Hosta Tortifrons Light Shade to Shade Salvia 'Indigo Spires' is a
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Description
Salvia 'Indigo Spires' is a 1979 introduction from California's Huntington Botanical Garden
easily thriving in up to 4-6 hours of sun daily
but wait until you see the indescribably cool flowers in April/May
This is the largest of the blue hostas
The clump is topped with light lavender flowers in summer
Hosta Tortifrons Light Shade to Shade Salvia 'Indigo Spires' is aThis bizarre looking collector's hosta is a sport of H. 'Tardiflora'. The normally shiny, flat, narrow green leaves have an unexpected twist as though the leaf were rolled inside a small tube. In late summer, the small clumps are topped with 10" stalks of lavender flowers.