Re: Fridays: Name this plant
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Fridays: Name this plant
- From: G* <g*@perennialweb.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 21:21:16 +0000
- References: <35CB787E.2781@kos.net>
peri wrote:
>
> Well I also bought some "mystery" plants this year, like many others
> on this list.
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> This is what the colored tag label reads:
>
> Sieboldiana Plantain Lily
>
> Outstanding Features - Robust perennial valued for its large,
> heart-shaped, deeply ribbed leaves of gray-green. Light lilac flowers.
> Good ground cover. 30"H x 4' Wide
>
> Medallion Perennials
> Grown in Canada with pride (?) by WILLOWBROOK Nurseries Inc.
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> It does not look like Sieboldiana Elegans, and the flowers buds are now
> showing to be lilac/purple. It did have a bluish cast a month ago,
> however it is now more green. The leaf is not shiny on either side.
>
> Well, I do know it is a Hosta! Does anyone have an idea of what variety
> it really is, or rather what variety they are referring to by simply
> labeling it Sieboldiana ?
>
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> peri, Ontario, CANADA, b*@kos.net
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There is a Hosta sieboldiana that is a large with gray green leaves.
Greg Rux
www.perennialweb.com
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