Hosta of the Day - Redback Tavern

redcrx · Post by **redcrx** » Aug 09, 2016 9:21 am

Redback Tavern is a meduim sized green plant that has red highlights on the back of the leaves in Spring. It is one of Art Wrede's plants out of his Miss Susie line.

Registry - not registered
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Redback+Tavern
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/r/redbacktavern.html

The Hosta Library has a great photo of this plant, early in the season, showing the red on the leaf-back.

: Redback Tavern - August 9, 2016

: Redback Tavern - August 9, 2016

: Redback Tavern - August 9, 2016

: Redback Tavern - August 9, 2016

: Redback Tavern - August 9, 2016

redcrx · Post by **redcrx** » Aug 09, 2016 9:28 am

I have some old photos showing the back of the leaf early in the season.

: Redback Tavern - April 17, 2013

: Redback Tavern - April 17, 2013

redcrx · Post by **redcrx** » Aug 30, 2016 11:47 am

Just noticed something about Redback Tavern that I hadn't picked-up before - there are different sized stamen. I noticed 3 anthers were stuck-out further than the other 3. You usually find this in the yingeri and laevigata families. The Database says it's a seedling from Miss Susie. Having yingeri in it's background would explain the flower shape.