Cast Iron Plant Inspires Novel?

Few plants are tough enough to carry the name “Cast Iron Plant”. Few plants can claim to be among the elite in ease of care under a wide variety of indoor environmental conditions.

But fewer plants and especially houseplants can claim they helped inspire or carry the lead in a novel. However, the Aspidistra is one plant that can boldly make these claims.

In 1936, George Orwell wrote his novel “Keep the Aspidistra Flying”. The main theme of the book was the romantic ambition to give up money and status, and the “undesireable” life that results.

I guess the life of many houseplants can be described as just that - undesireable! They get placed in some difficult positions, overfeed and over watered with considerable neglect.

But the Aspidistra continues to push on as a rock solid indoor houseplant.

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