Originated by
Kent Terpening
of New York
and registered on his behalf by
Registrar,
Gayle Hatley Alley for
The American Hosta Society in
2019,
this cultivar is of unidentified parentage. It is a small size hosta about 12
inches high by 34 inches wide with "strong" yellow green (144A
RHS Colour Chart)
.
The leaves are dull on top, elliptical, slightly twisted, slightly folded and
wavy overall with white leaf bottoms. Pale lavender flowers bloom in July on
maroon/pinkish colored scapes 14 to 25 inches tall. It sets seeds but their
viability was not known at the time of registration.
The registration
materials state: "...Strong yellow-green leaves
with vivid yellow tips. Soft reddish-pink scapes with maroon flower buds
contrast well with bright foliage. In the sun, its color will lighten while
retaining the green in the veins...yellow leaf tips turn yellow-green (144A) by late
June."
The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
Diana
Grenfell (2009) states: "Vigorous. Won Best of Section at First Look...The
thick, white wax on the back of the leaf which is unusual on yellow-leaved
hosta. The red-dotted pink scapes and flower buds."
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