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HostaChodai Ginba

Statusregistered

Originator(s)Kajigawa/Gotemba Nursery/Pete & Jean Ruh 2003

Originunknown

Size categorylarge

Plant height x width80x150 cm (31x59 in.)

Leaf length x width28x20 cm (11x8 in.)

Vein pairs10

Leaf colordark green

Variegation 

Leafa bit corrugated

Petiole 

Scape 

Scape height120 cm (47 in.)

Flowerpale lavender

Flower length 

Fragrant 

Flowering periodJuly - August

Fertile 

Pod 

Ploidy 

Patents 

Info='Chodai Ginyo'.
Very heavy scape.
Kenji Watanabe said in his book (The cultivation & observation of the hosta) that this hosta is large green leaf with long petiole and white backed (pruinose), and also he wrote it looked like H. sieboldiana with long petiole & flower scape.
Usually used as a material of flower arrangement. Its origin is unclear.
'Cho' means long, 'Dai' means large & 'Ginba' means silver leaf. About "Chodai Ginyo", 'Chodai' means long-large, 'Ginyo' means Silver leaf, too. So 'Ginba' equal 'Ginyo' [TN].

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