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HostaBill Dress's Blue

Statusregistered

Originator(s)W. Dress,/M. Tobey/Steve Chamberlain 1999

Originunknown

Size categorymini

Plant height x width7x23 cm (3x9 in.)

Leaf length x width7x5 cm (3x2 in.)

Vein pairs6

Leaf colorblue>blue-green

Variegation 

Leafovate, flat base

Petiole 

Scapegreen

Scape height45 cm (18 in.)

Flowerlavender,striped,bell

Flower length4 cm (1.6 in.)

Fragrant 

Flowering periodJuly

Fertileyes

Pod 

Ploidy 

Patents 

InfoSeedling from one of the very first AHS seed exchanges. Has been around in rock gardening culture for years and years. A slightly stoloniferous blue mini that makes a platter-shaped clump. Lavender flowers. Fertile.
This is a vigorous, ground-hugging miniature. It emerges blue and becomes blue-green by midsummer. This plant is smaller and more vigorous than H. 'Blue Moon' and H. 'Blue lce', although not quite as blue. The leaf has a pronounced heart shape and the scapes are straight and floriferous with light lavender blooms. A seedling of unknown parentage.

Sports'Country Mouse' sport/bw

Progeny'Little Green Griffonage' seedling