Hosta | Tall, Dark, and Handsome |
Status | registered |
Originator(s) | Bev & Dave Stegeman 2012 |
Origin | ('Niagara Falls' x 'Grand Canyon') x 'Blue Umbrellas' |
Size category | very large |
Plant height x width | 90x160 cm (35x63 in.) |
Leaf length x width | 39x30 cm (15x12 in.) |
Vein pairs | 14-15 |
Leaf color | dark green |
Variegation | |
Leaf | a bit shiny, cupped, corrugated |
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Scape | dark green |
Scape height | 110 cm (43 in.) |
Flower | pale lavender |
Flower length | 5 cm (2 in.) |
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Fertile | yes |
Pod | dark green |
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Info | Like your hosta dark, like them glossy, and like them handsome? This one is for you. This plant is very fertile and a good grower. This beauty makes a very large clump. Last August it was 62" wide and 36" high, leaves about 12" x 15-1/2", and leaves have14-15 vein pairs. The "mom" is an Olga Petryszyn seeding of 'Niagara Falls' x 'Grand Canyon', and the "dad" is 'Blue Umbrellas'. |
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