Hosta Out House Delight Miscanthus Amsonia species are often encountered

Amsonia species are often encountered in the wild as woodland plants and they will flower modestly in light shade or part shade

Hosta 'Great Expectations' needs morning sun or very open shade to grow properly

establish well prior to winter and do not cut old stems in fall or winter when grown in marginal climates

000' elevation Kaibab Plateau

but surprisingly is still not common in the trade

Hosta Out House Delight Miscanthus Amsonia species are often encounteredH. 'Out House Delight' (the ugliest hosta in the history of hostas) is a breeding breakthrough and a 1995 introduction from Plant Delights JLBG. The narrow, upright 6" long x 1" wide leaves emerge white, then assume a green stippling in the center. The color holds during the summer on this slightly stoloniferous hosta. The 12" wide clump is topped with ugly lavender flowers in midsummer. H. 'Out House Delight' (fertile) is a seedling from H.