Hosta My Friend Nancy Tony's Favorites Resembling a rhizomatous perennial ageratum

Resembling a rhizomatous perennial ageratum

This charming clumper is a wonderful 2' wide dwarf Hosta ventricosa seedling from South Carolina's Ursula Herz with very cute heart-shaped dark green leaves

recently published species (1997) was discovered by the Beijing Botanic Garden and sent to Darrell Probst for identification

I am not a fern

knitting needle-like leaves that are stiff and delightfully painful

Hosta My Friend Nancy Tony's Favorites Resembling a rhizomatous perennial ageratumThis hybrid by legendary hosta breeder Herb Benedict is the result of a cross of Hosta 'Dorothy Benedict' x H. montana 'Cherifu'. While this may be meaningless to all but the hosta geeks, this tells us that it's got great genes. The result is a 3' wide clump of heavy substanced blue green leaves surrounded by a very wide creamy white border. In early summer, the stunning clumps are topped with 2' spikes of lavender flowers.