Hosta 'Independence'


A 2001 Walters Gardens, Inc., Inc. registration, this cultivar is a sport of H. 'Revolution'. It forms a medium to large plant about 18 inches high and 43 inches wide. Funnel shaped, lavender flowers bloom in early August.

According to The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...the "reversed sport" of 'Revolution'..."

Similar cultivars include H. 'Clifford's Broken Heart'.

Sports include H. 'Nougat'.

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.

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