Late-Blooming Plantain Lily
Hosta tardiflora
Asparagaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Japan, But Known Only in Cultivation.
Location
Source of plant
Klehm's Song Sparrow Perennial Farm
Description
A diminutive species with narrow, shining dark green leaves of thick texture and short spires of suprisingly large deep mauve, lily-like bells borne on maroon stems in autumn. Plants 9-12" tall, 9" wide.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Special characteristics
flowering season