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HostaSkyrocket

Statusregistered

Originator(s)Bob Kuk 1999

Origin'Unforgettable' sport

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Vein pairs11-13

Leaf colorgolden yellow

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Leafgood

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InfoBroadly ovate, golden yellow leaves are shiny on top and glaucous below. They are lightly cupped, wavy, and corrugated. Medium lavender flowers.
7.5" x 6" broadly ovate, golden yellow leaves are shiny on top and glaucous below. They are lightly cupped, wavy, and corrugated. Medium lavender flowers are borne above the foliage in mid July. This variety, along with 'Unforgettable' have the distinct characteristic of flowers which tend to cluster in whirls along the scape. Forms a vase-shaped mound. A hybrid from the cross: ('Gold Regal' x gold 'Tokudama' seedling.) 'Unforgettable' is a mutation of 'Skyrocket'.

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