This cultivar is a
tissue culture sport of H. 'Cherry
Berry' that was registered by
Mark Zilis in
1999. This rhizomatous plant forms a large (21 inches high) mound of medium
green foliage. The flower scapes are tall (up to 45 inches) and
greenish purple in color with pale purple flowers opening in late
July to August.
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis
(2009), this cultivar "...is merely a
green leaved sport of 'Cherry Berry' and its scapes are purplish,
not the vivid red of its mother plant. In the garden, however, 'Marachino
Cherry' rates as a superior plant...possesses one of the fastest
growth rates of all hosta cultivars."
Similar cultivars
include H. 'Leather Sheen' and
H. 'Sparkling Burgundy'.
Seedlings include H. 'LaPaloma'.
