This large size (28 inches high by 60 inches wide)
blue-green cultivar of the
H. 'Elegans'
type was
originated by
Florence Shaw of Massachusetts and registered by
Paul Aden of New York in 1978. It has
large,
bell-shaped white flowers borne on a 48" tall scape followed by
viable seeds. The plant
is a cross between H. 'Blue Tiers' × H.
'Blue Angel'.
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), this is one of many, many cultivars of a similar
type to
H. 'Elegans'.
The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
Diana
Grenfell (2009) states: "A useful background hosta. Slow to get
started...Leaves are thicker and more rigid than those of the H. 'Blue Angel'
parent."
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