Stained Glass is a hosta with glowing gold leaves veined and edged in dark green, an effect that really does suggest light through a church window. It builds a clump about 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide, and in late summer sends up large, pale blooms on tall scapes.

The gold center colors up brightly with a few hours of morning sun; give it afternoon shade and evenly moist soil in Birmingham. Good leaf substance helps it stand up to summer weather. Set it where the color can lift a dim corner of the shade bed.