Hosta Kiwi Full Monty North America Salvia farinacea can be cut

Salvia farinacea can be cut to the ground in mid-to-late summer

then you've missed one of the best blue-flowered members of the genus Baptisia

This short-trunked clump-former has typical cutleaf green palm foliage and sharp "needles" at the base to protect the seeds

The few scattered teeth along the leaf edges turn papery and fall away as the leaves age

Hosta Kiwi Full Monty North America Salvia farinacea can be cutThis most unusual sport of Hosta 'Striptease' was introduced in 2000 by New Zealand's Barry Sligh. In what had never been observed in hostas before, the green part of the Hosta 'Striptease' leaf mutated to bluish green. The change, contrasted with the wide central cream stripe, makes for an outstandingly beautiful plant. For us, Hosta 'Kiwi Full Monty' makes a 20" tall x 3' wide clump, topped with 2' tall scapes of light lavender flowers that attract