And bear in mind that it may be 3 or 4 years before they flower. Mine did for the first time this year...and I was amazed at how many flowers on one stalk (12 I think)...but being ephemeral it takes them a while to "charge".

I just read an article in the AOS magazine about how environmental factors affect flower color. Cute plant! Love the basket too!

I'd say it decays away in May or early June for me. So not as ephemeral as that. Bloodroot can also retain foliage (but it doesn't have much to begin with) over summer. It's been more than five years, sorry, I have no idea now (and I don't think my ebay purchases go back that far). I can't think of much that meets your wishes, because most things I can think of that die down that early, require a drier rest than your hostas are going to tolerate....plus hostas aren't really that late in leafing out, so would get in the way of things needing to store energy. There's a couple of winter foliage orchids that might fit the bill, but they tend to flower in late summer/autumn before growth of the foliage, so all you'd be getting would be patterned foliage for winter/earliest spring. If you're warm enough, some of the winter foliage lycoris could grow there and produce late summer/autumn flowers. One thing that surprised me (after seeing in grow in the wild) is how much better it grows with 1/2 sun than mostly shade. Is that your issue Katob maybe? Though I have to say when some hot sun hits it..the foliage looks pretty sad till the sun gets off it (this is on 80+ degree spring days..which aren't too many usually).

Mike - I put the brassavola outside in the late spring. She hangs under a tree in very bright to direct sunlight. In the fall I bring her inside and she sits on a windowsill through the end of fall (sept / october) thru winter and into early summer. She'll be outside in late April early May again. This year I absolutely need to repot her. The pot is self destructing every time I touch it. The sun damage and ultraviolet rays have really taken a toll on the plastic. I'm thinking of breaking the put as much as possible, then putting the remnants, root ball and whatever else is in there entirely into a new pot. The roots grow so quickly, it'll fill that one up within a season too. As far as me being nice - lol! I'm a crotchety old man that is very opinionated and been around the block far too many times. One thing I don't mind doing however is helping others should they need it. Sometimes just letting people vent, and being a good listener is all it takes. I don't know if you were ever in the service, but if you were you'll understand - I've not only seen the elephant but I've ridden the damn thing on several occasions. this allows me to assist others. The political divide, covid19, winter, job insecurity, caregiver status, NOT BEING ABLE TO PURCHASE HOYAS, and a slew of other things has people in a funk. Forums like this allow us to transcend and rise above all the petty things, and just receive enjoyment in sharing a common hobby. That's why I try to continually engage others on here as it not only helps them but it helps me too. You stay well. Now go bring your plants inside and enjoy them even more. Later....