Originated
by
Don Dean of Minnesota but registered by
Barry Ankney of White Oak Nursery in Illinois
in
2022,
this cultivar is a seedling of {[(H.
'Liberty
Bell' × (H. 'Urajiro Hachijo' ×
H.
pycnophylla)] × H. 'Ebony Spires'}
×
H. 'Purple Verticulated Elf'.
This is a small to medium
size hosta about 11 inches high by 33 inches wide with
intensely blue-green foliage that has a yellow marginal
variegation. The ovate shaped leaves are moderately
twisted, slightly rippled and moderately folded. Pale
lavender flowers with white stripes bloom from
mid-August thru September.
The registration
materials state: "Random gray and green streaks are
found between the leaf center and margins...yellow
margins turn white by mid-season...yellow margins turn
white by mid-season."
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