Hosta Iron Gate Delight 4a Bright sun for 6+ hours

Bright sun for 6+ hours and excellent air movement can help the soil dry more quickly

a selection of the California native Juncus patens

You'll probably have a few seed to drop around the garden

since we imported it from South Africa in 1995

fleshy stalk (petiole)

Hosta Iron Gate Delight 4a Bright sun for 6+ hoursHere is one of the truly great heat tolerant hostas that slipped through the proverbial cracks. Hosta 'Iron Gate Delight', introduced in 1981 by North Carolina's own Van Sellers, has 5" long oval leaves with a very dramatic border that emerges gold, then changes over to cream. Hosta 'Iron Gate Delight' is a vigorous grower that matures into a spectacular 3' wide clump, further enhanced with extremely fragrant lavender flowers on 2' scapes in midsummer