Hosta ventricosa Lakeside Black Satin United States Hybrid it forms robust bold-textured 3'

it forms robust bold-textured 3' tall x 7' wide (in moist sites) clumps in five years

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium prefers full sun and average moisture level

especially in gravelly soils

Despite being nursery seed propagated from long cultivated plants at JLBG

“beauty" for though they produce a long succession of flowers

Hosta ventricosa Lakeside Black Satin United States Hybrid it forms robust bold-textured 3'This distinctive H. ventricosa selection from Mary Chastain is known for its intense black green leaf coloration and heavily rippled leaf margins that are a dramatic improvement over the typical species. The 2' wide clump is slightly smaller than typical H. ventricosa, although it is still topped with standard 26" tall scapes of large purple and white striped bell like flowers in early summer. Once you see this plant, there's no turning back!