Hosta 'Franklin Pierce'
 

Registered by Peter and Jean Ruh of Ohio in 2010, this large size (19 inches high by 37 inches wide) cultivar is of unidentified parentage. It has medium green foliage that is ovate, wavy and slightly shiny on top with a pointed tip. The petioles are flecked with red. Tubular, striped flowers bloom on scapes about 22 inches tall.

According to the registration materials: "...compact growth, attractive flowers..."

Franklin Pierce was the fourteenth president of the U.S. from 1853-1857.


Franklin Pierce was the 14th president of the U.S. from 1853 to 1857.

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