Originated by
Ran Lydell of
Cooks Nursery and Eagle Bay Gardens in New York, this non-registered cultivar is a sport of H. 'Krossa
Regal'. It is a large size (30 inches high by 72
inches wide) mound of vase-shaped foliage with a cream
margin. The leaves are ovate, slightly wavy, smooth
textured and have thick substance. They have a yellow
marginal variegation which is wider than a similar
hosta, H. 'Regal
Splendor'. It has flower scapes up to 5 feet tall
that bear medium lavender flowers from late July into
August. It does not form seed pods.
An article in
The
Hosta Journal, Vol. 40 No. 1 - 2009,
which stated that Cushing House is an historical
building
over 200 years old located in Newburyport,
Massachusetts.
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