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						  This cultivar from 
							Steve Schulte  is possibly 
							a 
							tetraploid sport 
				of H. 'Cherry Berry' and it was registered in 2003.   The 
				plants grow into a medium size hosta about 10 inches tall and spread to 30 inches wide. 
				Its elliptic-shaped, smooth textured leaves are of average 
				substance. The light purple flowers on red scapes bloom in mid-July. This cultivar is part of the "Foxfire 
				Series" of hostas. According to
				
							The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...significantly different 
				appearance and greater vigor in the garden than 'Cherry 
				Berry'..." 
			 
							The 
				Hosta Journal,  (2006 Vol. 37 No. 2),  in an article 
							about flower characteristics stated that this 
							cultivar has "...intense red-colored petioles; 
							flower is deep purple with white margins..." 
			 
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