Hosta Tortifrons South Africa For year-round interest it's hard

For year-round interest it's hard to beat this felt-like

The 6-7' tall stalks are topped with peachy-orange flowers with a dark orange throat (suffused with yellow) from early August through frost

has long been one of my favorite pitcher plants

deer-resistant leaves (evergreen to 10 degrees F) are heavily adorned with silvery mottling throughout

Hosta Tortifrons South Africa For year-round interest it's hardThis bizarre looking collector's hosta is a sport of H. 'Tardiflora'. The normally shiny, flat, narrow green leaves have an unexpected twist as though the leaf were rolled inside a small tube. In late summer, the small clumps are topped with 10" stalks of lavender flowers.