A
cross of H. 'Reiko' x H. 'Amy Aden', this small size cultivar
was registered by
Paul Aden
in 1987. It only grows about 6
inches high and 18 inches wide. The leaves are slightly rippled
and mildly corrugated. Its medium purple flowers bloom in July.
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis
(2009), "...ranks as one of the best
small-sized, white-centered cultivars ever introduced...has a
good growth rate, and produces flowers in neat proportion to the
mound...a plant reputed to be a larger version of 'Sitting
Pretty' has been dubbed 'Standing Pretty'..."
Similar cultivars include
Hosta pulchella 'Variegata'.
Sports include H. 'Froggy', H.
'Junior Miss' and H. 'Lookin' Pretty'.
These 2010 photos come from the
