The
American
Hosta Society registered this medium size (14 inches high by
32 inches wide) hosta from
Japan with gold centered
and green margined leaves in 1987. It was first identified by
Dr. Fumio Maekawa around 1940. It has a lanceolate,
moderately wavy and smooth textured leaves with thin substance
which tends to make it attractive to
slugs. Pale purple flowers
bloom in mid-August.
According to
The Hostapedia by
Mark Zilis (2009), this cultivar "...should be
included on any list of hosta classics. Though it lacks
substance, it has been long grown in hosta collections and makes
a great edging plant in shade gardens."
An article about leaf color change by Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (1991 Vol. 22 No. 1) cites an extract from
The Genus Hosta by W. George Schmid on seasonal changes in hosta leaf
colors:
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