A cut leaf display of the various shapes, sizes and colors of hosta grown in the Midwest is part of the annual show and sale by the Northern Illinois Hosta Society, to be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 2 and 3, 2012, in Burnstein Hall of the Regenstein Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois (map).

Unusual and difficult to find varieties of hosta are available for purchase.

The Midwest Regional Hosta Society holds its annual convention July 12, 13 and 14, 2012, in Rochester, Minnesota. Host is the Shades of Green Hosta Society of Southeast Minnesota.

(Photo courtesy of Chicago Botanic Garden)