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redcrx
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Mikawa-no-Yuki is a hybrid of kikutii x longipes. It is a medium sized hosta with white backed leaves and lateral flower scapes.
Hosta Registry -
http://hostaregistrar.org/detail.php?id ... wa-no-Yuki
MyHostas -
http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Mikawa-no-Yuki
Hosta Library -
http://www.hostalibrary.org/m/mik.html
To me this plant looks very similar to
kikutii caput-avis. On the last page of this topic I have some flower comparisons.
Mikawa-no-Yuki in the 2013 season
- Mikawa-no-Yaki - May 24, 2013
- Mikawa-no-Yaki - May 23, 2013
Showing the white leaf backs
- Mikawa-no-Yaki - August 20, 2013
- Mikawa-no-Yaki - August 20, 2013
- Mikawa-no-Yaki - August 20, 2013
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
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Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
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Mikawa-no-Yaki in the 2014 season
- Mikawa-no-Yaki - August 23, 2014
- Mikawa-no-Yaki - August 23, 2014
And a comparison of flower heads between kikutii caput-avis on the left and Mikawa-no-Yuki on the right in the 2013 season:
- kikutii caput-avis & Mikawa-no-Yuki - August 26, 2013
An the flowers
- kikutii caput-avis & Mikawa-no-Yuki - August 26, 2013
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
