Hosta | Green Piecrust |
Status | registered |
Originator(s) | Frances Williams/AHS 1986 |
Origin | unknown |
Size category | large |
Plant height x width | 75x145 cm (30x57 in.) |
Leaf length x width | 38x27 cm (15x11 in.) |
Vein pairs | 15-16 |
Leaf color | dark green |
Variegation | |
Leaf | good, piecrust edge, twisted tip |
Petiole | |
Scape | |
Scape height | 130 cm (51 in.) |
Flower | pale lavender |
Flower length | |
Fragrant | |
Flowering period | June - July |
Fertile | yes/breeder |
Pod | |
Ploidy | |
Patents | |
Info | ='FRW #1290'. Seedling found in 1951, named in 1957. Medium green, cordate leaves with a piecrust margin and pointed and twisted tips. Leaves are 14" x 10". 44" scapes with white flowers. An old favorite of ours. A large green with very ruffled margin. Large medium-green leaves w/piecrust, rippled edge and near white flowers. A classic. Dark green leaves with a pronounced piecrust edge, very beautiful in a mature clump. Lavender flowers. Large, neatly ruffled on edge, dense compact mound, lavendar flowers late June. |
Sports | 'Piecrust Promise' sport/gg 'Sea Angel Wings' sport or hybrid |
Progeny | 'American Beauty' = (x 'Dorothy Benedict') x PP 'Birchwood Ruffled Queen' seedling 'Black Beauty' hybrid 'Circus Clown' = 'Ruffles' x PP 'Classic Delight' seedling 'Dandy Lion' = PP x 'Just So' 'Grey Piecrust' hybrid 'Hoop Skirt' seedling 'Lucille' = 'Josephine' x PP 'Madison Mine' = PP x 'Tokudama' 'Marilyn' = 'Gold Drop' x PP 'Osiris Louis Cyr' seedling 'Piecrust Power' seedling 'Ruffled Petticoats' hybrid 'Sea Drift' seedling 'Trill' = 'Donahue Piecrust' x PP |