Hosta | Bix Blues |
Status | registered |
Originator(s) | Ron Simmering 2000 |
Origin | 'Halcyon' x sieboldiana 'Elegans' |
Size category | medium - large |
Plant height x width | 45x120 cm (18x47 in.) |
Leaf length x width | 23x18 cm (9x7 in.) |
Vein pairs | 13 |
Leaf color | blue-green |
Variegation | |
Leaf | heavy, ovate, cordate base |
Petiole | |
Scape | green |
Scape height | 65 cm (26 in.) |
Flower | near white,lavender striped,bell |
Flower length | 4 cm (1.6 in.) |
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Flowering period | July - August |
Fertile | yes |
Pod | green |
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Info | 2007 MRHS Convention hosta in Davenport, IA. Tremendous hybrid of H. sieboldiana 'Elegans' x 'Halcyon'. Introduced at the 2007 Midwest Regional Hosta Society convention held in Davenport, Iowa. Dense mound of incredibly blue foliage; 10" long by 7" wide; deep blue-green; oval-shaped; thick substanced leaves. Near white flowers in July on two-foot scapes. |
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