who can help? searchin for a Hosta

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Rosenzobel
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who can help? searchin for a Hosta

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Hello, i ´ve got a lot of Hostas in my garden and try to get one which gets big and has got really really dark blue leaves!!
Does anybody has some ideas?
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Hi,
I would not hesitate on 'Deep Blue Sea'. The plant holds well. When the wax does ware towards the end of the season it is still really dark. It has a nice form, excellent substance, etc.
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My first thought too, mine have just unfurled..everything are late here this year, so it is a bit late, but a lovely hosta with a very special dark and lasting color.. cupped, bumpy..what more to ask for :wink:

Think it is the only dark blue one I know, so if dark is the issue..
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Big Daddy gets really dark for a blue as well.
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My first thought when I read the post was also Deep Blue Sea.
It's a very special hosta, with a blue that I don't see in any other one
in my collection right now.

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Don Rawson
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Deep Blue Sea is a superb, large dark blue hosta with big puckers. Another stunning large, dark blue beauty is Blueberry Waffles (http://www.hostalibrary.org/b/blueberrywaffles.html) which is in tc at Q&Z and should be available next summer.
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I love my Blue Angel. It is pretty dark blue in the shady area I have it planted. It is over 5 feet across.
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Thank you for all these Hosta names...Deep blue sea could be the one i would like top lant in my garden...
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Hmm, I thought Deep Blue Sea was supposed to be a medium sized hosta, which is why I bought it. Now I might be in trouble. Mine is in it's third year and has the nice texture, but is still on the small side. Does anyone have a pic of a fairly mature one in their garden?

I have Big Daddy in full shade and it stays dark blue there all season. Does't grow well, but the color is nice.
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