This sport of H. kikutii polyneuron is a non-registered cultivar from Japan. It grows into a medium size hosta around 11½ inches in height with a spread of 32 inches. The green foliage has a white marginal variegation. Lavender flowers bloom in August and September.

According to The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...has been labeled "H. kikutii polyneuron albomarginata" in American collections for the past 18 years."

Mikiko Lockwood in an article on The Hosta Library titled, A Little About Japanese Hosta Terms defines the term shirofukurin or shiro fukurin as white-edge(d) or white-margin(ed).