This cultivar of unidentified parentage from
David Stone
of Connecticut was registered by Peter Ruh of Ohio in 1991. The miniature size hosta grows about 4 inches in height with a
spread of 11 inches. Its green foliage is ovate, whitish shiny
on the bottom and dull on top. Medium purple flowers bloom in
July.
This
cultivar was named by
Henry and
Frank Payne of Piedmont Gardens.
In
The
Hosta Journal (1992 Vol. 23 No. 1) there is an article by Peter
Ruh about the so-called David Stone Medium or Miniature hostas which went by
a numbering system that started with
DSM. This cultivar was
called DSM #15 and was described as "Small, a
venusta seedling
(last found of the series at
Dr Reath's)
dull-green, triangular leaves, glossy back, cupped, folded,
flowers lavender."
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