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Cast Iron Plant
Aspidistra elatior
Other known names: Bar-room plant
A durable rhizomatous plant with tall dark strap leaves.
Starter guide. This bundled guide provides practical starting information while its full source and review record is being prepared.
Non-toxic. This is not a guarantee of safety. Avoid eating houseplants and contact a veterinarian or poison service if exposure causes symptoms.
Care
- Light
- Medium to bright indirect
- Water
- Keep lightly moist, never waterlogged
- Growing medium
- Moisture-retentive but airy tropical mix
- Feeding
- Light balanced feeding during active growth
- Temperature
- 65–85°F
- Humidity
- High preferred
Observe the plant and growing medium before acting. A reminder is a prompt to check, not an automatic instruction to water.
Characteristics
A durable rhizomatous plant with tall dark strap leaves.
Names & botanical identity
- Accepted name
- Aspidistra elatior
- Plant group
- Low Light
- Other known names
- Bar-room plant
- Safety
- Non-toxic
This is not a guarantee of safety. Avoid eating houseplants and contact a veterinarian or poison service if exposure causes symptoms.
Growth
- Growth habit
- Warm-climate foliage plant
- Native range
- Tropical and subtropical regions
- Temperature
- 65–85°F
- Humidity
- High preferred
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Propagation
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Problems to recognize
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Cast Iron Plant is recorded botanically as Aspidistra elatior. Lorekeeper keeps accepted and former names connected so the guide remains findable as taxonomy changes.
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