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HostaNippers

Statusregistered

Originator(s)Rick Goodenough 2006

Origin'Fascination' x 'Black Beauty'

Size categorysmall

Plant height x width25x30 cm (10x12 in.)

Leaf length x width5x5 cm (2x2 in.)

Vein pairs9-11

Leaf colordark green

Variegation 

Leafa bit shiny, round, very corrugated, a bit cupped

Petiole 

Scapegreen

Scape height30 cm (12 in.)

Flowernear pink,bell

Flower length4 cm (1.6 in.)

Fragrant 

Flowering periodJuly

Fertileyes

Podgreen

Ploidy 

Patents 

Info'Nippers' is a very dark green small clump of round puckered 2" leaves. Leaves are held quite upright and have an architectural look as they are generally held at 90% to the stem and parallel the ground. The pod parent is H. 'Fascination' and the pollen donor is h. 'Black Beauty'. Nippers is a small 8"-10" good grower and has attractive pink to near pink bell shaped blossoms on a 12" scape. It is fertile and generously passes along its best characteristics including round leaves.

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