Hosta 'El Capitan'

Wm & Eleanor Lachman registered this seedling of H. 'Beatrice' in 1987. This very large plant grows to 26 inches in height and spreads to about 50 inches wide. The leaves are moderately corrugated, slightly wavy and have good substance. In late July, it bears medium lavender flowers.

Similar cultivars include H. 'Carnival', H. 'Celebrity' and H. 'Standing Ovation'.

These 2010 photos come from the Ralph (Herb) and Dorothy Benedict Hosta Hillside, tours and vendors at the 2010 American Hosta Society National Convention in Minnesota, Wade and Gatton Nursery and Wade Botanical Gardens, Toledo Botanical Garden and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.