Cuphea cyanea Ashevilla Chocolate Garden (aka: Aspidistra sp

(aka: Aspidistra sp

The stalks of huge black seed pods extend the season of interest into summer

and subsequently named and introduced by our friends at Camellia Forest

Fargesia sp

Cuphea cyanea Ashevilla Chocolate Garden (aka: Aspidistra spCuphea cyanea is one of those plants that simply shouldn't have any winter hardiness, but that's one of the lovely things about plants not being able to read. Hailing from the southern Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, I was astounded upon seeing it in the Asheville, NC garden of Jasmin and Peter Gentling, where it made a reliable perennial. Shared cuttings have thrived in our garden trials since 2013, so in 2018, it became a Plant Delights JLBG