Hosta ventricosa Flame Stitch Chrysogonum to 1' long

to 1' long

Don Jacobs

Introduced into cultivation by Woodlanders Nursery

The research into whether the abundance of motor oil in these sites is actually essential for plant growth has been inconclusive

Hosta ventricosa Flame Stitch Chrysogonum to 1' longThis 1991 introduction first caught our eyes and then our hearts. H. 'Flame Stitch' is the reverse variegation of H. ventricosa 'Aureomarginata'. The difficulty in propagation assures that this will never be a widespread cultivar, although we find that plenty of sun makes it grow much faster. The creamy white leaves are bordered with an irregular edge of dark green. In late summer, the 2' wide clumps are topped with 30" scapes of large, dark purple,