This
cultivar was developed by Julia Geissler sometime before 1970
and registered on her behalf by
Peter Ruh in 1988. It is a
result of a cross between H. 'Tokudama' x
H. sieboldiana. The
plant grows to a height of about 2 feet and spreads to 4 feet in
diameter. Its heavily corrugated foliage has thick substance and
a heavy bloom on both the top and bottom
surface. Dense clusters
of near white flowers bloom from mid June into July.
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis
(2009), "Despite being one of the oldest
of its category ("heavily corrugated, blue-green H.
sieboldiana 'Elegans' type"), 'Aksarban' still rates as one
of the best. Of course, the name "Aksarban" is "Nebraska"
spelled backwards."
Similar
cultivars include H. 'Big Daddy' and H. 'Perry's True Blue'
Photo
from the 2011
