Originated by Hajime Sugita of Japan but registered in 1999 by Peter Ruh of Ohio on his behalf, this upright growing cultivar is a hybrid of H. 'Sieboldiana'. It is a giant size hosta about 33 inches high by 40 inches wide with golden yellow foliage that has a light yellow gold marginal variegation. The leaves are heavily rippled and dull on top. Bell shape flowers bloom from late June into July on scapes up to 32 inches tall.