Hosta Silver Lode United States Hybrid and the giant tree dahlia

and the giant tree dahlia is at the top of my list

inside of which is a distorted

Typically bearing a wine-colored flower

of Columbia

The slightly stoloniferous nature of Euphorbia robbiae makes it a dynamite choice for an evergreen groundcover in a difficult and very shady site

Hosta Silver Lode United States Hybrid and the giant tree dahliaThanks 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.