Hosta 'Sorbet'

Originated by Gerardus Heemskerk of Heemskerk Vaste Planten in the Netherlands, this cultivar was registered in 2021 as a sport of H. 'Raspberry Sundae'. It is a medium size (16 inches high by 24 inches wide) hosta with medium green foliage that has creamy white marginal variegation. The ovate leaves are relatively flat and slightly shiny on top with densely spotted red petioles. It bears deep lavender, tubular flowers with stripes that bloom from July into August on purple scapes and sets viable seeds.

According to the Registration materials: "Red dots extend up from the petiole into the center vein.  Fast growing mound of green leaves with white margins.  Late blooms on bright purple scapes."

It holds patent number PP28,897.



United States Patent: PP28897   (2018)

Abstract: A new cultivar of Hosta named ‘Sorbet’ that is characterized by its petioles that are red in color and dots on the center vein of the leaf that are red in color, its leaf margins that are creamy white in color, its variegation that is varied green in color through the leaf centers, and its late blooming period.




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