H. ‘X-rated’
Hosta ‘X-rated’ is a registered cultivar () .
| Year registered | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Section class | V-6a (Miniature) |
Last checked against the AHS registry:
Overview
'X-rated' (2001) is a sport of 'X-ray' with an almost entirely white leaf. The registration describes narrow, lance-shaped leaves, 5 in long and only 0.63 in (1.6 cm) wide, pure white with a medium green margin of just 0.1 in (0.3 cm), heavily rippled, moderately twisted and wavy. The registrant calls the variegation stable and adds three notes: the white center holds all summer, the plant has not melted out, and the petioles are very rippled.
In the Garden
The plant is registered at 9 in (22.9 cm) across and 2 in high, mound-like, with a moderate growth rate. Scapes of 6 to 14 in are white or striped green and white.
How it compares
'X-ray' (2000), the parent and itself a sport of 'Gold Edger', is registered at 12 by 6 in, with greenish white leaves 7 by 1 in and a wider green margin of 0.25 in.
'PG-13' (2009) is a sport of 'X-rated' that reverses the pattern: medium green leaves with a pure white margin of 0.25 in. It is registered at 18 by 6 in, and its registrant describes a "small fast growing mound of white-margined foliage".
'Frosted Mini-muffins' (2000), a sport of 'Banana Muffins', is registered at 6 in across and 5 in high, with a rounder leaf, 2.5 by 2.25 in, greenish yellow with a creamy white margin of 0.5 in.
Flowers and other notes
The claims that the white holds and does not melt out are the registrant's; the registry does not say in what conditions they were observed. Bloom is recorded from late July to mid-August in Bettendorf, Iowa; general care is in our care guide.
Sources: AHS Registry records for 'X-rated' (#6207), 'X-ray' (#6208), 'PG-13' (#4324) and 'Frosted Mini-muffins' (#1968), hostaregistrar.org.
Size and leaf
| Clump height | 2 in (5.1 cm) |
|---|---|
| Clump width | 9 in (22.9 cm) |
| Leaf length | 5 in (12.7 cm) |
| Leaf width | 0.63 in (1.6 cm) |
| Vein pairs | 3 |
| Leaf | pure white with .1in (0.3cm) wide, medium green; stable variegated, heavily rippled margins; dull on top; slightly shiny underneath; moderately twisted and wavy |
| Flower scape height | 6–14 in (15.2–35.6 cm) |
| Notable characteristics | White center holds all summer; has not melted-out; very rippled petiole |
From the American Hosta Society Registry record.
Parentage
- Sport parent: Sport of H. 'X-ray' — H. ‘X-ray’
Registered cultivars that list Hosta ‘X-rated’ as a parent:
- H. ‘PG-13’ (sport)
Similar cultivars
Other registered hostas in the same AHS section class (V-6a, miniature size):
- H. ‘Lakeside Fruit Loops’ (2001)
- H. ‘Cherish’ (2002)
- H. ‘Frosted Waves’ (2000)
- H. ‘Green with Envy’ (2000)
- H. ‘Lakeside Elfin Fire’ (2000)
- H. ‘Little Caesar’ (2000)
Related guides
Registration data: AHS Registry #6207. How we check this data.