Hosta 'Wolverine'

'Wolverine' was developed by Dr. James Wilkins, who named this hosta for the colors of his alma mater, the University of Michigan. It was bred from a planned cross made in 1988 between a fifth-generation streaked seedling of Hosta ‘Yellow Splash’ and Hosta ‘Dorset Blue’ and was registered in 1995.

Its 10 in. long, lance-shaped, shiny, blue-green leaves have a very wide, rippled, golden margin. In late summer, it has lavender flowers on 20 in. stems. 'Wolverine' is a medium-sized hosta that has a very fast growth rate and multiplies rapidly. It forms a mound with a cascading habit that grows 1 to 1.5 ft. tall and 2.5 to 3 ft. wide.