Ranzania japonica Ranzania selected from a batch of

selected from a batch of seedlings in the 1980s

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This dynamite new miniature hosta has been floating around Japan since the early 1990s as H

is simply a marketing name used with the plant

Ranzania japonica Ranzania selected from a batch ofRanzania japonica is a rarely available monotypic (only one species) Asian cousin of epimedium, podophyllum, and jeffersonia. The deciduous 18" tall x 18" wide clumps emerge in spring with stalks of dangling lavender flowers held in clusters just under the developing foliage. If the flowers are pollinated, you can enjoy the white fruit during early summer. Ranzania does not love heat, so keep it in very open morning sun or light shade, where the soil