Hosta | Essence of Summer |
Status | registered |
Originator(s) | Jan van den Top/Marco Fransen/Danny Van Eechaute 2004 |
Origin | 'Warwick Essence' sport |
Size category | medium - large |
Plant height x width | 60x cm (24x in.) |
Leaf length x width | 27x22 cm (11x9 in.) |
Vein pairs | 11-13 |
Leaf color | green |
Variegation | |
Leaf | heavy, corrugated |
Petiole | |
Scape | green |
Scape height | 92 cm (36 in.) |
Flower | near white,tubular |
Flower length | 6 cm (2.4 in.) |
Fragrant | very fragrant |
Flowering period | July - August |
Fertile | yes |
Pod | green |
Ploidy | 4-4-4 |
Patents | |
Info | Tetraploid conversion of 'Warwick Essence'. Very heavy substance. Extremely thick, rounded medium green leaves that are a little darker than the parent are topped with large fragrant white flowers in late summer. Flowers come close in size to H. plantaginea. Stunning! |
Sports | 'Essence of Sunset' sport/gy |
Progeny | 'Grandflora Fragrant Pink' = PP x ventricosa 'Grandflora Green Petiole' = PP x ventricosa 'Grandflora Violet' = PP x ventricosa |