Registered by
Madelon Gilligan of New Zealand in
2017, this
large size (18 inches high by 36 inches wide) cultivar is a seedling of H. 'Brant
Rock Jetty'. The foliage is light to dark green with a
yellow marginal variegation. Its leaves are broadly
ovate, slightly corrugated and dull on top. Medium
lavender flowers with slightly darker stripes and
translucent edges bloom from mid-July into August on scapes about 25 inches tall. It sets viable seeds.
The registration materials state: "...petioles tend to
lean down if short on water and when temps are
high...Large, handsome plant generously streaked and
striped in light green, darker green, cream &
yellow...Colors intensify becoming bolder and more eye
catching as season progresses...seeds obtained from
Rick Goodenough of Massachusetts..."
It
is magnificent.
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