| Hosta | Peek-a-boo Purple |
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| Status | registered |
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| Originator(s) | Don Dean 2011 |
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| Origin | (('Liberty Bell' x ('Urajiro Hachijo' x pycnophylla)) x 'Ebony Spires') x 'Venetian Blue' |
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| Size category | |
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| Plant height x width | 35x95 cm (14x37 in.) |
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| Leaf length x width | 18x8 cm (7x3 in.) |
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| Vein pairs | 6-7 |
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| Leaf color | blue-green |
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| Variegation | |
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| Leaf | a bit rippled margin, very wavy, a bit corrugated, a bit twisted |
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| Petiole | red |
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| Scape | burgundy |
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| Scape height | 80 cm (31 in.) |
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| Flower | lavender |
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| Flower length | 5 cm (2 in.) |
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| Fragrant | |
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| Flowering period | July - August |
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| Fertile | |
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| Pod | green |
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| Ploidy | |
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| Patents | |
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| Info | H. 'Peek-a-boo Purple' first caught the eye of hosta enthusiasts during the 2010 AHS national convention held in the Twin Cities. This blue-green plant quickly forms a flared upright mound standing 14' high and spanning 37' across of wavy, lance-shaped leaves. Strong petioles hold foliage such that heavily saturated burgundy of the petiole is shown from all vantage points between the blue-green leaves. Matching heavily saturated scapes emerge in proportion to the clump to bring the purple above the foliage in mid-season. |
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| Sports | 'Kinky Boots' sport/gw |
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| Progeny | |
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