Hosta Patriot Light Shade to Shade Inheriting the silvery leaf backs

Inheriting the silvery leaf backs from B

Rudbeckia maxima is an overlooked drought-tolerant native that can be found from Arkansas to Texas

starting in late February/early-March (NC)

It will tolerate a soil pH from slightly acidic to quite alkaline

if you see the foliage is being eaten

Hosta Patriot Light Shade to Shade Inheriting the silvery leaf backsZooming toward the top of the popularity poll is this tetraploid sport of H. 'Francee', with a much wider, pure white margin one of the most distinctive hostas. The 3' wide clumps are topped with medium lavender flowers in early summer. The first plant released sold for $875 at the 1992 American Hosta Society Convention!