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						  A hybrid of 
							H. venusta  x
							H. capitata,  this cultivar from 
							Japan was registered by 
							Peter Ruh of Ohio in 2002.   It grows 
							into a small size hosta around 10 inches in height with 
				leaves that are slightly shiny on the bottom. Purple flowers are 
				borne in profusion in July. According to
				
							The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "Dr. Fumio Maekawa developed it over 
				sixty years ago..." 
  "Plant 
							is a hybrid made by Maekawa and named for the 
							address of his garden in Tokyo...It is similar to 
							H. nakaiana, 
							but has slightly larger leaves; the ridges on the 
							scape are identical to those on the species."
 
			 
  
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