Hosta | Blackjack |
Status | registered |
Originator(s) | Clarence Owens 1990 |
Origin | sieboldiana 'Mira' x sieboldiana |
Size category | large |
Plant height x width | 75x180 cm (30x71 in.) |
Leaf length x width | 38x36 cm (15x14 in.) |
Vein pairs | 17-19 |
Leaf color | blue-green>dark green |
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Leaf | very corrugated, thick, unruly |
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Flower | white |
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Flowering period | July |
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Info | ='Black Jack'. The sensation of the 1999 AHS national convention. Large rounded black-green, much darker than 'Black Beauty'. Arching leaves. Emerges blue-green, turning dark green by mid-summer; heavy texture; rugose. Somewhat unruly in appearance. Seedling of 'Mira' and sieboldiana, large rounded black-green, much darker than 'Black Beauty'. 24" in height with arching leaves 13.5" by 15.5" in length. It's large size, corrugation, and blackish green color give 'Blackjack' a high level of distinction. |
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