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| 'Elata' came to us from Hylander in 1954. It is a very large plant (40 x26") with 40" flower scapes). The leaves are exceptionally large, furrowed with sunken veins, and oval-shaped tapering to a point. Grenfell says that some forms have rippled margins. The leaf is a middle green with a matte surface. The underside is heavily glaucous. It is a vigorous plant with lavender, funnel-shaped flowers. Schmid considers the plant a hybrid cultigen which originated in Europe. He also speculates that it is extremely polymorphic and that the European stock has a mixed ancestry going back to Funkia sieboldi (1839). He adds that this taxon is not found in the wild in Japan. |
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