NIGRECENS

Very upright vase shaped mound of deeply cupped blue-green foliage in spring, dark green by mid-summer. Leaf blade 12"x 9" widely oval to nearly round, moderately corrugated, thick substance, with a thick bloom on leaf underside. Pale lavender flowers on towering 58" scapes in late July. Shoots emerge almost black in spring. This hosta is easily distinguished with its upright architectural structure.