Sinningia tubiflora Taxus This small hosta from Ran

This small hosta from Ran Lydell

thanks to plantsman Frank Galloway

The quarter-sized

the 3' clumps are topped with stalks of lavender flowers

Sinningia tubiflora Taxus This small hosta from Ran(aka: Sinningia longituba) One of the real joys of gardening is finding a plant that you think can't be hardy and then discovering that it becomes an easy to grow staple in your garden. Such is the case with the hardy gloxinia, Sinningia tubiflora. Forming large underground tubers, Sinningia tubiflora not only lives, but spreads nicely in our rock garden. All summer long, the green, felty leaf clumps are topped with 20" tall spikes of 6" long, very