Registered in 2019 by
Ron Livingston
of Michigan this cultivar is a hybrid of an unnamed
seedling × H.'
Harmony'. It is
a fast growing, medium size hosta that grows to
about 14 inches in height with a width of around 32
inches. The foliage is greyish olive green (NN137A
RHS
Colour Chart) with a creamy yellow marginal
variegation. Its leaves are shiny on top, elliptical
and relatively flat with celadon streaks between the
center and margins. The creamy margin extends down
the entire petiole length. Flowers are medium purple
on the outside but white on the inside with purple
stripes. They bloom from mid-July into August on
scapes13 to 18 inches tall. It sets seeds but their
viability was not known at the time of registration.
The registration
materials state: "...Nice dense, symmetrical clump
of elegant pointy leaves."
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...matures as an attractive mound
of white-edged foliage. A streaked version has been dubbed "Francheska
Streaked"."
The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
Diana
Grenfell (2009) states: "The pod parent was likely to have been H. 'Marbled
Cream'...Vigorous...Increases readily. A most
attractive new introduction."
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