Another of the huge number of
seedlings of H. venusta, this cultivar was registered in
1987 by Peter Ruh of Ohio on behalf of the originator,
Kichigoro Suzuki of Japan. It forms a
miniature size (3 inches high by 6 inches wide) hosta with medium green, heart
shape foliage. Purple, bell shape flowers bloom in July followed by fertile
seeds.
According
to
The Genus HOSTA by
W. George Schmid (1991),
"Plant bought by Craig in
Japan at a market stall and sent to
Davidson in 1964...In
1969 bought by Davidson directly from Suzuki. Cultivated under Davidson Nos. 86
and 87."
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