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						  This 
						cultivar of unidentified parentage  was originated in 
				Japan 
						but was 
				registered by 
				Peter Ruh of Ohio in 2002
						and
						re-registered 
						with new data in
						2018.   It forms a 
medium size mound about 12 
				inches high with a spread of around 22 inches. 
						The lanceolate foliage is 
						green to yellow gold in color and is slightly rippled, 
						slightly folded, moderately wavy and moderately flat with a 
				reddish colored base to the petioles. It has thin substance. 
						Lavender-purple, striped flowers bloom on scapes 28 to 
						30 inches tall from July into August followed by viable seeds. 
						The pods are light green striped and reddish purple. 
						The registration materials state: "...fast multiplier; 
						clear yellow-gold greenish cast..." 
						 
				  According to
				
							The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...also been known as 'Gold Tsushima' and 'Golden 
				Tsushimensis', but those should only be considered common 
				names."  
				
				The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
				Diana 
				Grenfell (2009) states in its Hosta Hybrids for Connoisseurs chapter: "Still 
rare in cultivation."  
				Mikiko Lockwood in an article on The Hosta Library titled, 
			
			A Little About Japanese Hosta Terms  defines the term ogon or oogon as gold or yellow.  
			 This cultivar was originally registered as a seedling of 
H. tsushimensis but was 
				changed to Parentage Unknown in 2018.  
				
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