Hosta Christmas Candy Lespedeza pleated leaves emerge from each

pleated leaves emerge from each pseudobulb in early spring (April for us)

The origin of this coveted first hybrid amaryllis from circa 1800 has been debated for years but is most often regarded as the result of a cross of Hippeastrum reginae and Hippeastrum vittatum

all of which have proven to be top performers

opening like a dwarf Baptisia australis with 30" tall stalks of blue lavender flowers

The 5' wide clump is topped with near-white flowers on 36" tall scapes in late spring

Hosta Christmas Candy Lespedeza pleated leaves emerge from eachHosta 'Christmas Candy' is a recent introduction from Holland, reportedly a mutation from one of our favorite hostas, Hosta 'Night Before Christmas'. In appearance, it looks similar to "NBC", except the clump is slightly smaller and the leaf edges are a darker green. The most important difference, however, is that the solid white center does not fade all growing season. Hosta 'Christmas Candy' is amazingly sun tolerant as long as the soil is moist. At