Ran Lydell of
Cooks Nursery and Eagle Bay Gardens in New York registered this
cultivar in 2000.
It was re-registered in
2010 with the following information:
'Arch Duke' is a cross between H. hypoleuca x H. 'Cartwheels' that grows
into a large size hosta about 26 inches in height and spreads
to about 50 inches in width. The leaves are slightly rippled,
broadly elliptic with an ovate base with a thick bloom on the underside. The blooms and
subtended bracts are lavender in color and open from late July into August.
They are borne on scapes 44 inches tall
followed by seeds whose viability was not
known at the time of registration.
H. 'Arch Duke’ R. Lydell (ONIR) 2000
Plant: 66 in. (167.6 cm) diameter; 30 in. (76.2 cm)
high.
Leaf: 20 in. (50.8 cm) long; 10 in. (25.4 cm) wide;
10 to 11 vein pairs; light to medium green; slightly
rippled; dull on top, glaucous bloom underneath,
cordate.
Scape: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76.2 cm) long; green.
Flower: 2.25 in. (5.7 cm) long; pale lavender;
striped; bell; Dunkirk, NY; July to August.
Seed: sets seeds; viability unknown.
Clump History: original seedling; 8 years old;
Dunkirk, NY.
[H. hypoleuca × H. 'Cartwheels']
H. 'Arch Duke’ R. Lydell (ONIR) RR2010
Plant: 50 in. (127 cm) diameter; 26 in. (66 cm)
high.
Leaf: 16 in. (40.6 cm) long; 10 in. (25.4 cm) wide;
12 vein pairs; medium green; slightly rippled; dull
on top, thick glaucous bloom underneath, broadly
elliptic with an ovate base.
Scape: 44 in. (111.8 cm) long and arching.
Flower: 2.25 in. (5.7 cm) long; medium lavender;
striped; bell; Dun-kirk, NY; July 24 to Aug. 15.
Seed: sets seeds; viability unknown.
Clump History: original seedling; 8 years old;
Dunkirk, NY;
[H. hypoleuca × H. 'Cartwheels']