1. Medium to large sized clump.

2. Dark green rounded leaves with wide, creamy, somewhat irregular margins approximately one-half to one and one-half inches in width characterized further by irregular light green and yellow streaking from the dark green center into the cream margin.

3. Striking contrast between the very dark green center and bright margin

4. Vigorous growth

The new Hosta can be compared to its all green parent cultivar, H. 'Edge of Night'. Plants of the new Hosta have a distinct irregular cream margin enhanced with light green and yellow streaking between the green center and white border.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color photograph (FIG. 1.) illustrates the overall appearance of the new cultivar, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. The photograph comprises a top perspective view of a plant “Foxfire Night Skye” in a cultivated area of the garden. There may be slight differences in the leaf colors of the photograph from the actual colors due to light reflectance.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. The following observations and measurements describe the plant as grown in the ground in Central Wisconsin under partial shade.

•Botanical Classification: Hosta hybrid cultivar 'Foxfire Night Skye’

•Parentage: Mutant of Hosta 'Edge of Night’

•General description:

a) Blooming period about 4 weeks from July 10th to August 8th in Wisconsin

b) Plant habit: Herbaceous perennial, clump forming, mounded habit

d) Height and spread reaches about 24 inches (62 cm (24 in.) ) high by 48 inches (122 cm (8.7 in.) ) wide

e) Hardiness: USDA Zone 3-8

f) Diseases and pests: No superior or inferior susceptibility or resistance to diseases of other pests has been observed for Hosta 'Foxfire Night Skye'

g) Culture: Light shade to partial sun, moist soils of moderate fertility

h) Root description: Freely branched, fleshy

i) Propagation” In vitro propagation is preferred using typical methods for Hosta, division is also possible

j) Root development: Rooted transplants from tissue culture fully develop in a 72-cell liner in about 5-9 weeks in a greenhouse with average temperature of about 70 degrees F.

k) Growth Rate: Vigorous

•  Foliage description:

a) Leaf shape: broadly ovate

b) Leaf Base: cordate

c) Leaf size: 8 inches (20 cm (7.9 in.) ) wide by 9 inches (23 cm (9 in.) ) long

d) Leaf quantity: 4-5 per shoot (eye)

e) Leaf appearance: slightly wavy, smooth edge

f) Leaf surface: top surface slightly shiny bottom surface: glaucous bloom

g) Leaf venation: About 10 to 11 pairs of veins, campylodrome pattern, impressed on upper surface and raised on lower surface, color matches foliage coloration

h) Leaf margin: smooth, slightly wavy

i) Leaf arrangement: Basal, radiate spirally from base Leaf color: (July 20th, 50% shade, Wisconsin) Dark green (nearest to RHS 137A) with wide, creamy (nearest to RHS 152D, (early spring) and then lightening to near RHS 155D as the season progresses), somewhat irregular margins, approximately 0.5 inches (13 mm) to 1.5 inches (39 mm) in width characterized further by irregular light green (nearest RHS 194A) and yellow (nearest RHS

j) 145B) streaking from the dark green center into the cream margin. Margin color lightens as season progresses.

k) Petiole Description:

a) About 15 cm (5.9 in.), 2-3 cm (1.2 in.) in width

b) Petiole color: Central region is green (about RHS 144A)

c) Petiole surface glaucous d) Petiole shape: Sulcate

•Flower scape description:

a) Scape shape: round, solid

b) Scape Number: One per mature eye

c) Scape posture: Straight, upright, some arching

d) Scape size: 60 cm (24 in.) long 5-7 mm wide

e) Scape Color: green (about RHS 146C

f) Scape surface glaucous

g) Leaf bracts: about 15-25 per scape, 25 mm length, 15 mm width, rigid, lanceolate in shape Dull on upper surface (about RHS 137C), shiny on lower surface (about RHS 137A), very narrow white edge.

•Flower type:

a) Inflorescence Type: Terminal racemes of single tubular-shaped flowers, closely spaced on the last 10 cm (4 in.) of the scape.

b) Lastingness of inflorescence about 4 weeks from first opening bloom to fading of last opening bloom, individual blooms lasting about one day

c) Flower number: 15-25

d) Flower fragrance: none detected

e) Flower Shape: tubular

f) Flower bud shape: Spathulate

g) Flower bud color: Light lavender (near RHS 85B)

h) Flower size: 6.0 cm (2.4 in.) long, 1.5 cm (0.6 in.) wide

i) Flower color: White (about RHS 155D) with lavender striations (about RHS 85B on inner surface

j) Pedicel: 5 mm in length, 2 mm in diameter, (about RHS 145C in color)

k) Perianth features: Comprised of six tepals, 3 internal, 3 external, overlapping in expanded region and fused in tube region

l) Tepal Shape: Oblanceolate with acute apex

m) Tepal size 6.0 cm (2.4 in.) in length and 1.5 cm (0.6 in.) in width.

n) Tepal Color: white (about RHS N155D) with lavender striations (about RHS 85B) on the inner surface

o) Tepal Texture: Glaucous

•  Reproductive organs:

•Gynoecium:

a) 1 pistil; style is about 4.0 cm (1.6 in.) in length and 1 mm in diameter, white in color; stigma is 3 lobed and white in color; ovary is superior, compound, composed of 3 locules, green (about RHS 145A) in color

•Androecium: 6 stamens; filament is about 4.0 cm (1.6 in.) in length and 1 mm in diameter, white in color, pollen is abundant and about RHS 15B in color Fruit: Not observed under growing conditions tested Seeds Not observed under growing conditions tested.