RUBY EARRINGS

The deeply saturated red coloration of the petioles and red coming up into the leaf are what jumps out at you as soon as you set your eyes on this small hosta. Ruby Earrings is a new and exciting hosta from Bob Solberg marking the 40th anniversary of Green Hill Farm in 2021. Its complicated parentage is (48/49 x 'Beet Salad' x (48/49 Best x [ 'Sunshower' x 'Designer Genes' ])).   The yellow leaves are ear shaped and cupped with a piercing ruby red petiole extending almost half way into the leaf.