![](../pictures/vuvuzela.jpg) This cultivar is a sport of H. 'Kaleidochrome' which was registered by
Mark Zilis of Illinois in 2010.
Its light green foliage has a golden yellow medial
(center) variegation. The small size plant grows to about
7 inches in height
with a spread of 15 inches. Its leaves are slightly shiny on top
and slightly shiny beneath. They are lightly wavy and
ovate with a rounded base. Its tubular flowers bloom
from mid-July into August.![](../../images/buttons/000000-AA-Book-Journal-G.gif)
An article about hosta names from
Mark Zilis by Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (2013 Vol. 44 No. 1) states that, "I
started using Zulu names for a few hostas after the 2010 [soccer] World Cup...Jabulani,
which means 'rejoice,' amd Vuvuzela was the name of the horn blown by
fans during the World Cup...Uju is a palindrome, a word that reads the
same forward and backward. Mark's first choice was another Zulu word with
several u vowels in it, but there's some controversy over its English
meaning."
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