This plant forms a small-size mound of dense foliage with narrow leaves.

According to The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "The name is a typographical error for 'Komame Albomarginata', which is an incorrect or outdated name for 'Fukurin Ko Mame'..."

Mikiko Lockwood in an article on The Hosta Library titled, A Little About Japanese Hosta Terms defines the term fukurin as margined or edged.