Hosta 'Francee' (fortunei) (Plantain lily 'Francee')
'Francee' is a clump-forming perennial with heart-shaped, strongly veined mid-green leaves, finely edged with white. Funnel-shaped lavender flowers form on stems.
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1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Chloranthus fortunei (Fortune's chloranthus)
Other names: Tricercandra fortunei
C. fortunei is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with erect stems bearing whorled, paired, ovate to elliptic, toothed, dark green leaves, often flushed purple in spring, and erect spikes of fragrant, bottlebrush-like, white flowers blooming above the leaves from mid-spring to early summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta (Tardiana Group) 'Halcyon' (Plantain lily 'Halcyon')
Other names: Hosta tardiana 'Halcyon', Hosta x tardiana 'Halcyon' , Hosta 'Green Halcyon', Hosta 'Holstein'
'Halcyon' is a compact, mound-forming, deciduous perennial with thick, ovate, blue-green to blue-grey leaves and sturdy, erect scapes bearing bell-shaped, silvery, pale lavender flowers in summer.
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0.9m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Rhododendron fortunei (Fortune's rhododendron)
Other names: Chinese rhododendron, Fortunei rhododendron
R. fortunei is an upright, evergreen shrub or small tree with oblong to elliptic, dark green leaves, paler beneath, and clusters of fragrant, broadly funnel-shaped, pale pink flowers in spring.
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2.5m max. spread |
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10m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Hosta fortunei var. albopicta (Golden Fortune plantain lily)
Other names: Hosta fortunei
H. fortunei var. albopicta is a perennial with a compact, clump-forming habit. Its heart-shaped leaves are creamy-yellow margined with dark-green. In summer it bears mauve flowers on erect leafy stems.
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1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Osmanthus x fortunei (Fortune's tea olive)
Other names: Fortune's sweet olive, Fortune's osmanthus, False holly
O. x fortunei is an upright, vigorous, evergreen shrub with leathery, glossy, spiny-toothed, oval to ovate, dark green leaves and clusters of strongly fragrant, tubular, white flowers from late summer into autumn.
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5m max. spread |
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5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans (Giant blue hosta)
Other names: Hosta glauca, Hosta 'Blue Angel', Hosta 'Robusta', Hosta 'Elegans'
H. sieboldiana var. elegans is a clump-forming perennial with large, rounded, heart-shaped, grey-blue leaves and spikes of lilac-tinged, trumpet-shaped, white flowers in late summer.
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1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta fortunei var. albopicta f. aurea (Golden fortune plantain lily)
Other names: Hosta fortunei 'Aurea', Hosta fortunei f. aurea
H. fortunei var. albopicta f. aurea is a compact, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with broad, veined, creamy-yellow leaves, fading to dull green with age. Funnel-shaped, mauve flowers are borne on leafy scapes in summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta 'Big Daddy' (sieboldiana hybrid) (Hosta 'Big Daddy')
Other names: Hosta sieboldiana 'Big Daddy'
'Big Daddy' is a clump-forming perennial with broad, heart-shaped, puckered leaves, and greyish-white flower spikes in summer.
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1m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Osmanthus x fortunei 'San Jose' (Fortune's tea olive 'San Jose')
Other names: Fortune's osmanthus 'San Jose', Fortune's sweet olive 'San Jose'
'San Jose' is an upright, evergreen shrub or small tree with narrowly ovate, leathery, spiny, dark green leaves and, from late summer into autumn, clusters of fragrant, tubular, white flowers, rarely followed by blue-black fruit.
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5m max. spread |
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5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
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