H. ‘Lasting Impressions’
Hosta ‘Lasting Impressions’ is a registered cultivar () .
| Year registered | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Section class | II-7 (Large) |
Overview
Registered in 2002, *Hosta* 'Lasting Impressions' is a large, fast-growing cultivar resulting from a cross between *H.* 'First Impressions' (pod parent) and *H. hypoleuca* (pollen parent). It is visually distinctive for its heavily variegated foliage, which displays unstable streaks of dark green, blue-green, greenish-yellow, yellow, and creamy white against a medium green leaf with white margins.
In the Garden
'Lasting Impressions' forms an upright clump reaching 32 inches (81.3 cm) in height and 42 inches (106.7 cm) in diameter, making it suitable as a specimen or background plant in partial to full shade. Its tall scapes, reaching 43 to 47 inches (109.2 to 119.4 cm), bear glaucous green stems with creamy white streaks. This cultivar pairs well with ferns and other shade perennials in typical hosta-growing zones.
Care Notes
Provide consistent moisture, particularly during establishment, and apply a balanced fertilizer in early spring as growth emerges. As with most hostas, monitor for slug and deer damage in susceptible areas.
Size and leaf
| Clump height | 32 in (81.3 cm) |
|---|---|
| Clump width | 42 in (106.7 cm) |
| Leaf length | 10.5 in (26.7 cm) |
| Leaf width | 9 in (22.9 cm) |
| Vein pairs | 12 |
| Leaf | medium green with unstable streaks of dark green, blue green, greenish yellow, yellow and creamy whi slightly rippled margins; slightly shiny on top; glaucous bloom underneath; moderately wavy and moderately corrugated |
| Flower scape height | 43–47 in (109.2–119.4 cm) |
| Notable characteristics | large; fast growing; heavily streaked; tall scapes; good pod parent |
From the American Hosta Society Registry record.
Parentage
- Pod parent: H. 'First Impressions' — H. ‘First Impressions’
- Pollen parent: H. hypoleuca
Similar cultivars
Other registered hostas in the same AHS section class (II-7, large size):
- H. ‘Justice’ (2003)
- H. ‘Cosmic Sister’ (2006)
- H. ‘Quesadilla’ (2010)
- H. ‘Alice Blue Gown’ (2002)
- H. ‘American Tisch Breeder’ (2002)
- H. ‘Blue Spanish Eyes’ (2002)
Related guides
Registration data: AHS Registry #3310