 Dr. Jim
and Jill
Wilkins of Michigan registered this cultivar in 1995. It is a sport of a
hybrid of "Wilkins
Seedling Splash F5" x H. 'Dorset Blue'. A medium size
(12 inches high by 30 inches wide) hosta with a good growth rate and high contrast between
the variegated margin and the center. Pale purple flowers bloom
in August.
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "Vigorous, a rapid increaser. Grow as a foreground
specimen or in a tall terracotta chimney pot to
accentuate the arching leaves."
A Photo Essay article by Steve Chamberlain in
The
Hostta Journal (2010 Vol. 41 No. 1) makes comments about
H. 'Wolverine', "Jim Wilkins registered this sport of a 'Dorset Blue' seedling
in 1995. In the spring, there is beautiful contrast between the blue center and
the creamy white margin. As the wax washes off, the center becomes a solid
green."
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Dr
Jim Wilkins is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan
whose sports teams are
nicknamed the "Wolverines". However, s
ome of his
daughters attended their arch rival school, Michigan State
University whose teams are called the "Spartans". Since he had already created
this cultivar, he has also introduced one named H. '
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