Hosta 'Trailblazer'

Mark Zilis registered this tissue culture sport of H. 'Francee' in 1999. It grows to 22 inches in height and 50 inches wide with moderately corrugated, ovate foliage with average substance. Its lavender flowers bloom starting in late July.

Similar cultivars include H. 'Minuteman' and H. 'Patriot'.

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.