Madelon Gilligan of New
Zealand registered this upright growing sport of H. 'Richmond
Blue' in 2015
and
re-registered
with new data in
2018. It is a medium size hosta about 13 inches
high with a spread of around 29 inches. The foliage is
blue-green with a yellow, blue and green streaked medial
(center) variegation. Its leaves are nearly round,
moderately flat and has a glaucous bloom on top. Near
white flowers with lavender stripes bloom on scapes 15
to 17 inches tall from late January
into February (July into August). It sets seeds but their viability was not
known at the time of registration.
The registration materials state: "...unusual blue
streaking into the leaf center..."
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