Conandron ramondioides Noushoku Iran so we've named our 2007

so we've named our 2007 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction

the drought-tolerant Astrolepis sinuata usually grows with its roots hidden beneath a large rock

An interesting name

to see these magnificent specimens growing in dense shade under tree-size camellias

This is a very limited introduction of a hybrid between T

Conandron ramondioides Noushoku Iran so we've named our 2007Conandron ramondioides is an Asian gesneriad that thrives, growing on hummocks of moist acidic debris on the surface of rocks between 2,000' and 4,500' elevation in its native China, Japan, and Taiwan. The Japanese common name Iwa Tabako means rock tobacco, referring both to its preferred habitat as well as the shape of the flowers. The 2 3 large finger shaped 1' long basal leaves cling to the rocks, often at a nearly vertical orientation, topped in