Hosta Mac the Knife Abutilon Clematis 'Rose Colored Glasses' flowers

Clematis 'Rose Colored Glasses' flowers heavily then

probably from some social disease

whose color holds well through all seasons

The snake-like flat stalks of succulent blue foliage curl outwards to 18" from the central rootstock

and emerges at an angle instead of upright

Hosta Mac the Knife Abutilon Clematis 'Rose Colored Glasses' flowersThis small Jim Dishon hybrid (H. 'Galaxy' x H. 'Hadspen Heron') makes a slow growing but delightful 15" wide clump of dark green heart shaped leaves, each with an unusual rippled orange gold margin. The margins change to a creamy yellow as the season progresses. The clumps are topped with 13" scapes of light lavender flowers in early summer.