Blue Clown

Hosta "Blue Clown" review

TF3. Intensely blue-green. Wonderful blue hybrid created by Dr. Benedict from a selfed Hosta 'Dorset Blue' seedling. Thick rounded leaves are an intense blue-green and form a dense mound topped with pale lavender flowers in July. This plant has only been available at very high prices...we are offering 2nd yr tissue-cultured plants that are nicely rooted and showing a good growth rate. This is one of Herb Benedict's crosses from his famous 'Dorset Blue' line. Some time ago he set out to prove that the tardianas could be pushed past the F3 level, which was at the time thought to be a barrier for further crossing. Theories to account for this abounded until the good doctor carried them to the F7 level with his 'Dorset Blue' crosses. 'Blue Clown' is one of the nicer examples of this, but it (like many of Herb's plants) has not yet made it into general circulation. Few have it these days, but we have one here. A small plant with excellent blue color.

Hosta "Blue Clown" information:

Size Category small
Hosta height x width 18x53 cm (7x21 in.) inches
Leaf length x width 15x10 cm (6x4 in.) inches
Vein pairs 10
Leaf color
Variegation
Leaf type
Petiole
Scape light green
Scape height 30 cm (12 in.)
Flower white,lavender stripes,tubular
Fragrant
Flower length 3 cm (1.2 in.)
Flowering period July - August
Fertile yes
Pod
Ploidy
Patents
Sports
Progeny 'Subterranean Pool' = 'Urajiro Hachijo' x PP 'Titanium' = 'Urajiro Hachijo' x PP