Hosta | Blue Belle |
Status | registered |
Originator(s) | Eric Smith/BHHS 1988 |
Origin | tardiflora x sieboldiana 'Elegans' |
Size category | medium |
Plant height x width | 40x55 cm (16x22 in.) |
Leaf length x width | 13x10 cm (5x4 in.) |
Vein pairs | 8 |
Leaf color | blue-green |
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Leaf | cordate |
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Scape height | 30 cm (12 in.) |
Flower | lavender,bell |
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Info | TF2x22. 16" tall. Light Shade. Blue green, round to cordate leaves. Cupped with good substance. Lavender flowers. This Eric Smith hybrid (H. 'Tardiflora' x sieboldiana parentage) makes a nice vigorous growing 3' wide clump of oval shaped thick blue green leaves. The clumps are topped with 2' scapes of lavender flowers in early summer. Rounded blue foliage of heavy substance; lavender flowers. Very blue leaves, rounded and cupped, forming a dense mound. Lavender flowers. TF2x22 Blue scale 2. Medium sized mound, rarely seen but notable for its excellent growth rate, slug resistance, and intense blue-green color. |
Sports | 'Blue Belle streaked' sport/os |
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