Asarum inflatum Shanghai Ornamental Grasses The short flower stalks are

The short flower stalks are topped with a white coat-like spathe

At great expense (we're still driving old vehicles)

Epimedium sp

I first saw this stunning hosta at the garden of Minnesota's Hideko Gowen

as do the cherry-red flowers atop 3' stalks (occasionally reaching 5') that top the clump from June through September

Asarum inflatum Shanghai Ornamental Grasses The short flower stalks areAsarum inflatum 'Shanghai' is the only form of the rarely grown Chinese Asarum inflatum that we are aware of in cultivation. Asarum inflatum 'Shanghai' makes a 6" tall x 18" wide (in 5 years) slowly spreading evergreen patch of very thick, 5" long, heart shaped leaves that are green with a muted silver marbling. The clumps are adorned in early April (NC) with stunning masses of large purple black flowers, each with a corrugated white eye. Thanks to