Hosta
'Amethyst Blue'
Charles R. Seaver (ONIR)
1996
III -
Medium
-
2 -
Blue
ID #00058
Plant:
30 inch diameter,
16 inches high.
Upright
with a slow growth rate.
Leaf:
9 in. long,
7 in. wide
16
pair of
prominant
veins.
Leaf center color is
medium blue green
with a
flat
margin.
Glaucous bloom on top,
glaucous bloom underneath;
Leaf appearance is
moderately cupped
lightly folded
moderately corrugated
.
Leaf shape is broadly ovate
with a cordate base
.
Petiole
glaucous bloom
.
Scape:
16 inches high.
Ranges from 14 inches
up to 20 inches high.
Scape is
glaucous bloom .
Flower:
2 in. long.
Color is
deep purple white,
striped;
bell shape;
In Wilmington, Delaware:
Bloom starts 6/21
bloom peaks on 7/1
finishes 7/10
start code 2
peak code 3
finish code 4
.
.
Seed:
Pod color is
glaucous bloom blue.
Clump History:
The original seedling,
The clump measured was
7
years old, growing in Wilmington, Delaware.
Parentage:
hybrid
from
Hosta
'Sea Lotus Leaf'
Trace to species or form
(through hybrid/mutation):
|
Hosta
sieboldiana
|
Hosta
ventricosa
|
This hosta has been listed under the following classifications:
Pod Parent
Leaf Size Medium Color 2
Registered in 1996
Charles R. Seaver
from
Species
sieboldiana
from
Species
ventricosa
Theme precious
