Thujopsis dolabrata Hondai Cypripedium A month later

A month later

This slow but easy-to-grow hosta is topped with nice stalks of white flowers that attract hummingbirds in early summer

but we've never found this to be a problem

although its native haunts are moist valleys in the Black Sea region (Bulgaria and Turkey)

This is the most cold-tolerant

Thujopsis dolabrata Hondai Cypripedium A month laterThis selection of thujopsis from northern Japan is much more tolerant of heat and sun than the typical species. The appearance is similar to regular thujopsis with flat fans of swollen, glossy green, arborvitae like foliage. Eventually, Thuja dolabrata 'Hondai' will make a very elegant conical 5' wide x 12' tall specimen in 10 years, but it will first form a compact bush for 4 5 years until the central leader begins to develop.