Hosta Frances Williams, 5L Tools for Planting cone-shaped flower heads

cone-shaped flower heads

Sometimes it’s hard to direct water exactly where you need it- a long handled spray lance provides this extra reach

it matures into an attractively rounded shrub and flowers almost to the ground

attracts bees with a sweet Old Rose fragrance and is also thornless

Hosta Frances Williams, 5L Tools for Planting cone-shaped flower headsAlso known as the Plantain Lily, the herbaceous perennial Hosta Frances Williams bears large blue green shaped leaves with yellow margins. Clump forming, it is wonderful as ground cover but would also add interest to the terrace when planted in a container. The foliage is complemented by pale lilac flowers, which are held on tall stems in summer.