Hosta 'Spiny Mouse'

Hosta 'Spiny Mouse'[Mini] Here is one very odd mouse from Danny van Eechaute. 'Spiny Mouse' has rounded, grey green leaves that are incredibly thick. The unusual part is the rough, textured leaf surface, which may indicate the plant could be a tetraploid. Hosta 'Spiny Mouse' is an oddball, perfect for you mouse hosta geeks! (D. Van Eechaute)

The flowers attract swarms of beneficial bees and butterflies

yellow leaves have gently undulating edges and are coated with milky wax in the spring

and come to a fine

is held on pink petioles

deep purple flowers in late summer

chartreuse leaves that gradually brighten to a rich golden-yellow color by mid-summer

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deep green leaves that are edged by a lighter green margin

the deep purple-red petioles knock it out of the ballpark

ending in a sharply pointed twist

just as the leaves are emerging