Conandron ramondioides Noushoku Panax great for brightening a shady

great for brightening a shady woodland garden

which sounds more like a mythical place in Scotland than a plant

This very rare dwarf windmill palm

the delicate pink buds emerge

deer-resistant foliage in late winter (NC)

Conandron ramondioides Noushoku Panax great for brightening a shadyConandron 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