H. ‘Chesieres Jasmin's Hope’

Hosta 'Chesieres Jasmin's Hope'
Illustration: The Hosta Farm Editorial Team.

Hosta ‘Chesieres Jasmin's Hope’ is a registered cultivar () .

Year registered2002
Section classIII-6b (Medium)

Overview

Registered in 2002 as a sport of *Hosta* 'Blue Angel', 'Chesieres Jasmin's Hope' is a medium-sized cultivar distinguished by its blue-green foliage that develops light streaking and heavily rippled margins mid-season. The leaves are ovate with cordate bases, lightly cupped, and bear a glaucous bloom on both surfaces, with an unusual color change later in the growing season.

In the Garden

This slow-growing hosta forms a compact, mound-like clump reaching 16.5 inches (41.9 cm) in diameter and 10 inches (25.4 cm) in height, making it suitable for the middle of a shaded border or as a specimen in a woodland garden. It performs best in partial to full shade, where the blue-green leaf color remains most consistent, and pairs well with ferns, heucheras, and other shade-tolerant perennials. Its moderate size and distinctive leaf texture also suit it for container cultivation in typical hosta-growing zones.

Care Notes

Provide consistent moisture during dry periods, particularly in spring when the interesting leaf detail emerges. Apply a balanced, slow-release fertilizer in early spring as growth begins; slug and deer damage may occur and should be monitored.

Size and leaf

Clump height10 in (25.4 cm)
Clump width16.5 in (41.9 cm)
Leaf length8.5 in (21.6 cm)
Leaf width5.5 in (14 cm)
Vein pairs10
Leafblue green with mid-season light streaking with .25 to .75in (0.6 to 1.9cm) wide, blue-green, heavily rippled margins; dull with slight glaucous bloom on top; glaucous bloom underneath; lightly cupped and moderately flat in late season
Flower scape height23.5–31.5 in (59.7–80.0 cm)
Seasonal colour changecenter becomes lightly streak then returns to blue-green; margin becomes yellow
Notable characteristicsinteresting leaf detail in spring; unusual later color change

From the American Hosta Society Registry record.

Parentage

Similar cultivars

Other registered hostas in the same AHS section class (III-6b, medium size):

Related guides

Registration data: AHS Registry #1015