Hosta | Candy Hearts |
Status | registered |
Originator(s) | Eunice Fisher 1971/Pete Ruh 1998 |
Origin | nakaiana hybrid |
Size category | medium |
Plant height x width | 43x110 cm (17x43 in.) |
Leaf length x width | 15x12 cm (6x5 in.) |
Vein pairs | 9-10,12 |
Leaf color | blue-green>green |
Variegation | |
Leaf | ovate, cupped, a bit corrugated |
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Scape | |
Scape height | 50 cm (20 in.) |
Flower | pale lavender,funnel |
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Fragrant | |
Flowering period | July |
Fertile | yes |
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Info | Introduced in the 1970s, larger than nakainana, widely grown. Medium sized blue green with heart shaped leaves. Heart-shaped blue-green leaves with a thick texture; lavender flowers. Green heart-shaped leaves. Forms a neat, compact mound. White flowers. Thickly textured, green, heart-shaped leaves that form a compact mound. White flowers on 26" scapes. A larger heart shaped blue leaf (6"x5"). Flat medium textured leaves quickly intertwine for a mass of color. Mid-summer blooms make this one an eye-catcher, especially when planted in groups. 14"x28". Blooms white. Shade to 1/2 sun. Growth rapid. |
Sports | 'Amber Maiden' sport/gy 'Cupid's Arrow' sport/wg 'Heartsong' sport/gw 'Olive Branch' sport/wg |
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