This is a sport of
H.
longissima longifolia from
Japan. It has
strap-like foliage that is green with a gold colored
medial (center) variegation.
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "This name is not a recognized botanical name and should
not be used. The specimens I've observed do not differ
from 'Asahi Star' or
H. longissima 'Kinakafu Nagaba Mizu'." Mikiko Lockwood in an article on The Hosta Library titled,
A Little About Japanese Hosta Terms defines the term kinakafu or ki nakifu as yellow-center(ed), the term nagaba as narrow long leaf(ed).
and the term mizu as water, 'Mizu Gibōshi' or
H. longissima.
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