According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis
(2009), "The name 'Gigantea' most often
points to the cultivar 'Fortunei
Gigantea', but sometimes refers to Hosta sieboldiana 'Gigantea'.
The latter has been renamed 'Nesmith Giant'.
This cultivar is a cross of
Hosta
sieboldiana x Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' that was
registered by Peter Ruh on behalf of Elizabeth Nesmith. It forms
a 25 inch high mound that spreads 56 inches in width with
slightly wavy, thick substanced leaves that are deeply lobed at
the base. The near white flowers bloom starting in mid June.
Zilis comments, "...listed as "Hosta sieboldiana var. Gigantea" by Elizabeth Nesmith in her Fairmount Gardens catalog
in 1964. When that name proved to be invalid, Peter Ruh renamed
it 'Nesmith's Giant' and registered it for her."
Similar cultivars include H. 'Sea
Monster'.
These 2010 photos come from the
