Flowers for the garden
Small Hosta
Нosta minor
Hyacinth family. Native to Japan.
Unlike other species, this is a long-rhizomed, low-growing (10 - 15 cm) plant; leaves dark green, small. The scape with dark purple flowers rises slightly above the leaves. It blooms in July - early August for 14 - 20 days. This is a wonderful plant for rockeries and rock gardens. Forms of this species are characterized by a grooved stem. It is assumed that this species is a form of the hosta known as the swollen hosta.
