Hosta Pathfinder Mexico the rarest color in the

the rarest color in the Helleborus x hybridus group

(aka: Amauropelta beddomei) Thelypteris beddomei is the Asian equivalent of the US native

The dark green leaves appear to have been heavily brushed in a horizontal direction with white paint

Flowering slows during the heat of summer

Hosta Pathfinder Mexico the rarest color in theThis unique Hosta 'Francee' mutation is almost certainly a reverse tetraploid of the parent similar to Hosta 'Loyalist'. The black green slightly rippled foliage is background to the brilliant creamy white central pattern on each leaf. Each 2' wide clump is indeed a glowing beacon in the garden. In early summer, the clumps are topped with 20" scapes of light lavender flowers.