Hosta 'Ellen'

Oops! Sure looks as if this big green hosta is labeled as H. 'Ellen'. Unfortunately, the actual 'Ellen' is a 12 inch high mound with 3.5 inch long leaves. We will try to get a true picture next summer. - Mr PGC

Peter Ruh registered this cultivar on behalf of David Stone in 1987. The mound is about a foot tall with a spread of 2 feet. The slightly wavy leaves are almost triangular in shape. It bears dense  clusters of purple flowers in July.

According to The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...either is the same as Hosta nakaiana or a seedling of it."

Similar cultivars include H. 'Birchwood Gem'.

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 Arboretum, Toledo Botanical Garden and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.