Hosta ‘Queen Josephine’
Hosta ‘Queen Josephine’ was a surprise gift from one of my sons about two years ago. He often searches for hostas I have mentioned, and Queen Josephine was one of the hostas I had been unable to find anywhere locally. The thick, extremely shiny leaves with dark green centers and creamy yellow margins are this hosta’s most distinguishing characteristic. Queen Josephine has blossomed for me and I was able to harvest a few seeds, but they did not germinate… something I had hoped would happen because seeds from Queen Josephine sometimes produce variegated seedlings. Notice the pine pollen powder on the leaves… it is all over my hosta gardens this year.
Leaves:
7 inches long, 5 1/2 inches wide
one-inch yellow margin
ten vein pairs
Flowers:
pale purple
blooms late July to early August
33-inch high scapes
Mound size:
42 inches in diameter
17 inches high
Written by Shirley | Filed Under Hosta, Plants in my Gardens, Voluntary Simplicity
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