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  A hybrid of H. 'Urajiro Hachijo' ×  H. 'Blue Moon', this cultivar was registered by
				Don Dean of Minnesota in 1999. It forms a small size mound about 10 inches high with a spread 
				of 30 inches. The foliage is ovate to oblong-ovate, slightly 
				wavy with a thick white bloom on the underside and good 
				substance. Its lavender flowers open in September.  According to
				
							The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...ranks highly for the intensity of its blue foliage 
				color, which lasts well into late summer."
  
				
				The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
				Diana 
				Grenfell (2009) states: "A superb recent introduction...Leaves with a heavy 
glaucous bloom and of an exceptionally heavy substance."
 Mikiko Lockwood in an article on The Hosta Library titled, 
			
			A Little About Japanese Hosta Terms  defines the term urajiro as white-backed or white underside.
  
				
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