Hosta of the Day - Blue Kiwi

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Hosta of the Day - Blue Kiwi

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I picked up this hosta in 2010. It is an all blue sport of Kiwi Full Monty. The photos in the Hosta Library are mine from 2012. These are photos of the same plant today.

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MyHostas - http://www.myhostas.be/db/hostas/Blue+Kiwi
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/b/bluekiwi.html

That's Hanky Panky on the left and Dax on the right.
Blue Kiwi - May 13, 2014
Blue Kiwi - May 13, 2014
Blue Kiwi - May 13, 2014
Blue Kiwi - May 13, 2014
Blue Kiwi - May 13, 2014
Blue Kiwi - May 13, 2014
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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While getting photos of this one today I noticed streaking on three adjacent eyes. There was some streaking last season.
Blue Kiwi streaking - May 13, 2014
Blue Kiwi streaking - May 13, 2014
Blue Kiwi streaking - May 13, 2014
Blue Kiwi streaking - May 13, 2014
I need to dig this one up and pull off the streakers and move the plant. There is a tiny fragment of Extreme under there being buried by the leaves.
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Re: Hosta of the Day - Blue Kiwi

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So Blue Kiwi has just come full circle back to Hyacinthina? Or is there a tetraploid mutation in that path?

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