Hosta Tortifrons Hedychium where we found the natural

where we found the natural hybrids growing

We think everyone should have an abundance of maidens throughout their garden

This variegated Japanese iris is happy in all but the driest of garden soils

The lavender flowers top the 18" wide clump in late summer and often into fall

the insignificant flowers produce attractive short stalks of red berries that persist through the winter at the base of the plant

Hosta Tortifrons Hedychium where we found the naturalThis bizarre looking collector's hosta is a sport of H. 'Tardiflora'. The normally shiny, flat, narrow green leaves have an unexpected twist as though the leaf were rolled inside a small tube. In late summer, the small clumps are topped with 10" stalks of lavender flowers.