Hosta Red Hot Flash Plants from Japan upright steel blue stems to

upright steel blue stems to 22"

golden foliage

which open in late afternoon

except the 16" wide clumps of H

alongside the emerging leaves is a bizarre 10" tall flower spike on a short stalk at ground level

Hosta Red Hot Flash Plants from Japan upright steel blue stems toThis new sport, a tetraploid form of H. 'Peedee Gold Flash', comes from Virginia's Mobjack Nursery home of Hosta 'Patriot'. The small, 12" tall x 21" wide clump is composed of medium green leaves with a very wide golden center that changes to parchment as it matures. One of the neat effects is to constantly have both color leaf centers on the plant simultaneously. The red tinted leaf petiole adds another dimension of interest to this unique hosta. The