A sport of the species,
H. venusta, this cultivar is from
Japan and was registered by
Peter Ruh of Ohio in 2002
and
re-registered
with new data in 2018. It is a
miniature size hosta growing to only 3.5
inches in height and spreading about 6 inches wide.
The leaves
are light green with a narrow yellow margin. They are ovate,
slightly cupped, flat, dull on top and slightly shiny on
the bottom. Lavender flowers with white stripes bloom
from mid-August into September on scapes 11 to 13 inches
tall followed by viable seeds.
The registration materials state: "...small, tight,
compact, clump; variegated...obtained from
Gotemba
Nursery, Japan"
The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
Diana
Grenfell (2009) states in its Miniature Hostas chapter: "Keep in a pot
until the root system is well established. Best grown in a container,
sink, or trough with other tiny hostas. Slow to increase and not easy to maintain in
vigorous growth...The scapes tower above the low-growing leaf mound."
An article about H. 'Kinbotan' by Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (2001 Vol. 32 No. 1) states that, "This is
a miniature brought from Japan by
Hideko Gowen...It is about the size and form
of H. venusta with green leaves edged with a narrow gold margin...The tiney
blooms in early summer are purple. Kinbotan translated from Japanese to mean
"gold button"..."
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