Hosta Silk Kimono Ruscus This Japanese selection of their

This Japanese selection of their native aucuba is painfully slow-growing

discovered in the late 1980s by UK nurseryman Robert Potterton as a sport on Phlox subulata 'Alexander's Surprise'

tucked just under the foliage

The upright pitchers appear a dusty orange with dramatic red veining toward the top of the pitcher and the outside of the cobra-like hood

remove all the foliage at any other time during the growing season since it will most likely kill your plant

Hosta Silk Kimono Ruscus This Japanese selection of theirI first saw this stunning hosta at the garden of Minnesota's Hideko Gowen, and immediately knew I wanted to grow and offer it. This hybrid of the giant H. montana x H. 'Dorothy Benedict' makes as 5' wide, rapidly growing clump. The long, wavy grey green leaves are each bordered with a wide creamy edge. In early summer the clumps are topped with 3' tall scapes of light lavender flowers. This was one of the star plants at the 2000 American Hosta