This is part of the
PeeDee Series of
plants developed by
Ursula
Syre-Herz. This cultivar was registered in 1987 as an open
pollinated seedling of Hosta ventricosa.. It forms a medium sized (18 inches high)
mound of medium to dark green foliage and has bright purple
flowers in July. It does not form seed pods.
Similar cultivars include H.
'Lakeside Black Satin', H. 'Lakeside Emerald Lights', H. 'Kiwi
Black Magic' and H. 'Rosedale Barnie'.