Conandron ramondioides Noushoku Paeonia and graceful 2' long pendulous

and graceful 2' long pendulous panicles of medium-lavender flowers in summer

You could have knocked me over when I first saw Hosta 'One Last Dance'

Each small 2' wide clump is composed of round golden leaves

the 1' wide clumps are topped with near-white flowers on 12" scapes

Conandron ramondioides Noushoku Paeonia and graceful 2' long pendulousConandron ramondioides is an Asian gesneriad that thrives, growing on hummocks of moist acidic debris on the surface of rocks between 2,000' and 4,500' elevation in its native China, Japan, and Taiwan. The Japanese common name Iwa Tabako means rock tobacco, referring both to its preferred habitat as well as the shape of the flowers. The 2 3 large finger shaped 1' long basal leaves cling to the rocks, often at a nearly vertical orientation, topped in