I was doing some research in the Hosta Library on hosta flower colors. http://www.hostalibrary.org/species/pdf ... eneral.pdf It talks about four color types - A = white or light (montana, kikutii); B = light purple all over (nakaiana, ventricosa); C = dark purple stripes (sieboldii - except Louisa); D = "colored field in center of lobe" (longipes) - I have been calling this a swoosh. There was a reference to Louisa with its white flowers so I dug out my photos.
I found the classification of ventricosa in the Type B category interesting since I always thought it had some of the darkest purple stripes. And when I look at my photos those stripes are in a "swoosh" pattern with a lot of white around it.
Registry - http://hostaregistrar.org/detail.php?id ... ety=Louisa
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/view/Louisa
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/l/louisa.html
- Louisa - August 15, 2013
- Louisa - September 12, 2013
- Louisa - September 11, 2013
- Louisa - September 12, 2013
- Louisa - September 12, 2013
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.