Asclepias angustifolia Sonoita 9b Hosta 'Christmas Candy' is amazingly

Hosta 'Christmas Candy' is amazingly sun-tolerant as long as the soil is moist

introduced by Florida's former Gainesville Tree Farm

architecturally symmetrical rosette of very dark green leaves with lovely bud imprint patterns

but the verdict is still out

there is really nothing else to do to keep it happy and healthy

Asclepias angustifolia Sonoita 9b Hosta 'Christmas Candy' is amazinglyAsclepias angustifolia is a truly superb garden plant, that is virtually unknown outside its native range in southern Arizona and adjacent Mexico, where it can be found between 4,000' and 7,000' elevation. Narrow leaf milkweed forms a tight clump of upright stalks that create a 2' tall x 2' wide garden specimen. The stalks are clothed with amsonia like foliage, and topped from May through September (NC) with terminal clusters of flowers that emerge as