This is a duplicate, incorrect or outdated name for the
species
H.
rohdeifolia.
An article by Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (1992 Vol. 23 No. 1) states that, "In
spring 1991, visited Japan spending considerable time with hosta specialists. He
reports that in Japan, "our" 'Ginko Craig' is labeled
H. Helonioides 'Albo-Picta',
a variety described by Dr. Fumio Maekawa in his 1940 taxonomic monograph...this
hosta was received by Alex
Summers in 1969 from Jack Craig who was living in
Japan. ..Summers called it 'Ginko Craig' honoring Jack Craig's then wife...What
we have been growing as H. heloniodes 'Albo-picta' is actually
H. rhodeifolia...what
is the name of the hosta we have been calling H. rohdeifolia in the Western
world? It's 'Fortunei Gloriosa'..."
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