Hosta Linda Sue Buddleia royal fern can reach 6'

royal fern can reach 6' tall x 3' in width

and the flowers twice as large

The common name of uniformed petticoat male fern creates interesting images of a "fern in drag"

Atop the giant petiole is an unusual green and purple tinged pitcher (spathe) with a 12" long tongue (spadix) that curves out of the flower and stands erect and ready for some action

The specific epithet commemorates the eccentric English gardener/plantswoman Ellen Ann Willmott (1858-1934)

Hosta Linda Sue Buddleia royal fern can reach 6'Hosta 'Linda Sue' is a Van Wade introduction, discovered as a sport on Hosta 'Frances Williams'. Hosta 'Linda Sue' has a dramatically wider gold margin than its parent and forms a stunning 2' tall x 40" wide clump of thick, corrugated blue leaves surrounded by a wide border and topped in late spring with short spikes of pure white flowers a hummingbird treat. Unlike its famous parent, Hosta 'Linda Sue' doesn't show the same leaf scorching tendencies,