Roy
Klehm of Illinois registered this sport of H. 'Blue
Moon' in 1998. It forms a large size (21 inches high) mound of foliage.
This is yet another cultivar that
has some confusion in its background. According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...'Blue Moon' only achieves
dimensions of 10" high by 26" wide after many years of growth,
with leaves no bigger than 5" by 4". The number of vein pairs
also differs. 'Blue Moon' usually has 10 or 11 (never more than
12), but 'Summer Joy' bears as many as 16 vein pairs. A true
white-centered sport of 'Blue Moon' would probably grow no
larger than 6" in height with leaves no bigger than 4" by 3" and
a vein pair count of 10-12. What then, is the identity of
'Summer Joy'?"
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