H. ‘Jipson Place Tree Top Lover’

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Hosta ‘Jipson Place Tree Top Lover’ is a registered cultivar () .

Year registered2016
Section classI-2 (Giant)

Overview

Registered in 2016, Hosta 'Jipson Place Tree Top Lover' is a giant, fast-growing cultivar of unknown parentage. It is visually distinctive for its intensely blue-green, broadly ovate leaves with slightly rippled margins and a glaucous bloom on the undersides, combined with an extremely upright habit that holds its powder blue coloration well into mid-summer.

In the Garden

'Jipson Place Tree Top Lover' reaches a mature spread of 88 inches (223.5 cm) and a height of 47 inches (119.4 cm), making it a dominant specimen for large borders, woodland edges, or as a focal point in shade gardens. Its upright growth and substantial leaf surface area pair well with ferns, astilbes, and other shade-tolerant perennials that contrast in texture. It is not suited for container cultivation due to its giant size.

Care Notes

Provide consistent moisture, especially during dry periods, and apply a balanced fertilizer in early spring as growth emerges. Like most large-leaved hostas, it may be susceptible to slug damage; monitor and manage as needed in typical hosta-growing zones.

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Size and leaf

Clump height47 in (119.4 cm)
Clump width88 in (223.5 cm)
Leaf length16.5 in (41.9 cm)
Leaf width13 in (33 cm)
Vein pairs17
Leafintensely blue-green slightly rippled margins; dull on top; glaucous bloom underneath; moderately wavy and corrugated overall.
Flower scape height30–32 in (76.2–81.3 cm)
Notable characteristicsGiant, extremely upright, fast grower. Powder blue in spring and holds it's blue-green color well through mid-summer. A statement hosta.

From the American Hosta Society Registry record.

Similar cultivars

Other registered hostas in the same AHS section class (I-2, giant size):

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Registration data: AHS Registry #2881. How we check this data.