This cultivar was listed on the MyHostas Database website. Originated in Japan, this non-registered cultivar is of unidentified parentage.

Mikiko Lockwood in an article on The Hosta Library titled, A Little About Japanese Hosta Terms defines the term ogon or oogon as gold or yellow and the term nishiki as brocade (rich-colored woven fabric) i.e. something colorful and beautiful.