Hosta Garden Treasure Thrillers Rudbeckia maxima is an overlooked

Rudbeckia maxima is an overlooked drought-tolerant native that can be found from Arkansas to Texas

All Bletilla striata cultivars are amazingly drought tolerant

sits atop a nicely mottled 1-2' tall petiole (stalk)

we gave it the clonal name

Hosta Garden Treasure Thrillers Rudbeckia maxima is an overlookedThis splendid sport of Gretchen Harshbarger's wonderful Hosta 'Treasure' has blue green centers, surrounded by a very wide golden margin. The giant 5' wide clumps make a truly spectacular show, composed of heavily corrugated, thick round leaves. In late spring, the fast growing clumps are topped with 3' tall scapes of light lavender flowers.