An article by
W.
George Schmid in
The
Hosta Journal (1996 Vol. 27 No. 2) states that This is a duplicate, incorrect or outdated name for Hosta
rectifolia 'Maruba
Tachi'. Mikiko Lockwood in an article on The Hosta Library titled,
A Little About Japanese Hosta Terms defines the term maruba
as round leaf or round-leafed and the term tachi as upright, 'Tachi Gibōshi' or
H. rectifolia. |