Charles Nelson named this distinct form of Aspidistra lurida which was growing in the Aquatic House in the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin in 1990. The name 'Irish Mist' was chosen to reflect the blurred yellow spotting of the leaf…
Read more about this special Aspidistra, courtesy of Brendan Sayers, on our website below, along with many other Irish plant portraits:
Aspidistra ‘Irish Mist’ - Irish Garden Plant Society
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On Plant Heritage’s 2021 shortlist for Threatened Plant of the Year, was an Irish plant, Aspidistra ‘Irish Mist’. Though not the eventual winner, it was voted People’s Choice. I have in the pa...Congratulations to Billy Alexander and the team at Kells Bay Gardens on their great success at the Chelsea Flower Show, winning not only a gold medal but also Best Exhibit in the show!
Fantastic week for Billy all those beautiful tree ferns. Well done
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Oh well done indeed. I enjoyed your bit when you were on Gardeners Corner a while back and again yesterday.