Hosta Garden Treasure Shortia topped with a parade of

topped with a parade of large

The giant clumps are laden with light lavender flowers on 4' tall scapes in midsummer

we have to beat it back with whips and chains just to keep it confined to its pot

Where Acanthus mollis fails miserably

coming into growth and bloom early in the year when it can make use of the sunlight before the canopy trees leaf out

Hosta Garden Treasure Shortia topped with a parade ofThis splendid sport of Gretchen Harshbarger's wonderful Hosta 'Treasure' has blue green centers, surrounded by a very wide golden margin. The giant 5' wide clumps make a truly spectacular show, composed of heavily corrugated, thick round leaves. In late spring, the fast growing clumps are topped with 3' tall scapes of light lavender flowers.