Hosta Captain Kirk 9b Bees are the top pollinators

Bees are the top pollinators for all hostas

green leaves are deliciously fragrant

Visitors to the garden have seen these flowering have begged to purchase Bletilla ochracea

there's little else that's needed

This ginger lily forms a clump of 4-5' tall stalks

Hosta Captain Kirk 9b Bees are the top pollinatorsThis amazing sport of the popular Hosta 'Gold Standard' was introduced by Iowa's Kirk Brill an avid Trekkie. Hosta 'Captain Kirk' is probably a tetraploid hosta featuring a delicious wide golden center, surrounded by a very wide, dark green edge. As you can imagine, the contrast is truly stunning. Each 3' wide clump of Hosta 'Captain Kirk' is topped with lavender flowers in midsummer. Aren't you about ready to boldly grow what none of your neighbors