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  This large size (20 inches high) hybrid of an
unnamed seedling ("P14-3"
× H. 'Resonance')
× H. 'Halcyon' was
registered by
Wm and Eleanor Lachman of Massachusetts in 1988. It has a good growth rate and the
medium lavender flowers appear in August.
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...'Gay Blade' may be thought of as "the hosta for
all seasons". I've seen 'Gay Blade' growing in a variety of
gardens across the U.S. From May to October and it always looks
great."
The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
Diana
Grenfell (2009) states: "Vigorous, easy to grow...Leaves last well into
autumn."
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 In
answer to a question about growing smaller hostas that appeared in
The
Hosta Journal (2012 Vol. 43 No. 2), Sandie
Markland of North Carolina commented, "There two smaller hostas that really
stand out among the many I have grown over the years: H. 'Gay Blade' and the
truly diminutive, 'Gaijin'...I have grown both of these beauties for the past 15
years and still have the original plants I purchased as a budding collector in
1997. I think that really says something about the plant!" |
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