On holiday in Majorca I spotted this potted Aspidistra plant marking the way to the toilets. It is fitting that it was located at The Banys Àrabs, or Arab Baths.
These baths are a remnants of Palma’s Moorish past and include the lush gardens of Ca’n Fontirroig. Although very small the gardens are home to Sardinian warblers, house sparrows, cacti, palm trees, and a wide range of flowers and ferns.

Aspidistra

• Aspidistra is a popular foliage plant, grown as a landscape plant in shaded spots in areas with mild winters.
• It is better known as the middle class Victorian must have as a houseplant.
• They’re grown for their ability to survive neglect and very shady conditions, indoors and out.
• In Japan, leaves of this species have traditionally been cut into pieces and used in Bento and Osechi boxes to keep each food separated.
• I have never seen one in flower but with 90+ species listed in wiki they must reproduce somehow

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Odd Aspidistra Facts

1. Aspidistra elatior can also be called the Cast Iron Plant and was made famous by the Gracie Fields Song ‘The Biggest Aspidistra in the World’
2. Aspidistra are native to China and Japan but were popular in Victorian England as a house plant amongst the dark and sooty atmosphere
3. Aspidistra belongs to the lily family