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Oct 25, 2023 3:11 PM CST
Name: Frank Richards
Clinton, Michigan (Zone 5b)

Hydrangeas Peonies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier Garden Ideas: Master Level
Hosta 'Maggie May' 23W43 Hosta Y1- (Bridgewood Gardens, 2001) Giant Hosta, Mature plant size: 28x72in., Cupped blue-green leaves with white undersides, turning green in late summer., USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW30, In Garden Bed Y1 for 3.1 YEARS (Crownsville,). Planted in 2020.

Crownsville Nursery: 'Maggie May' - Large. Forms a very large, somewhat upright mound of arching, heart-shaped leaves, bluish green in spring, dark shiny green in summer. Leaves are slightly downwardly cupped, and nicely rippled. A Bridgewood Gardens introduction, originator's stock. Fun fact: Many will recognize that this plant was named after a Rod Stewart song, but did you ever notice that the name "Maggie May" never appears in the lyrics? Near-white flowers. (3.5" pot)

A Hosta hypoleuca hybrid, with large, dark, glossy green leaves wi/white under. Leave are heart-shaped with prominent veining and slightly puckered.


Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2020, 21, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Large, #Perennial, #Hosta, #MaggieMay, #23W43
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