Dahlia Yellow Hammer Plant Delights Introductions Instead of the typical 10'

Instead of the typical 10' tall specimen

resembling an oversized century plant

adorned at ground level in early February with heavily corrugated

akin to passing too close to the fragrance counter in an upscale department store

a sport of Eric Smith's bizarre hybrid of Hosta sieboldiana x Hosta lancifolia

Dahlia Yellow Hammer Plant Delights Introductions Instead of the typical 10'I remember exactly where I was when my Dahlia 'Yellow Hammer' first flowered we tend to do that with really important events. Yes, I was standing in my garden looking at my Dahlia 'Yellow Hammer'. It was indeed a memorable sight, the dark black of the night, I mean of the foliage and the stunning single flower, opening a butterscotch yellow (RHS 163A) did someone mention scotch? Sorry, butterscotch yellow with orange streaks that might be the scotch