Helleborus hybridus New York Night Eucomis This 1998 cross of Hosta

This 1998 cross of Hosta venusta x Hosta 'Dorset Blue' resulted in one of our all-time favorite Plant Delights introductions that we christened Hosta 'Gemstone'

Like most Hosta lilies

Light shade to part sun in the morning is perfect

The only "ornamental" downside is that aristolochia is a delicacy for pipevine swallowtail butterfly larvae in midsummer

We think this is more likely an Acanthus hungaricus x Acanthus mollis hybrid

Helleborus hybridus New York Night Eucomis This 1998 cross of HostaHelleborus x hybridus 'New York Night' is Walters Gardens hand pollinated seed strain that produces dark purple slate black flowers, starting in late winter. Maintenance: Helleborus 'New York Night' is a seed grown, uniform selection of Helleborus x hybridus, all of which have identical growing conditions and maintenance needs. As the flower stalks of Helleborus x hybridus arise just above the evergreen foliage in late winter, we prefer to remove the