Purple Lady Finger is a cross of longissima with clausa. The Hosta Registry says clausa while the MyHosta database says clausa var. normalis. I think the plain clausa is correct since these flowers do not open.
Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... y%20Finger
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Purple+Lady+Finger
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/p/purple.html
I have a hard time keeping this one alive. Finally got one to stabilize in a trough.
Here it is in early 2013.
And here it is late in 2012. Sorry for the blurry picture.
and the little flowers
Hosta of the Day #2 - Purple Lady Finger
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Hosta of the Day #2 - Purple Lady Finger
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.