Hosta 'Blushing Blue'

Hosta 'Blushing Blue'[M] The quest for a red or purple hosta continues, but this hybrid from Belgian hybridizer Tom van Elst is a big step closer! Tom's cross of H. longipes var. hypoglauca x 'Salute' resulted in a nice blue plant with pointed, wavy foliage of heavy substance. The best part is the lavender flame that burns through the center of each leaf! Similar to 'Purple Haze', but the color is much more concentrated through the center of the leaf. The purple color of

feather-like creamy-white pattern dances irregularly through the center of the leaf

blue-green leaves with wide

bright green leaves with fancy

cascading mound about 15” tall and 36” across that is very distinct and full of motion

This plant originated from Olga Petryszyn's award-winning hybridizing program and was given/sold to Dan Coffman of Chesterton

'Lederhosen' is a hybrid of 'Invincible' and the word is German for "leather britches"

Most of these ghostly plants are less than stellar performers

Fertile flowers bloom in late summer

Rounded leaves have nicely ruffled margins

and so it was named

the red petioles intensify to screaming cherry red

A classy plant that is hard to beat