Hosta ventricosa Flame Stitch Acorus but prefers a well-drained site

but prefers a well-drained site

topping out at a mere 20" tall

but visitors who see it in flower don't leave without one

forming a nice mass to 18" tall x 3' wide

Pyrrosia lingua 'Cuspidata' spreads nicely via short rhizomes

Hosta ventricosa Flame Stitch Acorus but prefers a well-drained siteThis 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,