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HostaTossed Salad

Statusregistered

Originator(s)Kevin Vaughn/AHS/Walek 2009

Origin'Sum and Substance' x pycnophylla

Size categorymedium - large

Plant height x width 

Leaf length x width30x27 cm (12x11 in.)

Vein pairs14

Leaf colorgreen

Variegation 

Leafshiny, ruffled edge, corrugated

Petiolered

Scapevery recumbent

Scape height55 cm (22 in.)

Flowerlight purple

Flower length6.5 cm (2.6 in.)

Fragrant 

Flowering periodJuly

Fertileyes

Podyellowish-green

Ploidy2.3-2.3-2.3

Patents 

InfoA large lettuce-green leaf with a neatly ruffled edge.
Leaf is shiny and smooth and rather unique in appearance.
Lavender flowers in summer.
Lettuce green, shiny leaf with extremely long reddish petioles that twist & arch out, some nearly horizontal, with neatly ruffled edge; makes an informal tossed salad clump.

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