This is one of the
Iron
Gate Series of hostas developed by
Van Sellers
of North Carolina who registered this
cultivar in 1981.
It is a hybrid of
H. plantaginea. A large size (19 inches high) plant,
it has slightly corrugated and wavy leaves of average substance. The cultivar has fragrant, pale lavender flowers in August and is reported to
be the most
stable variegation in the series.
In an article in
The
Hosta Journal (2016 Vol. 47 No 2), the author
described this plant's flowers as having a "Weak" fragrance compared to other
hostas.
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