Pontederia cordata var lancifolia Franklin Pennisetum exceptional

exceptional

The orange-red flowers (orange in the cultivar 'Pumpkin') are produced all summer into fall

This cross from the late Cecil Houdyshel is a tetraploid version of C

The 2' tall x 3' wide clump emerges with green foliage heavily flushed in reddish bronze

(aka Hosta 1995-044) This 2010 Plant Delights Nursery introduction originated as a 1995 cross of Hosta 'Fragrant Blue' x Hosta 'Halcyon

Pontederia cordata var lancifolia Franklin Pennisetum exceptionalPontederia cordata var. lancifolia is a Southeast US coastal plain native, hailing from Virginia to East Texas. Pontederia 'Franklin' is a 2024 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a Vic Lambou collection from Franklin County, in the Florida panhandle. Pontederia 'Franklin' forms an offsetting patch to 3' tall x 4' wide in five years. The upright stalks end in a much more narrow leaf than Pontederia cordata var. cordata, although the spike of lavender