Hosta "Rocket's Red Glare" review
The hosta Rocket’s Red Glare is one of the few hostas available with red stems. Rocket’s Red Glare has prominent red petioles with distinctive red pigmentation continuing up through the leaf midrib. The horizontal, upright leaves are shiny green with good substance with wavy margins. Light purple bell-shaped flowers emerge on 24″ scapes in mid-July.
Hosta "Rocket's Red Glare" information:
Size Category | |
Hosta height x width | 38x90 cm (15x35 in.) inches |
Leaf length x width | 20x15 cm (8x6 in.) inches |
Vein pairs | 8-9 |
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Variegation | |
Leaf type | a bit rippled margin, a bit shiny, -wavy |
Petiole | a bit rippled margin, a bit shiny, -wavy |
Scape | dark red |
Scape height | 75 cm (30 in.) |
Flower | pale lavender |
Fragrant | |
Flower length | 4.5 cm (1.8 in.) |
Flowering period | September - October |
Fertile | limited/difficult |
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