Orontium aquaticum Tidewater Allium 2" deep violet flower

2" deep violet flower

Dick Weaver

smothering other smaller hostas if they aren't planted on adequate spacing

The back of each olive-green colocasia-like leaf is beautifully patterned with dark purple blotches

This Mark Zilis discovered mutation of the popular Hosta 'Big Daddy' adds a nice margin to an already superb cultivar

Orontium aquaticum Tidewater Allium 2" deep violet flowerOrontium aquaticum 'Tidewater' is a heat tolerant form of the US native, marginal aquatic, which naturally ranges all the way from upstate New York to East Texas and south to Florida. Our offering is seed propagated from the property of plantswoman Barbara Hall in coastal Gloucester County, Virginia. Orontium aquaticum thrives in both muck and shallow water, where it forms a stunning hosta like clump of wide green leaves. In early spring, the plants