Hosta 'Tortifrons'
Japan NR
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Item #: 1792
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
This bizarre-looking collector's hosta is a sport of H. 'Tardiflora'. The normally shiny, flat, narrow green leaves have an unexpected twist as though the leaf were rolled inside a small tube. In late summer, the small clumps are topped with 10" stalks of lavender flowers.

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