Hosta | Blue Skies |
Status | registered |
Originator(s) | Eric Smith/BHHS 1988 |
Origin | 'Tardiflora' x sieboldiana 'Elegans' |
Size category | small - medium |
Plant height x width | 23x25 cm (9x10 in.) |
Leaf length x width | 12x10 cm (5x4 in.) |
Vein pairs | 9-11 |
Leaf color | blue-green |
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Scape height | 40 cm (16 in.) |
Flower | white,bell |
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Info | TF2x6. Steel blue heart shaped leaves with glaucous bloom underneath. Heavy substance, slight undulations. White flowers. Fast multiplier. Foliage is extremely blue with deeply impressed veins; white flowers. 50 - 90 % shade. TF2x6 Blue scale 5. Medium mound, blue-green foliage, white flowers, fast multiplier. Blue Skies is a small to medium blue hosta with blue-green leaves, cordate and flat. Leaves are 5 inches by 4 inches with 9 veins. Will grow to 12 inches in diameter and 9 inches high. Scapes are 16 inches tall with medium bell shaped lavender blooms. |
Sports | 'Emerald Skies' sport/gg 'Green Skies' sport/gg |
Progeny | 'Kiwi Blue Sky' selfed |