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| Hosta | Lady Isobel Barnett |
| Status | registered |
| Originator(s) | Diana Grenfell & Grounds 1996 |
| Origin | 'Sum and Substance' sport |
| Size category | very large |
| Plant height x width | 90x200 cm (35x79 in.) |
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| Leaf color | dark green,narrow yellow edge |
| Variegation | edge |
| Leaf | glossy |
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| Fertile | yes |
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| Ploidy | 3-3-3 |
| Patents | |
| Info | 30" tall. Part Sun to Light Shade. A H. 'Sum and Substance' mutation with very large leaves and a narrow gold margin. Incredible growth rate. Pale lavender flowers. From England's Apple Court Nursery, comes this stunning new sport of the giant H. 'Sum and Substance'. The leaves are a wonderful glossy dark green surrounded by a narrow golden edge that widens and fades to cream as the season continues. H. 'Lady Isobel Barnett' makes a giant clump to 7'+ wide, and is topped in late summer with 40" scapes of large purple flowers...a magnificent specimen plant if you have enough room! One of the many H. 'Sum & Substance' sports--same large leaves, but these are green and have a nice yellow margin; very vigorous and nice lavender flowers. From 'Sum and Substance' with green leaves with a narrow gold margin. I have read that some expect that this plant will actually get larger than 'Sum and Substance, but I haven't had it long enough to form an opinion. Pale lavender flowers. A 'Sum and Substance' sport with the same huge, highly slug-resistant, thick, glossy leaves but are green margined in creamy-yellow. Margins are much more prominent with plenty of direct sun. Grows much faster and larger than 'Sum and Substance'. Lavender flowers. |
| Sports | 'Caliban' sport/yg 'Seraphim' sport/gg |
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