Hosta nigrescens Elatior Aroids causing economic harm

causing economic harm

but will succumb in the winter at much higher temperatures if the soils are moist

the clump is topped by spikes of bright orange-red flowers (RHS 43A)

coastal Georgia native cannot be shipped outside of NC due to misguided Federal regulations

and other North American asters to be distant cousins instead of brothers and sisters

Hosta nigrescens Elatior Aroids causing economic harmThe only similarity that this shares with H. nigrescens is the NBA sized bloom stalk to 7' tall with light lavender to near white flowers! Giant pointed green leaves and all, this is probably the most impressive large growing hosta (5'+ wide) that I have ever seen a truly spectacular but unknown selection of a species that deserves to be in every hosta garden!