Arisaema tortuosum Rubus which gives this tight 10"

which gives this tight 10" tall x 2' wide clumper a silver sheen in the garden--somewhat like a 70-year-old with a mop-top cut sans hair coloring

this is one of the most unique hosta species

but it is also one of the most sun tolerant hostas

although it is quite tolerant of short periods of drought

cinnamon-colored spikes in the center of the clump

Arisaema tortuosum Rubus which gives this tight 10"Arisaema tortuosum is one of the true conversation pieces of the hardy aroid world. The thick, 4' tall, fleshy petiole (stalk) of Arisaema tortuosum emerges in early June, adorned by two tropical looking, palmate green leaves near the top. As the leaves unfurl, the pitcher that tops the stem opens to reveal a green Jack in the pulpit flower, but with a whip like tongue that extends from the mouth of the flower upwards to 12" or more it don't get much