H. ‘Morning Angel’

Overview

'Morning Angel' was registered in 2000 as a cross of 'Invincible' (pod parent) with 'Izumi' (pollen parent). The entry is short. It describes a dark green leaf 6 in long and 5 in wide, but it gives no clump size and no scape height. The registration adds near-white flowers and names Edina, Minnesota as the place where the clump grew.

In the Garden

The registration has no plant dimensions, so the leaf is the only measure of scale on record. How large the clump gets is not known. 'Invincible', the pod parent, was entered at 12 in across and 10 in high, but a seedling can end up larger or smaller than either parent.

How it compares

'Invincible' is the pod parent. Its registered leaf is smaller, 4 in by 2.5 in, and bright green rather than dark. It carries fragrant white flowers on 20 in scapes. In the Benedict Garden Performance Awards it received an Honorable Mention in 2012 and an Award of Merit in 2014; 'Morning Angel' has no award in the lists we checked.

'Green Furrows', registered in 1981, is another dark green plant. Its leaf is registered at 8 in by 6 in and recorded as glossy, on a clump registered at 20 in across.

'Lucille' is another dark green, registered as an upright plant 30 in wide and 18 in high, with very shiny leaves 9 in by 5 in and scapes from 36 to 46 in.

Flowers and other notes

Apart from the near-white flower color, the 'Morning Angel' record has no cultural detail: no growth rate, bloom time or fragrance. See the hosta care guide for general advice.

Sources: AHS Registry records for 'Morning Angel' (#3897), 'Invincible' (#2741), 'Green Furrows' (#2323) and 'Lucille' (#3551), hostaregistrar.org; AHS Benedict Garden Performance Awards by year (2026).