Hosta Big Mama Spring Flowering Plants Carex 'Hime Kansuge') Carex conica

Carex 'Hime Kansuge') Carex conica 'Hime' is a wonderful evergreen Japanese sedge that can be used as an edger or a specimen clump

Salvia microphylla 'San Carlos Festival' was the best of a population in full flower in October

absent only in the far northwest quadrant

The vigorous clump is topped with white flowers on 36" scapes in late spring

In early March (NC) Carex 'Hime' is topped with an attractive show of weeping

Hosta Big Mama Spring Flowering Plants Carex 'Hime Kansuge') Carex conicaFor all those out there with the same nickname, Hosta 'Big Mama' is an oldie but goodie from the famed Long Island garden of the late hosta guru, Paul Aden. The Hosta sieboldiana background shows through with the large, puckered, thick blue leaves that adorn the 40" tall x 5' wide clump. The giant clumps of Hosta 'Big Mama' are topped with pure white flowers in early summer on 4' tall scapes a hummingbird celebration. As with all blue leaf hostas, the