| Description | A medium-sized Hosta with heavy corrugated blue-green leaves with a gold irregular center. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | semi-shade to shade, plants in deep shade may lose a lot of their leaf color |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | nearly-white with a pale lavender mid-petal stripe |
| Leaves | large 6 by 7 inch leaves, cupped, heavily corrugated (seer-suckered), blue-green margin, chartreuse to medium gold irregularly shaped center coloration |
| Dimensions | 18 inches high with a spread up to 40 inches, reported to be slow growing |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated in Japan probably as a sport of H. tokudama |
| Author's Notes | I have never personalty grown this plant but have seen it in many gardens. One thing I have noticed is the amount of sun seems to intensify the coloration of the foliage. May need some re-positioning to find the perfect spot. |
| Notes & Reference | #24-The Hosta Book (Aden), #33-Hosta the Flowering Foliage Plant (Diana Grenfell), #50-The Hosta Handbook (Mark R. Zillis) |
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