Originated by
Jan van den Top
of the Netherlands, this non-registered cultivar is a
sport of H. 'Yellow Polka Dot Bikini'. It is an upright, medium size hosta with
irregular shades of green foliage that has a creamy
white watermark in the center and a yellowish green
marginal variegation. The ovate
leaves are slightly wavy, slightly corrugated and
slightly folded. It bears pale lavender flowers from
mid-July into August.
Yab-yum
(Tibetan: literally, "father-mother") is a common symbol
in the Tibetan Buddhist art of India, Bhutan, Nepal, and
Tibet. It is also the name of a famous brothel in
Amsterdam. |