This hybrid of H. 'Chirifu Oba' ×
H. venusta was
registered by
Greg Johnson of Iowa in 2004. It grows
into a small size about 10 inches
in height with a spread of around 28 inches. The foliage is
medium green with a creamy white marginal variegation. It bears
pale lavender flowers in early summer.
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.
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