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HostaFire Island

Statusregistered

Originator(s)Bill Brincka 1998

Originlongipes f. hypoglauca x 'Crested Surf'

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Size categorysmall

Plant height x width35x85 cm (14x33 in.)

Leaf length x width17x11 cm (7x4 in.)

Vein pairs7-8

Leaf colorgolden yellow>green

Variegationviridescent

Leafvery wavy, ovate

Petiolered

Scapereddish

Scape height50 cm (20 in.)

Flowerlavender

Flower length6.5 cm (2.6 in.)

Fragrant 

Flowering periodAugust

Fertile 

Podgreen

Ploidy 

Patents 

InfoH. 'Fire Island' came from Bill Brincka in 1998.
The leaves are greenish yellow with flat margins and the top is slightly shiny while the underside is dull. The leaves are intensely wavy and broadly ovate.
The petiole remains red for the entire season.
The flowers are lavender and tubular.
It produces green pods.
Its parentage is H. longipes hypoglauca x H. 'Crested Surf'

Sports'Audrey's Island' sport/gy
'Fireplace' sport/gy
'Paradise Island' sport/yg
'Pinani Island Surf' sport/yw
'Tropic Sunset' sport/yg

Progeny'Focal Point' = ((('Liberty Bell' x ('Urajiro Hachijo' x pycnophylla)) x 'Ebony Spires') x 'Astral Bliss') x PP
'Heart Strings' = 'Paradise Joyce' x PP