Hosta 'Blue Hawaii' ~ Blue Hawaii Hosta star-roses and leaf galls

and leaf galls

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The white or pale pink summer flowers are followed by tiny red drooping cherry-like drupes that ripen to black and persist through winter

super sweet fruit turn bronze when they are ready for harvest in mid to late fall if pollinated

with 5-9 leaflets that are dark green on the upper surface and lighter green on the underside

Hosta 'Blue Hawaii' ~ Blue Hawaii Hosta star-roses and leaf gallsBlue Hawaii Hosta is a shade loving herbaceous perennial that forms a vase shaped mound and primarily grown for its foliage. The large, heart shaped powder blue green basal leaves are slightly cupped and are deeply veined and corrugated. Its small, fragrant bell like white flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk above the mound in mid summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best color in partial sun and moist well drained soils. Blue