Hosta of the Day - kiyosumiensis

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kiyosumiensis is a green hosta with a rippled edge, shiny leaf backs and twisted leaf tips. It is named for the mountain in Japan where it was found.

Hosta Registry - not registered - it's a species
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/kiyosumiensis
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/k/kiyosumiensiss.html

This plant flowered last season but I missed getting photos.

kiyosumiensis - May 10, 2016

kiyosumiensis - May 10, 2016

Here you can see the twisted leaf tip.

kiyosumiensis - May 10, 2016

kiyosumiensis - May 10, 2016

[redcrx]

I caught kiyosumiensis in flower this morning.

The plant showing lateral scapes.

kiyosumiensis - July 8, 2016

And twisted leaf tips.

kiyosumiensis - July 8, 2016

And flowers.

kiyosumiensis - July 8, 2016

kiyosumiensis - July 8, 2016

kiyosumiensis - July 8, 2016

[redcrx]

I just noticed in the Library write-up of this plant it mentions "finely serrated leaf edges". I went back into my photos and the third photo in the first set does show this.

I will aim for it the next time I'm looking.