 Discovered
by
Clarence (C.H.) Falstad, III
and registered by
Walters Gardens,
Inc. of Michigan
in 2004, this cultivar is a
tissue culture sport of H. 'Blue
Umbrellas'. In 2005, it was granted U.S. Plant
Patent. It is a large size (28 inches high by 49
inches wide) plant with very pale lavender flowers
from late June into July.
The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
Diana
Grenfell (2009) states: "Slow to start but needs regular division once
established...The leaf center develops pale green frosting in
extreme summer heat."
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 United States Patent: PP15977 (2005)
Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hosta
plant named ‘Dancing in the Rain’, characterized by
leaves having deep green margins and a creamy yellow to
creamy white center, with lavender flowers held nicely
above foliage.
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