Hosta of the Day - 'Riptide'

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Hosta of the Day - 'Riptide'

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'Riptide' has a lot of color in its petioles & scape that it passes on to its seedlings.

Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... ty=Riptide
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Riptide
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/r/riptide.html
Riptide - July 9, 2012
Riptide - July 9, 2012
Riptide - July 9, 2012
Riptide - July 9, 2012
Riptide - July 9, 2012
Riptide - July 9, 2012
Riptide - July 9, 2012
Riptide - July 9, 2012
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Hosta of the Day - 'Riptide'

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Some more photos:
Riptide - July 9, 2012
Riptide - July 9, 2012
A little later in the season:
Riptide - July 19, 2012
Riptide - July 19, 2012
Riptide - July 19, 2012
Riptide - July 19, 2012
Riptide - July 19, 2012
Riptide - July 19, 2012
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And later in the season:
Riptide - August 9, 2012
Riptide - August 9, 2012
Riptide - August 9, 2012
Riptide - August 9, 2012
Riptide - August 9, 2012
Riptide - August 9, 2012
Riptide - September 11, 2012
Riptide - September 11, 2012
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Re: Hosta of the Day - 'Riptide'

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Some photos of Riptide showing it "blue" early in the season.

Some hosta in its family line are Carolina Blue, Dragon Fire, Miss Linda Smith, Mr Blue, Phantom, Purple Boots and Virginia Reel.

Riptide from the 2013 season:
Riptide - May 13, 2013
Riptide - May 13, 2013
From the 2014 season:
Riptide - May 17, 2014
Riptide - May 17, 2014
And a little later:
Riptide - July 23, 2014
Riptide - July 23, 2014
Riptide - July 23, 2014
Riptide - July 23, 2014
Riptide - August 11, 2014
Riptide - August 11, 2014
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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