Daily Hosta #2 - 'Little Red Rooster' - Add your pics

[ViolaAnn]

#2 for Tuesday, Sept. 27.

Name: H. 'Little Red Rooster'

Description: Lance-shaped, lightly wavy leaves are slightly shiny satin green with a red petiole. Fast growth rate.
Size: Mini (10"w x 5.5"h)
Origin: H. ‘Wiggle Worms’ x H. ‘Red Sox’
Flowers: medium lavender, tubular flower late in season has light striping.
Source: Royal Botanical Society, Toronto - gift from a friend
Added to garden: Spring 2007

Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... %20Rooster
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Little+Red+Rooster
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/l/littlerr.html

Notes: I think it has rhizomatous tendencies. It's also fertile and I have one potentially interesting seedling from it. It was also divided in the spring.

'Little Red Rooster' August 3

[ViolaAnn]

A fast growing mini.

'Little Red Rooster', July 15, 2012

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[ViolaAnn]

That shows off the red legs beautifully.

[ViolaAnn]

At 8 years in my garden, I think mine is now mature and won't be getting much larger. Picture July 16, 2014.

[ViolaAnn]

2015 - Aug. 08. Doing well.

[ViolaAnn]

2016 update

July 23, 2016

[ViolaAnn]

2017 update - no real change. July 27.