This sport of H. 'Electrum Stater' was registered by
Alex Malloy of New York in 2004. The medium size plant has chartreuse colored foliage
with a yellow marginal variegation. During the season, the color
changes to a dark green with a creamy white marginal variegation. The leaves
have thick substance. Very pale lavender flowers bloom from late
June into July. According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...exhibits traits typical of
tetraploid hostas."
The
Hosta Journal (2018 Vol. 49 No. R) states that this
cultivar was originally registered as 'Tappen Zee' which was a typographical
error that has now been corrected.
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