Hosta Apple Pie Viola 'Joie de Vivre' translates into

'Joie de Vivre' translates into "enjoyment of life

the giant Queen Anne's lace-like inflorescences open atop the stalks

while a couple of hours of early morning sun can actually cause them to produce more flower stalks

the flowers change to a peachy color

a truly spectacular but unknown selection of a species that deserves to be in every hosta garden

Hosta Apple Pie Viola 'Joie de Vivre' translates into(aka: Hosta PDN 99 044) Hosta 'Apple Pie' is our 1999 seedling that just continues to impress us after all this time, so we want to finally share it after a 20 year evaluation. Hosta 'Apple Pie' is our hybrid involving three species: Hosta longipes, Hosta hypoleuca, and Hosta plantaginea. Hosta 'Apple Pie' forms a 20" tall x 4' wide clump of wavy 11" long x 6" wide leaves that reminded us of the scalloped crust on an apple pie. The leaves emerge a