Discovered in the Oze
area of
Japan, this non-registered
cultivar is of unidentified parentage but thought to be
related to
H. rectifolia. It is a miniature size plant
about 5 inches tall with a spread of around 12 inches.
The foliage is medium green in color with a creamy
yellow marginal variegation. Its leaves are wavy,
elliptic, slightly cupped and come to a blunt tip. White
flowers bloom in August on scapes up to 13 inches tall. According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "This is not the same 'Oze' referred to by Schmid 1991,
p. 88), who considered the name "Oze Gibōshi" a synonym
of Hosta rectifolia. Plants of 'Oze' that I
observed in
Japan were different from any known form of
Hosta rectifolia."
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