Moonlight Sonata

Who knows exactly what makes a plant a favorite?  I surely don’t.  Hosta ‘Moonlight Sonata’ has become one of my all time favorites and I can’t tell you why.  It doesn’t have a painted, mulit-colored leaf.  It doesn’t really scream for attention.  Yet it’s blue-green leaves and large, fragrant, white flowers simply make me swoon. 

I have not a single photo that captures what I love in this plant which is ashame.  Each time I try to take a picture of this gorgeous plant, it seems to lack whatever it is that makes it special.  Try as I might, the photos have never matched the feeling that I get when looking at this plant. 

Moonlight Sonata is located at the very top of the creek, above the small pond.  It’s in a small hosta garden with Lakeside Roy El, Tall Boy, White Christmas and Key Lime Pie among others.  Here it is for what it’s worth in a photo:

 Hosta Moonlight Sonata

Published in:  on May 8, 2008 at 3:16 am Leave a Comment