| Hosta | Applause |
| Status | registered |
| Originator(s) | Hans Hansen/Tony Avent 2006 |
| Origin | 'Edge of Night' sport |
| Size category | medium |
| Plant height x width | 70x140 cm (28x55 in.) |
| Leaf length x width | 17x13 cm (7x5 in.) |
| Vein pairs | 11 |
| Leaf color | dark green,creamy white edge |
| Variegation | edge |
| Leaf | cupped, very corrugated |
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| Scape | green |
| Scape height | 55 cm (22 in.) |
| Flower | pale lavender,tubular |
| Flower length | 4.5 cm (1.8 in.) |
| Fragrant | |
| Flowering period | July |
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| Ploidy | |
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| Info | This amazing sport of Hosta 'Edge of Night' is a clump that I couldn't take my eyes off in the garden of Minnesota's Hans Hansen. The heavily-cupped and corrugated dark green leaves with a wide creamy white border are turned upwards instead of laying horizontally, forming a 28" tall x 55" wide clump that resembles hands clapping; hence, the name. A mature clump of Hosta 'Applause' ranks right up with H. 'Praying Hands' in the unusual category. |
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