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Hosta 'Tortifrons'

Japan NR

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Item #: 1792

Zones: 3a to 9b

Dormancy: Winter

Height: 6" tall

Culture: Light Shade

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.