Solidago sphacelata Golden Fleece Carnivorous plants The fountain-like clumps of Hosta

The fountain-like clumps of Hosta 'Elvis Lives' spread to 60" and are topped with stalks of medium-lavender flowers in early summer

or in an aquatic garden

where they have grown since the 1860s

our US coral bean

Solidago sphacelata Golden Fleece Carnivorous plants The fountain-like clumps of HostaDr. Dick Lighty, former director at Delaware's Mt. Cuba Center, first saw this solidago on a flashlight walk one evening after giving a garden talk. From a modest beginning, this spectacular selection of the East Coast native goldenrod (Illinois south to Mississippi) has found its way into the finest gardens of England and Europe. The round basal leaves of Solidago 'Golden Fleece' give rise to multi branched, 20" long, arching spikes adorned with tiny