Hosta ‘Regal Splendor’
Hosta ‘Regal Splendor’ is another one of my favorite hostas. This one is especially beautiful with its large, vase-shaped mound of foliage, soft blue leaves with wavy, pale yellow margins, and lavender flowers that tower over the plant on long scapes. An unusual characteristic of this hosta is that the yellow borders are often much wider near the base of the leaves than they are nearer to the tip, and leaves from different Regal Splendors can have borders that vary quite a bit in width. Although this hosta was chosen as 2003 Hosta of the Year, I didn’t see it as a particularly outstanding addition to my garden for its first few years. However, now that it has matured, Regal Splendor is definitely one of my most beautiful hostas. Regal Splendor is a sport of Krossa Regal. It is sterile and does not produce seeds.
Leaves:
11 inches long, 7 inches wide
1/4 to 3/4-inch margin, yellow that turns creamy white
12 to 13 vein pairs
Flowers:
lavender
blooms late July to mid August
36 to 60-inch high scapes
Mound size:
72 inches in diameter
30 inches high
Filed Under Plants in my Gardens, Hosta
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