Originated by
Don Dean
of Minnesota
and registered by
David Poos of Minnesota
in
2020,
this cultivar is a seedling of H. 'Astral Bliss' ×
H. 'Purple Verticulated Elf'. It is a small size
(8.5 inches high by 22 inches wide) hosta with intense
blue-green foliage. The leaves are ovate shaped,
slightly wavy and dull on top with petioles with
burgundy speckles. Pale lavender, bell-shaped flowers
with translucent margins bloom from mid-July into August
on scapes up to 12 inches tall. It sets seeds but their
viability was not known at the time of registration. The
registration materials state: "...Strong substance
and long-lasting intense blue-green color." |