Hosta | Betcher's Blue |
Status | registered |
Originator(s) | Carl Betcher/AHS 1986 |
Origin | 'Tokudama' seedling |
Size category | medium |
Plant height x width | 30x65 cm (12x26 in.) |
Leaf length x width | 15x12 cm (6x5 in.) |
Vein pairs | 11-13 |
Leaf color | blue |
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Leaf | heavy, cordate, corrugated |
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Scape height | 50 cm (20 in.) |
Flower | pale lavender |
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Flowering period | June - July |
Fertile | limited/difficult |
Pod | few |
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Info | ='Betcherer's Blue'. ='Becterer's Blue'. 12" tall. Light Shade. In the south, this 2' wide H. 'Tokudama' hybrid holds its blue color extremely well. The thick substance leaves make a nice medium sized clump with pale lavender flowers in late spring. Blue leaves have heavy substance and cup slightly; near-white flowers. Deep blue, puckered leaves are nicely cupped. A tokudama hybrid, it forms a medium to large clump with near-white flowers. |
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