This species was found on Honshu
Island in Japan. It forms a
large sized (20 inches high) mound
of shiny, dark foliage. Medium purple flowers with whitish petal
margins appear in late July.
According to
The Hosta Handbook by
Mark Zilis (2000), this species "...is a fairly obscure Japanese
species found in only a few American collections, it deserves
more attention. The shiny, dark green foliage and upright mound
habit make it an ornamentally superior plant."
Similar species include
Hosta lancifolia.
Seedlings include H. 'Gosan Gold Sword' and H. 'Ogon Baran'.
