According to
The Hosta Handbook by
Mark Zilis (2000), this "...most commonly planted white-margined hosta
in the last 100 years."
This medium sized plant has pale
lavender flowers with a midpetal stripe in July. The flowers are
sterile so they do not develop seeds.
Schmid (1991) changed the naming of this plant. Previously, it was
known as a species by the name of Hosta undulata
albo-marginata. As the current name implies, it has now been
switched to cultivar status rather than a species. The most
common reason for this switch is that there is no evidence that
this plant exists now or has ever existed as a plant in the
wild. In other words, it is a cultivated plant.
Zils also points out the this
plant was originally registered by the
American Hosta Society as
H. undulata 'Albo-marginata' in 1987. Other names that
have been used for this plant in the past include 'Frank
Sedgewick', 'Mackwoods No. 5', and Hosta japonica undulata
aureo-marginata.
Similar cultivars include H. 'See Saw'.
Sports include H. 'Apparition',
H. 'Emerald Eyes', H. 'Flat Tire' and H. 'Spartan Flash'.
|
 This
cultivar is susceptible to
Hosta Virus X. Of course, this does
NOT mean that you should not grow this hosta. Only that you should
learn more about this potential problem and be on the look out for
it. |
