kikutii is a medium sized hosta species. It forms a mound with draping rippled leaves.
The (Hyuga Giboshi) is "hosta of Hyuga".
Hosta Registry - not registered - it is a species
MyHostas Database - http://www.myhostas.be/db/hostas/kikutii
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/k/kikutiisp.html
This is a new addition with lots of flowers. I need to get more photos of the plant details.
And I need to get close-ups of the style - it looks purple on the end.
Hosta of the Day #2 - kikutii (Hyuga Giboshi)
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Hosta of the Day #2 - kikutii (Hyuga Giboshi)
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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Re: Hosta of the Day #2 - kikutii (Hyuga Giboshi)
Ed, like most Hosta species, this species is quite variable. I have a seedling from seed collected in the wild, had it for about 3 years. As you can see this one has reddish petioles and the flowers are virtually all-white.
Re: Hosta of the Day #2 - kikutii (Hyuga Giboshi)
Some photos today:
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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Here's a picture from yesterday of the plant, with a couple of cropped close-ups of the flowers.
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Pieter, I have to say yours is unlike any kikutii I have ever seen. How did you confirm the species ID on the seed source? Were there other species/hybrids in the area?
Ed, our main kikutii is the form with longer leaves and no ripples. Just starting to bloom. We got it from Maria Plater-Zyberk, who would have had it from the early 80s or earlier. We also have kikutii var. yakusimensis, which has a bit of ripple. And kikutii 'Kifukurin'. Can you tell we like kikutii?
David
Ed, our main kikutii is the form with longer leaves and no ripples. Just starting to bloom. We got it from Maria Plater-Zyberk, who would have had it from the early 80s or earlier. We also have kikutii var. yakusimensis, which has a bit of ripple. And kikutii 'Kifukurin'. Can you tell we like kikutii?
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David, while I don't know what other species there may have been around, the seeds were collected in situ in Japan from what I'm told. Odds are I'll see him again in about 3-4 weeks or so and I'll make a point of asking him some more questions but I have no reason to believe this plant is not as claimed, just don't know what sub-species it is but suspect it is var. caput-avis.
Re: Hosta of the Day #2 - kikutii (Hyuga Giboshi)
Let's see - I have:
kikutii 'Kifukurin' = Kifukurin Hyuga - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=58105
I should replant this where it was but in a basket - it seemed to like it there.
kikutii caput-avis - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=58152
and
Mikawa-no-yuki - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=58153
which look the same to me.
Yoshinogawa = kikutii var. polyneuron 'Yoshinogawa' - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=57844
Hyuga Urajiro = (from MyHostas Database) "Looks like the streaked version of kikutii f. leuconota" -
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=58151
kikutii 'Kifukurin' = Kifukurin Hyuga - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=58105
I should replant this where it was but in a basket - it seemed to like it there.
kikutii caput-avis - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=58152
and
Mikawa-no-yuki - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=58153
which look the same to me.
Yoshinogawa = kikutii var. polyneuron 'Yoshinogawa' - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=57844
Hyuga Urajiro = (from MyHostas Database) "Looks like the streaked version of kikutii f. leuconota" -
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=58151
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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Re: Hosta of the Day #2 - kikutii (Hyuga Giboshi)
Dave Chopko has a yellow-margined kikutii that Stephen lusts after. Dave got it from Barry Yinger. I don't know if it's ever been offered at auction.
We also have Hyuga Urajiro and Mikawa-no-yuki. Lots of confusion in these forms.
We also have Hyuga Urajiro and Mikawa-no-yuki. Lots of confusion in these forms.