Hosta Etched Glass PP 30748 Rostrinucula Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Snow Cream' is

Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Snow Cream' is a triploid form that is much more winter hardy (below 0 degrees F) than the older diploid form which used to be sold as Edgeworthia papyrifera

Emerging from the ground each season

heavy flowering clump of 15" tall stems

it easily reached 8' tall x 9' wide

so we introduced this strain in her honor in 2008

Hosta Etched Glass PP 30748 Rostrinucula Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Snow Cream' isI fell in lust when I first saw Hosta 'Etched Glass', a Hans Hansen selected mutation of his earlier introduction Hosta 'Stained Glass'. This oddity has extremely thick leaves, most likely due to some excess chromosomes. The result is corrugated patches in the leaf, which give it a unique three dimensional texture. The glossy green 8" long x 6" wide leaves and wide golden edge are still the same, along with the insanely fragrant light lavender flowers