Darrell "Mr Epimedium" Probst found a variegated skunk cabbage in the woods of Pennsylvania a number of years (6 to 8?) ago. It was similar to the one described, with a wide gold band, and was definitely reminiscent of a hosta. He said it was visible from the road, and he had driven by it a number of times before spotting it. The last I heard it had been shipped to a nursery in North Carolina, never to be seen again.... --Roy NW of Boston Global cooling update: an inch or two of wet snow fell on the Symplocarpus blooms this afternoon... aaron floden wrote: > > The forma variegata is pictured in the Variegated > Plants Vol.1 carried by Yinger at Asiatica. > > It has a wide gold margin and looks very Hosta-like. > Probably available at high prices in Japan. > > Aaron Floden > Kansas >