Jeffersonia dubia Plants from China starting in early July with

starting in early July with 3' tall spikes

If you can get past wanting a colored leaf hosta

topped all summer with pendent flower spikes of large lemon-yellow flowers

compact deciduous clump composed of fuzzy

and the fall the floral show is nothing short of spectacular

Jeffersonia dubia Plants from China starting in early July with(aka: Plagiorhegma dubium) This Korean counterpart to our native Jeffersonia diphylla starts its life in early spring when it produces numerous stalks of upfacing blue lavender cupped flowers. Just as the flowering ceases, the foliage emerges from a tight clump, resembling a nicely lobed Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot). Jeffersonia dubia prefers well drained but slightly moist soils and a near neutral pH.