Hosta So Sweet Plants from Japan Its only bad habit is

Its only bad habit is being stoloniferous

(aka: Rehmannia angulata

the foliage and roots release the strong fragrance of licorice

The patch is topped with small white flowers from late spring through early summer

Hosta So Sweet Plants from Japan Its only bad habit isThe 1996 Hosta of the Year is considered one of the classics. Named by hosta guru Paul Aden after himself (just kidding), the medium sized green leaves emerge with a gold border that ages into a nice, wide creamy edge. In late summer, the rapidly multiplying, 3' wide clump is topped with stalks of very fragrant near white flowers. For us, this is the last hosta to go dormant. Dynamite!