H. ‘Risky Business’
Hosta ‘Risky Business’ is a registered cultivar () .
| Year registered | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Section class | III-6a (Medium) |
Size and leaf
| Clump height | 17 in (43.2 cm) |
|---|---|
| Clump width | 36 in (91.4 cm) |
| Leaf length | 7 in (17.8 cm) |
| Leaf width | 5.5 in (14 cm) |
| Vein pairs | 8 |
| Leaf | pure white with 1.5 to 2in (3.8 to 5.1cm) wide, medium green, flat; tip of mature leaves twists to the side margins; dull on top; glaucous bloom underneath; flat |
| Flower scape height | 27 in (68.6 cm) |
| Notable characteristics | white center; fast growth rate |
| Plant patent | PBR24529 QZ |
From the American Hosta Society Registry record.
Parentage
- Sport parent: Sport of H. 'Striptease' — H. ‘Striptease’
In the registry, its sport parent H. ‘Striptease’ is itself a sport of H. ‘Gold Standard’, which is a sport of H. ‘Fortunei’.
4 published registry records name Hosta ‘Risky Business’ as a parent: 2 sports and 2 seedlings.
Sports of H. ‘Risky Business’ (2), by registration year
- H. ‘Buffalo Spring Beauty’ (2020)
- H. ‘LudchoDrago’ (2023)
Seedlings of H. ‘Risky Business’ (2), by registration year
- H. ‘Bouquet of Hearts’ (2017)
- H. ‘Georgia Jan’ (2017)
From the pod, pollen and sport parent fields of American Hosta Society Registry records.
Similar cultivars
Other registered hostas in the same AHS section class (III-6a, medium size):
- H. ‘Guacamole’ (1994)
- H. ‘Proud Peacock’ (2016)
- H. ‘American Sweetheart’ (2002)
- H. ‘Brandi Nicole’ (2002)
- H. ‘Chesieres Mountain Lights’ (2002)
- H. ‘Ice Age’ (2002)
Related guides
Registration data: AHS Registry #4699. How we check this data.