Hosta "Milkmaid" review
Once in a while one of those hosta seedlings that randomly pops up in the garden turns out to be something special! Janet Harvey discovered this streaked seedling in her garden and recognized its unique qualities. The heavy, bright green leaves of 'Milkmaid' are heavily splashed with cream and white streaks. The variegation is surprisingly consistent and stable from leaf to leaf. Foliage has a nice sheen, great substance, and shows some puckering with maturity. Hosta 'Milkmaid' resembles the classic 'Spilt Milk', but forms a much smaller clump at only 12" tall and 20" across. Blooms with fertile, pale lavender flowers in early summer.
Hosta "Milkmaid" information:
| Size Category | small - medium |
| Hosta height x width | 30x50 cm (12x20 in.) inches |
| Leaf length x width | 13x9 cm (5x4 in.) inches |
| Vein pairs | 6-7 |
| Leaf color | |
| Variegation | streaked, unstable |
| Leaf type | good, a bit rippled margin, a bit shiny, wavy, a bit corrugated |
| Petiole | good, a bit rippled margin, a bit shiny, wavy, a bit corrugated |
| Scape | green |
| Scape height | 38 cm (15 in.) |
| Flower | near white |
| Fragrant | |
| Flower length | 5 cm (2 in.) |
| Flowering period | |
| Fertile | yes |
| Pod | green |
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