Hosta Monkey Business Washingtonia Washingtonia filifera

Washingtonia filifera

Hostas like 'Etched Glass' are great to brighten a woodland garden

each topped for us from July through September with clusters of deeply-incised flowers of vermillion-orange

topped with 2' branched stalks

romneya spreads well via underground rhizomes

Hosta Monkey Business Washingtonia Washingtonia filiferaWe're quite jaded about new hosta introductions, but it was love at first sight when we first encountered Hosta 'Monkey Business'. This Fransen Nursery sport was a mutation from the chartreuse foliaged Hosta 'Funky Monkey'. The 2' tall x 4' wide vigorous clump, has long, arrow shaped, thick textured leaves. Each leaf has a dark green center with a wide yellow border, and supported by very visible dark purple petioles. In early spring, the foliage