| Hosta | laevigata |
| Status | species hybrid |
| Originator(s) | George Schmid/AHS 1993 |
| Origin | Korea:Taehuksan and Sohuksan island |
| Size category | mini - small |
| Plant height x width | 10x30 cm (4x12 in.) |
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| Leaf color | dark green |
| Variegation | |
| Leaf | narrow, shiny, wavy |
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| Scape | |
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| Flower | pale lavender |
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| Flowering period | July - August |
| Fertile | no |
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| Patents | |
| Info | Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award 1996 (George Schmid). The name of this species is derived from laevigatus=polished, referring to the smooth leaf surfaces. Extremely narrow, shiny dark green leaves with undulating margins. A 4" tall, erect, spreading clump with shiny green leaves which are a lighter shade below. Ruffled and wavy with a contorted tip. Over 30 spidery flowers on each 2-3' scape. A small plant with shiny narrow green leaves that have tightly ruffled margins, spidery flowers number over 30 on a 2-3' scape and are larger than H. yingeri. For hybridizing it has proven to pass on its ruffled leaves and spidery flowers. A species from Korea, still relatively rare, with glossy green, lanceolate leaves with wavy edges. Forms a small upright, vase-shaped plant. Purple flowers. Light green; wavy margin; narrowly lanceolate; erect to spreading. This delightful new "species" was discovered in South Korea on Taehuksan Island, just west of the mainland. The stiff, narrow, wavy and glossy green leaves make a truly distinctive upright vase shaped 15" wide clump. As with H. yingeri, this new species has "spider-like" dark lavender flowers held much more spaced along the 3' tall scape. Personally, we think this will prove to be a hybrid between H. yingeri and H. jonesii, as H. laevigata is virtually self sterile. |
| Sports | 'Ray of Hope' sport/os |
| Progeny | 'All Aflutter' = (x 'Northern Heritage') x PP |