Hosta longipes 'Tardiflora' Native they open in shades of

they open in shades of orchid-pink to magenta

The leaves are the glory

chiefly Indigofera tinctoria

Desert olive is a plant of dry

Morefield's leather flower is protected

Hosta longipes 'Tardiflora' Native they open in shades ofHosta 'Tardiflora' announces the best trait in the name itself: tardiflora means late flowering, and this small Japanese hosta is very nearly the last of the tribe to bloom, lifting lavender flowers in fall when most hostas have already finished and begun to tire. The plant traces back to the wild Hosta longipes, the long stalked giboshi of Japan's rocky mountain slopes, where the species clings to cliffs and streambanks; 'Tardiflora' is a distinct,