Hosta Etched Glass PP 30748 Crinum The rigidly upright pitchers

The rigidly upright pitchers

adorned from April through summer with an abundance of 3' tall spikes of pinkish-red tubular flowers

which emerges from the thin surface-growing rhizome

the late naturalistic-style landscape architect Wolfgang Oehme (Oehme and Van Sweden)

Hosta Etched Glass PP 30748 Crinum The rigidly upright pitchersI fell in lust when I first saw Hosta 'Etched Glass', a Hans Hansen selected mutation of his earlier introduction Hosta 'Stained Glass'. This oddity has extremely thick leaves, most likely due to some excess chromosomes. The result is corrugated patches in the leaf, which give it a unique three dimensional texture. The glossy green 8" long x 6" wide leaves and wide golden edge are still the same, along with the insanely fragrant light lavender flowers