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HostaKii Hime

Statusnot registered

Originator(s)Japan/Henry Landis

Originvenusta selection

Size categorymini

Plant height x width10x15 cm (4x6 in.)

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Leaf colorgreen

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InfoSmall. Lavender flowers. Small, heart shaped leaves.
Medium to dark green, smooth uniform venation.
Said to be the smallest hosta in existence. It's green leaves are tiny, tiny, tiny! Talk about the perfect plant for a Fairy Garden! Pretty lavender flowers float high above the foliage. Hime means tiny in Japanese, this one is found on the Kii Peninsula, the southernmost extension of the main island of Honshu. Clump gets 4 inches tall and 6 inches wide. Give this tiny beauty a special place!
Kii Hime means the 'tiny hosta' from Kii Peninsula, Japan.
A dwarf form of H. sieboldii.

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