This is, perhaps, the most commonly grown hosta with splashed variegation. It was registered by
Mildred
Seaver in 1999 as a seedling of with
Hosta sieboldiana background.
The plant forms a large (24 inches high) mound of broadly ovate,
wavy, moderately corrugated foliage with thick substance. It
bears near white flowers in very late June into July.
According to
The Hostapedia by
Mark Zilis
(2009), this cultivar "...rates as one of
Mildred Seaver's greatest introductions and has been very
popular amongst collectors, gardeners and nurserymen alike...The
variegation varies a bit from plant to plant, some exhibiting a
bit more misting, others developing large white streaks."
This cultivar was voted No. 17 in
the 2008 Popularity Poll by members of The American Hosta Society.
Similar cultivars include H.
'American Masterpiece' and H. 'Northern Mist'.
Sports include H. 'Green Milk'
and H. 'Pistache'.
