Niagara Falls

Hosta "Niagara Falls" review

The hosta Niagra Falls makes an great specimen plant with is huge leaves. Niagara Falls has enormous 16 inch long leaves with a waxy sheen and pie crusted edges. Deeply impressed veins give the plants as corrugated look which provide a great textural element to the hosta garden. Niagara Falls goes well with gold colored hostas. Light purple bell-shaped flowers emerge on 48″ scapes in mid-July.

Hosta "Niagara Falls" information:

Size Category xtra large
Hosta height x width 66x132 cm (26x52 in.) inches
Leaf length x width 36x27 cm (14x11 in.) inches
Vein pairs 15-16
Leaf color
Variegation
Leaf type waxy, shiny below, very piecrust edge
Petiole waxy, shiny below, very piecrust edge
Scape
Scape height 120 cm (47 in.)
Flower pale violet,flared
Fragrant
Flower length
Flowering period July
Fertile yes
Pod
Ploidy
Patents
Sports 'Bridal Falls' sport/gw 'Lightning Ridge' sport/gw 'Mist Maiden' sport/os 'War Paint' sport/yg
Progeny 'Dune Boy' = ('Elatior' x 'High Noon') x PP 'Elatior Falls' = 'Elatior' x PP 'Fleet Week' hybrid 'Hoosier Dome' = PP x ('Silver Bowl' x 'Muriel Seaver Brown') 'King Lizard' = PP x 'Grand Canyon' 'Koneko Falls' = 'Koneko' x PP 'Lake Wales' hybrid 'Yosemite Valley' = ('Elatior' x 'High Noon') x PP