Originated by
Jan van den Top of the
Netherlands
and granted a U.S. patent in 2011 prior to being registered on his behalf by
Registrar,
Gayle Hatley Alley
for The American Hosta
Society in
2019. This is a
tetraploid sport of H. 'June Fever'
is a medium size plant about 11 inches tall by 22 inches wide with "strong"
yellowish green foliage with a dark green marginal variegation with a variable
margin of moderate olive green. The leaves are shiny on top, ovate and
relatively flat overall. Pale lavender flowers bloom from July into August on
scapes 9 to 12 inches tall followed by viable seeds.
The registration
materials state: "...Thick, shiny, tri-color leaves
on this tetraploid (flow cytometry tested by
Dr. Ben J.M. Zonneveld). Smallish size: can fit anywhere. USPP21624." |