Hosta venusta Japan Girl Arachniodes but the tidy gardener might

but the tidy gardener might prefer the refreshed plant

topped with bright red tubular flowers beginning in late summer and continuing into fall

plant one near a lady fern

the cool weather provides the golden foliage with a lovely red overlay

Hosta venusta Japan Girl Arachniodes but the tidy gardener mightThis new introduction from Japan appears to be a dwarf selection of the ever popular H. venusta. The tiny green leaves make a tight clump to only 3" in width. In late summer, the clumps are topped with 1 2" tall flower scapes holding only a couple of tiny purple flowers. This is a real cutie for the rock garden or troughs, so that it won't get lost.