Hosta Cutting Edge Succulents the winter deciduous Ruellia 'Black

the winter deciduous Ruellia 'Black Beauty' makes a 10" tall x 18" wide clump of dark black thumb-shaped leaves

jet black stem

Well-drained soils are best since Cyrtomium lonchitoides often grows in the wild as a lithophyte (on rocks)

gentian-like flowers from late May through June

Hosta Cutting Edge Succulents the winter deciduous Ruellia 'BlackHosta 'Cutting Edge' drew raves from the attendees at the American Hosta Society Convention in Minnesota even before the bar opened. This unique hybrid (H. 'Salute' x H. pycnophylla) makes a 27" wide clump of pointed, glossy, blue leaves with a distinctive wavy edge. The architectural clump is topped in summer with a 2'+ tall scape of lavender flowers.