Hosta Olive Branch Endangered Plants This early Indian import in

This early Indian import in 1906 by the Reasoner Brothers (according to Scott Ogden) is a probable hybrid of C

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny' is one of the last asters to flower in our garden

Akebono cast iron plant makes a great bold-textured addition to the Southern garden

was re-discovered in 1993

it has the same continuous flowering habit

Hosta Olive Branch Endangered Plants This early Indian import inNot many hostas catch my eye like the first time I saw H. 'Olive Branch' in the garden of Don Dean this was truly one unique hosta. Although it's hard to visualize such a beauty especially after too much scotch (I mean butterscotch), imagine a butterscotch centered, green edged sport of H. 'Candy Hearts' and that's the plant. Each perfectly symmetrical 2' wide clump is topped with a nice display of purple flowers on 20" scapes in early summer. This is