Wm and Eleanor Lachman of Massachusetts
registered this cultivar in 1986. It is a
large size (18 inches high by 44 inches wide) hybrid of H. 'Beatrice' × an unnamed seedling. It has wide yellow margins
and makes a great specimen plant in the landscape. Medium
lavender flowers appear from July into August on scapes up to 30
inches tall.
According to
The Hostapedia by
Mark Zilis (2009), this cultivar "...ranks as one of the Lachmans' best
cultivars. The wide, creamy margins contrast sharply with the leaf
center."
The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
Diana
Grenfell (2009) states: "Origin: H. 'Beatrice' × H. 'Frances
Williams'...Slow to establish but eventually becomes a
strikingly colorful mound...Wide margins are distinctly
feathered with two-tone mottling. Flower scapes have very
attractive large variegated bracts surrounding the purple flower
buds."
An article by
Bob Solberg in
The
Hosta Journal (1994 Vol. 25 No. 2) states that "William
and Eleanor Lachman crossed the better blues of
Eric Smith
with their own line of variegated 'Beatrice' and 'Flamboyant'
hybrids to yield a large group of blue hostas with cream to
white variegation - unlike any previously introduced: 'Cherub'...and
'Crusader'...both registered in
1989 are two examples of this breakthrough. Some may also
consider the Lachman's earlier introductions of 'Carnival'
and 'El Capitan' as
breakthroughs for their substance and bright gold edges,
although 'Galaxy', their
streaked sibling, is of more value to hybridizers. All have 'Beatrice'
and some 'Tokudama' in
their pedigrees."
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H. 'Carnival’ W. & E. Lachman (ONIR) 1986
Plant: 34 in. (86.4 cm) diameter; 16 in. (40.6
cm) high.
Leaf: 27 in. (68.6 cm) long; 9 in. (22.9 cm)
wide; 10 vein pairs; dark green center; yellow
margin some streaking; glossy on top; slightly
corrugated.
Flower: lavender; flared; Amherst, MA; July 7 to
Aug. 21.
Seed: seed set unknown.
Clump History: original seedling; Amherst, MA.
[H. 'Beatrice' seedling × unknown]
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H. 'Carnival’ W. & E. Lachman (ONIR) RR2010
Plant: 44 in. (111.8 cm) diameter; 18 in. (45.7
cm) high.
Leaf: 9 in. (22.9 cm) long; 7.5 in. (19.1 cm)
wide; 12 to 13 vein pairs; medium to dark green;
1 to 1.5 in. (2.5 to 3.8 cm) wide, slightly
wavy, creamy yellow margin; dull on top, very
shiny under-neath, broadly ovate.
Scape: 30 in. (76.2 cm) long.
Flower: 1.75 in. (4.4 cm) long; medium lavender;
Amherst, MA; July 15 to Aug. 7.
Seed: seed set unknown.
Clump History: original seedling; Amherst, MA.
[H. 'Beatrice' seedling × unknown]
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