Amorphophallus verticillatus PDN 1 Herbertia Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee' is a

Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee' is a 2004 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of a reverse sport of our earlier introduction Hosta 'Dixie Chick' (Hosta 'Masquerade' x Hosta 'Invincible')

The dark pubescent stems are adorned with fuzzy oval green leaves

This wonderful species is notable for the fact that its foliage colors up in the fall

Each inflorescence is virtually a profusion of peachy-pink flowers in late summer

Emerging in very late spring (May or June) are 15" tall stalks of pink pitchers dramatically striped with translucent

Amorphophallus verticillatus PDN 1 Herbertia Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee' is aWe saw this charming little species on our expedition to north Vietnam in 2005. The short stems rarely exceed 1' tall, topped with very glossy green leaves. The unusual flowers resemble a pink hood housing a winding set of stairs leading to a tall white snow cone. The flowers are followed by 1' tall spikes with small clusters of blue berries. If you were a child of the '60s, you undoubtedly have vague memories of many things like this.