MyHostas database

HostaSub Four

Statusregistered

Originator(s)Jeroen Linneman 2009

Origin'Kifukurin Ubatake' seedling

Size categorysmall

Plant height x width15x20 cm (6x8 in.)

Leaf length x width9x3 cm (4x1 in.)

Vein pairs7

Leaf colordark green

Variegation 

Leafvery shiny, flat

Petiole 

Scapegreen

Scape height20 cm (8 in.)

Flowernear white

Flower length2.5 cm (1 in.)

Fragrant 

Flowering periodJuly - August

Fertileno

Pod 

Ploidy 

Patents 

Info='Valley's Sub Four'.
Very dark green foliage on a small plant.
Jeroen wanted to grow hostas that remained lower than 4 cm! He didn't succeed. However they remain lower than 4 inch (10 cm).
Another reason is that this year (2004) it is exactly 50 years since England's Roger Bannister ran a mile for the first time in less than 4 minutes. This became known as sub-four.

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