Hosta | Nakaimo |
Status | registered |
Originator(s) | Imperial Garden of Japan/AHS 1986 |
Origin | capitata hybrid |
Size category | medium |
Plant height x width | 65x130 cm (26x51 in.) |
Leaf length x width | 26x16 cm (10x6 in.) |
Vein pairs | 10-11 |
Leaf color | green |
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Petiole | |
Scape | leafy bracts |
Scape height | 125 cm (49 in.) |
Flower | pinkish lavender,clustered |
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Fragrant | |
Flowering period | July |
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Patents | |
Info | ='Nakaima'. ='Nakhima'. Also see 'Nameoki'. Introduced from Japan in the USA before 1939. Powdery green above, shiny below. Sharply pointed, undulating. Flower buds are ball shaped . Flowers are pinkish lavender. Likes shade but dislikes ground covers underneath. Large sized pointed, light green leaves. Rounded, heart-shaped green leaves. Excellent for mass plantings, it is very vigorous, multiplies rapidly, and is very floriferous. Lavender flowers. Name has been incorrectly used for H. nakaiana, a much smaller plant (6-7vp). |
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Progeny | 'Elf Bonnet' hybrid 'Ellie Bee' selfed 'Green Jeans_' hybrid 'Purple Bouquet' hybrid |