| Hosta | El Niño |
| Status | registered |
| Originator(s) | Piet Warmerdam 2003 |
| Origin | 'Halcyon' hybrid |
| Size category | medium |
| Plant height x width | |
| Leaf length x width | 17x12 cm (7x5 in.) |
| Vein pairs | 9-11 |
| Leaf color | blue,white edge |
| Variegation | edge |
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| Flowering period | July - August |
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| Ploidy | 2-2-2 |
| Patents | PP14632, CPBR2662,EUPBR12982 |
| Info | PP14632 (23/3/2004), EUPVR, CPBR2662. Patented as 'El Nino'. Sport of H. 'Halcyon' from Holland: very blue leaves surrounded by a bright white border. Topped with lilac flowers early in the summer. This highly sought after new introduction is an amazing sport of the popular blue Hosta 'Halcyon', but with a wide white border added for extra effect. Each 3' wide clump is truly scrumptious! In midsummer, the clumps are topped with 2' spikes of blue-lavender flowers. |
| Sports | 'Smurfette' sport/bw |
| Progeny | 'Emerald Lightning' seedling 'Junonia' = 'Yakushima Mizu' x PP 'Pebble Creek Aberdeen Mountain' = PP x 'Katsuragawa Beni' |