Hosta Silver Lode Gunnera Selecting cultivars that bloom at

Selecting cultivars that bloom at various times one can have daylilies in bloom for 5 to 6 months of the year

spidery-petaled flowers that emerge as magenta buds but open near white with a maroon blush to the petal tips

Flowering slows during the heat of summer

This selection of the deer-resistant

Everyone who sees this clumping carex can't leave without it

Hosta Silver Lode Gunnera Selecting cultivars that bloom atThanks to plantsman Roy Klehm for sharing this hosta that he picked up on a visit to Japan. The fast growing, show stopping Hosta 'Fortunei' type plant makes a nice 3' wide clump of medium green leaves, highlighted by a large white center. In late summer, Hosta 'Silver Lode' becomes viridescent (the center pattern turns light green). The vigorous clumps are topped with 30" scapes of light lavender flowers in midsummer.