Hosta | Persephone |
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Status | registered |
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Originator(s) | Frank Nyikos 1999 |
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Origin | "unknown" x 'Blue Dimples' |
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Size category | medium - large |
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Plant height x width | 40x90 cm (16x35 in.) |
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Leaf length x width | 22x15 cm (9x6 in.) |
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Vein pairs | 12-13 |
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Leaf color | greenish-yellow |
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Leaf | a bit folded, a bit corrugated |
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Petiole | |
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Scape | |
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Scape height | 70 cm (28 in.) |
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Flower | pale lavender |
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Flower length | 2.5 cm (1 in.) |
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Fragrant | |
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Flowering period | June - July |
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Fertile | yes |
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Pod | green |
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Ploidy | |
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Patents | |
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Info | Named for the ancient Greek Goddess of the Underworld. This plant emerges with that fresh limey yellow color which it maintains throughout the year. The leaves are slightly corrugated and folded near the petiole. Pod sister to Catherine Ann. The only gold out of a blue x blue. |
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