Hosta | King Michael |
Status | registered |
Originator(s) | Japan/Gus Krossa/Alex Summers/Pete Ruh 1992 |
Origin | montana f. macrophylla seedling |
Size category | very large |
Plant height x width | 80x140 cm (31x55 in.) |
Leaf length x width | 38x28 cm (15x11 in.) |
Vein pairs | 18 |
Leaf color | green |
Variegation | |
Leaf | leathery, a bit rippled |
Petiole | |
Scape | |
Scape height | 100 cm (39 in.) |
Flower | near white |
Flower length | |
Fragrant | |
Flowering period | June - July |
Fertile | yes |
Pod | |
Ploidy | |
Patents | |
Info | ='Krossa B-2'. Imported from Japan in the 1960s, by Gus Krossa. A medium green hosta with heart shaped leaves 18" long x 12" wide. A very large plant. White flowers on 48" scapes. Stately blue. Bearing a strong resemblance to H. montana macrophylla, it has deeply impressed veins and the same graceful, elegant habit. White flowers. |
Sports | 'Prince Albert' sport or seedling |
Progeny | 'Rip Curl' = 'Sun Power' x PP |