| Hosta | Fickle Blue Genes |
| Status | registered |
| Originator(s) | Ed Elslager 2000 |
| Origin | 'William Lachman' x hypoleuca |
| Size category | medium - large |
| Plant height x width | 58x65 cm (23x26 in.) |
| Leaf length x width | 24x22 cm (9x9 in.) |
| Vein pairs | 12 |
| Leaf color | blue-green,streaked,yellow,cream |
| Variegation | streaked |
| Leaf | corrugated, cupped, wavy, round |
| Petiole | streaked |
| Scape | streaked |
| Scape height | 50 cm (20 in.) |
| Flower | near white,lavender striped,tubular |
| Flower length | 4 cm (1.6 in.) |
| Fragrant | |
| Flowering period | July |
| Fertile | yes/breeder |
| Pod | green |
| Ploidy | |
| Patents | |
| Info | Streaked blue - green, yellow, and cream, round, corrugated, cupped, and wavy foliage. 23" tall upright plant. One of the more popular breeding plants in recent history coming from Ed Elslager's program, this cross of H. 'William Lachman' × H. hypoleuca has produced some dandy offspring. Medium blue-green streaked leaves have a medium blue green margin which is slightly rippled, slightly shiny on top, glaucous bloom underneath, and a petiole that is streaked. Put it all on a medium-small upright growing clump and you have the picture. |
| Sports | 'Blue Wonder' sport/bb 'Faded Genes' sport/bb |
| Progeny | 'Blackhawk Creek' = PP x 'More Elegant' 'Blue Jeans Bling' = PP x 'Queen of the Seas' 'Brasstown Bald' = PP x 'Red Eye Café' 'Coastal Coral' seedling 'Marvelous' seedling 'Mauna Kea' = PP x 'Poison Dart Frog' 'Mister Green Genes' seedling 'Sycamore Creek' = PP x 'More Elegant' 'Uniquely Inconceivable' seedling |