Hosta 'Crispula'
a.k.a Sazanami Giboshi

A large sized plant with white margined green foliage, Hosta ‘Crispula’ has white funnel shaped flowers on scapes up to 45 inches tall. This plant was first described by Liberty Hyde Bailey in the 1930s. Fumio Maekawa called it a species with the name Hosta crispula but it was changed to a cultivar by George Schmid in 1991. It was registered by the American Hosta Society in 2001 as a Hosta montana type of hosta that was originated by Fumio Maekawa.

A large (25 inches high) hosta, this plant has foliage that is narrowly ovate-shaped with a rounded base and curved tip. Pale lavender, funnel shaped flowers bloom in July.

According to The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "Though known for more than one hundred years, 'Crispula' continues to be an outstanding choice as a white-edged cultivar for landscaping purposes. It has a distinctive appearance and a good show of flowers as well as a good growth rate."

According to The Hosta Handbook by Mark Zilis (2000), this species has been known as H. 'Dr. Jamison Harrison' in the past.
  • H. 'Crispula Lutescens'
  • H. 'Crispula Viridis'
  • H. 'Dewline'
  • H. 'Crispula Viridis'
  • H. 'Minuet'
  
  • H. 'Daily Joy'
  • H. 'Lucy's Crinkle'
  • H. 'Great Desire'
  

In 1991, the comprehensive book about hostas, The Genus Hosta by W. George Schmid, was published. It was the first intensively researched book about the entire genus which, until that time, suffered from a lot of misinformation and name confusion. As the result of his research, Schmidt determined that several of the plants previously treated as separate, naturally occuring, species were, in fact, cultivated varieties, i.e. cultivars. created by nurseries or hybridizers.

This is one of the hosta groupings that was shifted from species to cultivar status. For more on this process...

Species switched to cultivar status in 1991 include:
 

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