I'm still trying to ID my Hosta's. This one is my absolute favorite! The leaves are a different color of green, lighter than all the others. (although it's hard to get a picture that shows it's true color! This one is the closest I could get) It is the last Hosta to bloom every year, but the blooms are worth the wait! They are large, white and VERY fragrant. Here's a close up of the bloom
Netty I'm no expert at IDing hostas I'm afraid but I think Droopy may be able to help you out so I'm bumping this post up for you.
Might it be a Hosta plantaginea, or one of its cultivars I wonder? Here's the link: http://www.hostalibrary.org/p/p.html If the flowers open in late afternoon, and the height is about 45 cm ( 18 inches), while the leaves are glossy on top and paler green and shiny beneath, I think this should be correct.
Droopy you are the best! What an awesome link to help me with my Hosta's! You may be right about it being Hosta plantaginea. I have never noticed what time of day the blooms open, I just know that I pass them every morning about 8 am and stop and smell them. I'll be watching now. Something I find very interesting from this plant from the article: I got this plant from a tiny slip when we transplanted this Hosta at work. It is the only one I've ever seen like it. We split this plant and put a few pieces in other gardens, all of which have since been stolen from those gardens. I find it interesting because my work is a family estate who's owner once practiced medicine in Asia (1800's) and brought back many interesting plants, some of which still thrive.
How interesting! I'd love to work on a place with so much history around me. The H. plantagenia will not like it here, my book says it will not flourish further north than London. I find that browsing the Hosta Library is very hard on my wallet. So many jewels I'd like to aquire!
