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HostaCraig's Temptation

Statusregistered

Originator(s)Japan/Jack Craig & Georges Schenk/Pete Ruh 2002

Originvenusta hybrid

Size categorysmall

Plant height x width28x80 cm (11x31 in.)

Leaf length x width11x7 cm (4x3 in.)

Vein pairs6-7

Leaf colordark green

Variegation 

Leaf 

Petiole 

Scape 

Scape height50 cm (20 in.)

Flowerpurple,bell

Flower length 

Fragrant 

Flowering periodJuly

Fertile 

Pod 

Ploidy 

Patents 

InfoSmall. Nicely spreading ground cover.
All green foliage. Lavender pink blooms in July and August.
Rapid grower. Found growing on a tree in a temple garden in Kyoto, Japan in 1968.
Dark green lance shaped, small leaves.
An abundance of purple flower.
A rapid growing small green plant with lavender flowers.
Small, green leaves with lovely lavendar-pink flowers, rapid grower.
Beautiful tiny flowers.
Small green leaves make a neat clump.
Probably a venusta hybrid. Purple flowers.

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Progeny'Michael's Legacy' = venusta 'Porter' x PP