Hosta Essence of Summer Variegated Foliage Plants (aka: Iris cristata 'Merle's Wine')

(aka: Iris cristata 'Merle's Wine') Iris cristata 'Merle's Ruby' is a superb and truly unique selection of the US native woodland iris with an intriguing story

though is more likely to lean when grown in too much shade

attractive

it is usually found near water

The flower stalks on this selection emerge for us in mid-August to 18" tall

Hosta Essence of Summer Variegated Foliage Plants (aka: Iris cristata 'Merle's Wine')Hosta 'Essence of Summer' is a tetraploid version of Hosta 'Warwick Essence', which is a hybrid of Hosta sieboldiana 'Northern Halo' and Hosta plantaginea. The 20" tall x 3. 5' wide clump is composed of rounded blue green, slightly corrugated foliage. By the time the stalks of fragrant white flowers emerge in mid summer, the foliage wax has melted, and the foliage turned green.