| Description | A large blue colored Hosta that forms a graceful vase shape with white flowers on scapes that reach up to five feet tall. A classic Hosta. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Sunlight | shade to semi-shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | orchid pink, 5 foot flower scapes, end of July |
| Leaves | greyish-blue, long petioles forming a vase shape. |
| Dimensions | 33 inches high by over 60 inches wide, vase shaped |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Named after Gus Krossa, an early American Hosta collector who received this plant as a seedling from Japan. The plant was name by Alex Summers. |
| Author's Notes | I have a few of these planted in a garden for over 25 years. When the surrounding trees were smaller and less dense these plants would shoot up 5 foot flower scapes. Know with the trees maturing the plants are still healthy and living but do not flower as much as before. |
| Notes & Reference | #33-Hosta the Flowering Foliage Plant (Diana Grenfell), #50-The Hosta Handbook (Mark R. Zillis) |
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