H. plantaginea, the heavenly scent in the Garden

This past May my Wife and I bought this wonderful house,  with the house came this wonderful garden,  as I said we moved into the house in May.  In this part of Canada in early May the plant life is really just starting to come out of the ground.  The only plants that we're growing in the garden were 3 Bleeding Heart bushes, 4 Peonies Bushes several flox cumps and these enormous Hostas.  These Hosta's are atleast 2-3 feet across with the deep green leaves that are about 6 inces long and maybe 4 inches wide.

Anyway I don't mind hosta's but these specific plants which are called H. plantaginea  are huge and take up about a 3rd of my garden space.  The plan is once thay finish flowering for the year they are to be moved into various areas of the yead.

What is so wonderful about this specific breed of Hosta is that it has so many character traits that are remarkably differant from the other types.  For example it flowers in august, where most other types flower in late june or early july.  Another remarkable diffeance is the flowers are pure white, instead of the purple or mauve color of most types.

H. plantaginea in my backyard garden.

The final differnace which is the most impressive feature of H. plantaginea variety is the unbeliveable fragrance the flower lets out.  It's had so far been the best thing in my garden which has made me second guess where to move these plants.

Long story short if your looks to add a hosta into your backyard garden H. plantaginea  is the type to purchase, you wont be disappointed.