This non-registered cultivar is a sport of
H. kikutii caput-avis from Japan. This is a
green hosta with white marginal variegation. The
lavender flowers are borne from mid-August into
September on long drooping scapes.
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...formerly listed as H. kikutii caput-avis 'Fuiri'." Mikiko Lockwood in an article on The Hosta Library titled,
A Little About Japanese Hosta Terms defines the term fuiri as variegated. |