Hosta Purple Heart PP 22725 Portugal impenetrable woodland groundcover

impenetrable woodland groundcover

deeply-lobed leaves

The clumps are topped with 28" tall spikes of near-white flowers in late spring

Notholirion thomsonianum is a little-known bulb that's a cousin of the better known genera of Cardiocrinum

This selection of Yucca rostrata comes from an early 1990s Sean Hogan collection in northern Mexico

Hosta Purple Heart PP 22725 Portugal impenetrable woodland groundcoverHosta 'Purple Heart' is a splendid hybrid from our friends at Terra Nova Nurseries. We've grown Hosta 'Purple Heart' since 2009, and in that time, it's formed an elegant 15" tall x 30" wide clump of thick, rich green, heart shaped leaves. The leaves are held at the end of black purple petioles, with the color often running into the leaf fold. Starting for us in mid June, the clumps are topped with black scapes, ending in dark purple flowers that just