Amorphophallus verticillatus PDN 1 Herbertia Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee' is a

Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee' is a 2004 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of a reverse sport of our earlier introduction Hosta 'Dixie Chick' (Hosta 'Masquerade' x Hosta 'Invincible')

After 10 years of growing this sedum in our home garden

The pouches are backed with chartreuse sepals that are heavily veined purple

this is usually not an issue

Emerging in very late spring (May or June) are 15" tall stalks of pink pitchers dramatically striped with translucent

Amorphophallus verticillatus PDN 1 Herbertia Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee' is aWe saw this charming little species on our expedition to north Vietnam in 2005. The short stems rarely exceed 1' tall, topped with very glossy green leaves. The unusual flowers resemble a pink hood housing a winding set of stairs leading to a tall white snow cone. The flowers are followed by 1' tall spikes with small clusters of blue berries. If you were a child of the '60s, you undoubtedly have vague memories of many things like this.