Hosta 'Swirling Hearts'

This hybrid of H. 'Donahue Piecrust' x H. 'Heartleaf' was originated in 1986 and was registered by Peter and Jane Ruh in 2003. The 19 inch high mound spreads to 80 inches wide with foliage that is slightly corrugated with better than average substance. Its lavender flowers bloomed in July.

Similar cultivars include H. 'My Heart'.

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.