Hosta | clavata |
Status | species |
Originator(s) | Fumio Maekawa 1938/AHS 1993 |
Origin | Japan:Kanto region,central Honshu |
Size category | small |
Plant height x width | 20x23 cm (8x9 in.) |
Leaf length x width | 13x4 cm (5x2 in.) |
Vein pairs | 3-4 |
Leaf color | green |
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Leaf | lanceolate, wavy edge, smooth, glossy below |
Petiole | green |
Scape | light green |
Scape height | 45 cm (18 in.) |
Flower | clavate,white |
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Flowering period | July - August |
Fertile | yes |
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Info | JN: 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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