Lycoris rosea Hazuki Elegance Chrysogonum and Hosta plantaginea

and Hosta plantaginea

black-green leaves serve as the perfect foil for a brilliant central pattern of eye-blasting white that does not fade like its parent

Where this was growing in the wild was primarily open grasslands

UK plantsman Graham Birkin

starting in late summer and continuing into late fall

Lycoris rosea Hazuki Elegance Chrysogonum and Hosta plantagineaLycoris 'Hazuki Elegance', from the Komoriya breeding program in Japan, is a cross of the spring leaf Lycoris sprengeri and the fall leaf Lycoris radiata. For us, the 22" tall spikes emerge in late July, each topped with up to six rich, rosy pink flowers, with dramatic blue tips to each petal. After flowering, the foliage emerges in mid October and grows all winter.