A sport of H. 'Hime
Tokudama', this is a non-registered hosta which
originated in
Japan. It forms a medium size plant with
green foliage that has white marginal variegation. Pale
lavender flowers are borne in July.
Mikiko Lockwood in an article on The Hosta Library titled,
A Little About Japanese Hosta Terms defines the term chirifu
as speckled, mottled or overall variegated and the term hime as small, mini, dwarf or princess. |