| This is a non-registered 
						form of 
						H. montana  
						from 
				Japan. It forms a large size hosta with green 
						foliage that has a thick, white bloom on the bottom 
						side. 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 and the term oba or ooba as large leaf, 'Oba Gibōshi' or 
			H. montana. |