Hosta Loyalist Cypripedium Each flower spike is topped

Each flower spike is topped with bright pink bracts which serve as a mini-umbrella for the yellow flowers that peak out from the side of the cone below

although morning sun maintains the color a bit longer

To keep them looking theirbest the old foliage needs to be removed

you won't need to worry with off-type seedlings

Hosta Loyalist Cypripedium Each flower spike is toppedFrom Walters Gardens comes another reverse sport of the popular Hosta 'Patriot'. So far, it seems rather different from H. 'Fire and Ice', but the verdict is still out. The dark green leaves are sharply contrasted with a brilliant, white center variegation on very thick leaves. In midsummer, the 2' wide clumps are topped with scapes of light lavender flowers.