Hosta Barbara Ann Summer Flowering Plants "Amanogawa" is Japanese for "Milky

"Amanogawa" is Japanese for "Milky Way Galaxy

this fast-growing

as do the cherry-red flowers atop 3' stalks (occasionally reaching 5') that top the clump from June through September

but is reportedly a Les Hannibal cross between two forms of Crinum bulbispermum

Hosta Barbara Ann Summer Flowering Plants "Amanogawa" is Japanese for "MilkyJust about the time you think there can't be another unique sport of Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans', along comes Hosta 'Barbara Ann'. This newest twist comes from Muton's Microplants in the UK where it was discovered by two lab technicians, Barbara and Ann. Introduced to commerce by England's Park Green Nursery, Hosta 'Barbara Ann' makes a stunning clump of corrugated blue grey leaves, surrounded by a very wide, pure white border with a tetraploid look.