Hosta of the Day - longipes f. sparsa

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Hosta of the Day - longipes f. sparsa

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longipes f. sparsa is a species from Japan. From Schmid 2010 = also known as Hosoba Iwa Gibōshi which translates to "narrow-leaved rock hosta".

Hosta Registry - not registered - it is a species
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/view/%3Ci%3Elongi ... sa%3C/i%3E
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/l/longipesfs.html
Hosta Library Species page - http://www.hostalibrary.org/species/pdf ... sparsa.pdf

This plant was labeled Hosoba Iwa when I got it and it took a while to track what it is. Hopefully it will flower this coming season.
Hosoba Iwa - April 17, 2012
Hosoba Iwa - April 17, 2012
Hosoba Iwa - April 23, 2012
Hosoba Iwa - April 23, 2012
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2012
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2012
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2012
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2012
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2012
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2012
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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Re: Hosta of the Day - longipes f. sparsa

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This one opened today. I think it is Hosoba Iwa. It didn't have a tag and my guess was wrong. It's out of Art Wrede's collection - he had many pots with a half label that said Hosoba Iwa but I thought they were seedling crosses of Hosoba Iwa with something else. They one above is, I beleive, one of those crosses even though the tag only said 'Hosoba Iwa'. In the topic "Seedling Flowers out of Art Wrede's Collection" I have posted flowers with the label 'Hosoba Iwa' again they are crosses. This plant matches the description for longipes sparsa which is also known as Hosoba Iwa.
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2017
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2017
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2017
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2017
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2017
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2017
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2017
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2017
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2017
Hosoba Iwa - September 21, 2017
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
ImageMockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
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