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Hostaclavata

Statusspecies

Originator(s)Fumio Maekawa 1938/AHS 1993

OriginJapan:Kanto region,central Honshu

Size categorysmall

Plant height x width20x23 cm (8x9 in.)

Leaf length x width13x4 cm (5x2 in.)

Vein pairs3-4

Leaf colorgreen

Variegation 

Leaflanceolate, wavy edge, smooth, glossy below

Petiolegreen

Scapelight green

Scape height45 cm (18 in.)

Flowerclavate,white

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Fragrant 

Flowering periodJuly - August

Fertileyes

Pod 

Ploidy 

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InfoJN: Ko Giboshi = "small hosta".
JN: Musashino Giboshi = "Musashi hosta".
Looks like sieboldii f. spathulata, except for the club-shaped (clavate) flower bud and the bracts. Also described as sieboldii var. intermedia, indicating it's taxonomic position between sieboldii and rectifolia.
Also see H. 'Alma'.

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