Hosta My Friend Nancy RHS Award of Merit Winners Rising out of the foliage

Rising out of the foliage in spring are the 2' tall

hairy pink tubes

deciduous male fern selection produces 3' tall fronds with an airy texture

QCSIIM-13) Aspidistra fungilliformis 'China Star' is a 1999 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of a Jim Waddick's 1985 wild collection from the Qing Cheng San Mountains of Sichuan

named after a former president of the American Hosta Society

Hosta My Friend Nancy RHS Award of Merit Winners Rising out of the foliageThis 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.