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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Hosta 'Deliverance'
T. Avent 05
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available HostaItem #: 6559
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Origin: Hybrid
Hosta 'Deliverance' is a Plant Delights introduction with a sordid sexual background involving trysts with Hosta longissima, 'Swoosh', 'Red Neck Heaven', and 'Elvis Lives'. That strange combination of genes produced a 1' tall x 30" wide clump of long, tapering, undulating blue-green leaves, bordered with stripes of yellow...reminiscent of the rapids in its namesake movie. Hosta 'Deliverance' clumps are topped in early summer with 2' tall scapes of lavender hummingbird-friendly flowers. You'll be so happy, you'll squeal like a pig!
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Other Attributes
Genus: Hosta
Flower Color: Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Variegated
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Thrillers
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