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Hostasieboldii

Statusspecies

Originator(s)Japan/Paxton/Ingram/AHS 1993

OriginJapan:Honshu & Shikoku

Size categorysmall

Plant height x width20x25 cm (8x10 in.)

Leaf length x width12x4 cm (5x2 in.)

Vein pairs5-6

Leaf colorgreen

Variegation 

Leafwavy, shiny, lance

Petiole 

Scapelight green

Scape height75 cm (30 in.)

Flowerpurple,striped

Flower length5 cm (2 in.)

Fragrant 

Flowering periodAugust

Fertileyes

Pod 

Ploidy 

Patents 

Info=sieboldii var. sieboldii Schmid 2010.
=sieboldii f. spathulata Schmid 1991.
=sieboldii 'Viridis'.
='Lancifolia Thunbergiana'.
JN: Koba Giboushi = "small leaf hosta".
25-75% shade. AGM.
Emerges early in Spring.

Sports'Amber Dietrich' sport or seedling
'Bunchoko' sport/gw
'Carrie Ann' sport/gw
'Chartreuse Waves' sport or seedling
'Elamae' sport or seedling
'Golden Isle ' sport or seedling
'Haku Chu Han' sport/
'Hakubi' sport/wg
'Hirao #58' sport/
'Kabitan' sport/yg
'Mentor Gold' sport/yyv
'Midorikawa' sport/gw
'Mito-no-Hana' sport/gg
'Mr Asami' sport/gw
'Paxton's Original' sport/gw
'Pixie Power' sport or seedling
'Rippled Elf' sport or seedling
'Shima Kabitan' sport/o
'Shirobana Kika Koba' sport/gg
'Shirobuchi' sport/gw
sieboldii 'Alba' sport/gg
sieboldii 'Albomarginata' sport/gw
'White Mule' sport/gg
'Wogon' sport/yy

Progeny'Akane' seedling
'Beatrice' seedling
'Betsy King' = 'Decorata' x PP
'Black Pod' seedling
'Butter Rim' seedling
'Claudia' = PP x clausa var. normalis
'Emerald Isle' seedling
'Golden Isle' hybrid
'Hirao' hybrid
'Honeybells ' = plantaginea x PP
'Louisa' hybrid
'Masquerade' seedling
'Mishima Fukurin Koba' selection
'Sentinels' = sieboldii x PP
'Slim Polly' = PP x plantaginea
'Subcrocea' seedling
'Sweet Susan' = PP x plantaginea
'White Trumpets' hybrid