This hybrid of H. 'Sum and Substance' × a seedling of
H. venusta was
registered by
Mark Zilis of Illinois and Doug Lohman of Illinois in 1988. The plant grows
into a small size hosta about 9 inches in height with a spread of
19 inches. Its medium gold foliage has average substance. Medium
lavender flowers in July.
Mark Zilis (2009)
also says that this cultivar came from the same seed pod as 'Golden
Decade',
'Courtesy', 'Little Razor', and 'New Wave'."
Of
the five plants registered from seeds that all came from one seedpod, 3
('Leather Sheen', 'Little Razor' and 'New Wave') were jointly registered by Doug
Lohman and Mark Zilis. The other 2 ('Golden Decade' and 'Courtesy') were
registered solely by Mark Zilis.
|