Registered by
Don Dean
of Minnesota
in
2020,
this medium size (15 inches high by 35 inches wide) cultivar is a seedling of
{[(H. Liberty Bell ื (H. Urajiro Hachijo ื
H. pycnophylla)) ื H.
Ebony Spires] ื H. Astral Bliss} ื [(H.
Liberty Bell ื (H.
Urajiro Hachijo ื
H. pycnophylla)) ื (H. Liberty Bell ื
H. yingeri)] ื (H. Grand Slam ื
unnamed hosta)} ื H. Fluted Fountain.
It is a yellow hosta with ovate foliage that is moderately wavy, slightly
rippled and dull on top. The petioles have deep red
speckles up three-quarters of the way to the leaf blade.
Pale lavender flowers with translucent margins bloom
from mid-July into August on scapes 26 to 30 inches tall
followed by viable seeds. The
registration materials state: "...Upright yellow
with cascading shape early becomes a flared mound of
greenish yellow leaves later. Heavily speckled red
petioles and blushed scapes provide nice
contrast...turns greenish yellow over the season ."
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