Hosta 'Hime Urajiro Hyaga'
 

Originated in Japan, this non-registered cultivar is sport of H. kikutii. It is a miniature size hosta with green foliage that has a whitish back to the leaf blade. This cultivar  bears clusters of near white flowers with purple anthers from late August into September. They produce viable seeds.

Mikiko Lockwood in an article on The Hosta Library titled, A Little About Japanese Hosta Terms defines the term hime as small, mini, dwarf or princess and the term urajiro as white-backed or white underside.


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