Kiwi Dotterel is a sport of Striptease. It comes up with bright leaves in the Spring that change color during the season. It's name comes from a New Zealand waterbird.
Hosta Registry - not registered
MyHostas - http://www.myhostas.be/db/hostas/Kiwi+Dotterel
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/k/kiwidotteral.html
I have had this plant since since 2009. I potted it in 2014 to keep the voles from getting it.
There are more photos of Kiwi Dotterel showing its color-change sequence in the Strip Poker topic:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=60693
Here it is last season - when I dug it up in 2014 I ended up with two pieces.
That's Strip Poker bottom/center, Patricia the Stripper left edge/bottom (it was dug from the same garden to protect it). The white centered piece center/top is "Golden Garters" (one of my Striptease sports - I didn't realize I still had two pieces of it.)
Here it is in the ground in 2013 to the right of Strip Poker.
And very early in 2013
Here is leaf detail in early 2012.
And here it is early in 2011 showing the white strips from it Striptease heritage.
Hosta of the Day #2 - Kiwi Dotterel
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Hosta of the Day #2 - Kiwi Dotterel
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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Re: Hosta of the Day #2 - Kiwi Dotterel
You sure do know how to hunt down a lot of these unusual and somewhat obscure sports, don't you Ed Thank you for sharing them here!