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HostaBaja White

Statusregistered

Originator(s)Mark Zilis/Josh Spece 2010

Origin'Oshima Silk' sport

Size categorysmall - medium

Plant height x width25x70 cm (10x28 in.)

Leaf length x width15x11 cm (6x4 in.)

Vein pairs9-11

Leaf colordark green

Variegation 

Leaf 

Petiole 

Scapegreen

Scape height40 cm (16 in.)

Flowerpale purple

Flower length 

Fragrant 

Flowering periodAugust

Fertileyes

Pod 

Ploidy 

Patents 

InfoThe all-green sport of 'Oshima Silk', Mark Zilis acquired 'Oshima Silk' from a Japanese collector in 2006.
It is a pycnophylla seedling with very white backs (of course) and there will only be fewer then 50 of these.
A hybrid of H. pycnophylla with rounded green leaves of good substance that develop intensely ruffled margins. The wavy margins show glimpses of the chalky white leaf backs that the plant was named for (baja is Spanish for bottom).
In August, horizontal scapes bloom with fertile purple flowers.

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