This
upright growing, medium size (17 inches high by 43 inches wide) cultivar
is a form of
H.
longipes var latifolia from
an unidentified originator in
Japan which was registered by
Kevin Walek (Hosta Registrar) in 2009
and
re-registered
with new data in
2018. The
leaves start the season golden yellow but change to a
medium green color as the season progresses. They are
slightly puckered, slightly rippled, have a curved tip
and thick substance with deep veins. The petioles are
purplish red. Medium purple flowers bloom in September
on scapes 33 inches tall.
The registration materials state: "...emerges golden
yellow, then chartreuse early, then light to medium
green most of the growing season..."
Mikiko Lockwood in an article on The Hosta Library titled,
A Little About Japanese Hosta Terms defines the term iwa as rock, Iwa Gibōshi or
H. longipes and the term ogon or oogon as gold or yellow.
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