This
medium size (18 inches high by 43 inches wide) cultivar is a
sport H. 'Yellow Splash' which has yellow marginal variegation. It
was registered by
The American Hosta Society
in 1986.
The plant has narrowly elliptic
leaves that are slightly wavy and very shiny on the bottom. It
bears purple flowers from late July into August followed by
viable seeds.
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "In 1986 the American Hosta
Society decided to name and register the green-centered sport of 'Yellow
Splash'. The result was that most specimens of 'Yellow Splash' became 'Yellow
Splash Rim'...Increases rapidly, covering large areas of ground. Not suitable as a pot
plant."
An article by C.H. Falstad about the stability of colors in hosta leaves in
The
Hosta Journal (2006 Vol. 37 No. 1) says, "The least
stable hostas tend to be those with streaked leaves...In September, 1982 I found
the first streaked forms of 'Krossa Regal'...Today, more than 20 years later,
most of those clumps remain predominately streaked...In comparison, I once owned
a plant of 'Yellow Splash'...Within a year or two, it turned entirely into
'Yellow Splash Rim'..."
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