Hosta "Riptide" review
20" tall. Light Shade. We could best describe this cross as a probable hybrid between Hosta pycnophylla and Hosta sieboldiana. The thick flattened blue green leaves are heavily corrugated and backed with white. In very late summer, the clumps are topped with 2' scapes of lavender flowers... a superbly distinctive specimen clump! In addition to being a beautiful plant for the garden, this one has been very popular as a BREEDER. Bluish green leaves are white on the underside.
Hosta "Riptide" information:
| Size Category | medium - large |
| Hosta height x width | 50x90 cm (20x35 in.) inches |
| Leaf length x width | 15x13 cm (6x5 in.) inches |
| Vein pairs | 8 |
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| Variegation | |
| Leaf type | heavy, corrugated |
| Petiole | heavy, corrugated |
| Scape | purple |
| Scape height | 60 cm (24 in.) |
| Flower | lavender |
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| Flower length | |
| Flowering period | August - September |
| Fertile | yes/breeder |
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| Ploidy | |
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| Progeny | 'Carolina Blue' = 'Halcyon' x PP 'Colorado River' = 'Neat Splash' x PP 'Dragon Fire' seedling 'Dragon's Eye' seedling 'Holar Purple Flash' = 'Purple Haze' x PP 'Lime Custard' = 'Lemon Meringue' x PP 'Mean Joe Green' = PP x "seedling" 'Missouri River' = 'Raspberry Sorbet' x PP 'Mr Blue' hybrid 'Peacock Strut' seedling 'Phantom' seedling 'Purple Boots' = 'Gig Harbor' x PP 'Red Cadet' = PP x 'Blue Cadet' 'Red Cloud' = 'Neat Splash' x PP 'Valley's Petticoat' = pycnophylla x PP 'Virginia Reel' = 'Crepe Suzette' x PP 'Volcano' hybrid 'Xtraordinary' hybrid |
