"A clump-forming perennial that typically matures in a spreading mound to 24" tall, but spreads over time to 48-60" wide. Thick, puckered, cupped, wide-oval to rounded leaves (to 12” long and 11” wide) have distinctive veining, cuspidate tips and cordate lobes. Leaves are deep blue-green in the center with wide but irregular greenish-yellow margins. Funnel-shaped, mostly white flowers appear in early to mid summer in racemes rising to 30" tall. Flowers often have lilac hues." (MOBOT)
Hosta is one of the most popular garden plants in the Midwest. "This cultivar was registered by Connie Williams, the daughter of Frances Williams of Massachusetts in 1986. It was 'discovered' in a Connecticut nursery in 1936 and is considered a sport of H. sieboldiana 'Elegans'. This cultivar was once known as H. sieblodiana 'Aureomarginata' before being renamed. This cultivar has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in the UK. It was the Winner of the 1986 Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Hosta Award." (The Hosta Helper)