EMS 처리에 의한 좀비비추[Hosta minor (Baker) Nakai]의 엽색 변이 품종 ‘황나래’ 육성

New Cultivar ‘Hwangnarae’ of Leaf Color Variegated Hosta minor Developed by EMS Treatment

The Hosta ‘Hwangnarae’ was bred at the Korea National Arboretum, which was induced using ethyl-methanesulfonate (EMS) to obtain mutants. Among the leaf variegated Hosta plants, some with yellowish-green color pattern on the edge of the leaves was selected. They were cultivated through vegetative production. Assessment of the botanical characteristics was executed for six years from 2013 to 2018. Major characteristics such as yellowish-green color pattern on the edge of leaves appeared uniformly and was finally selected in 2019. The Hosta ‘Hwangnarae’ that have been bred in this way can prove to be useful as material for a ground cover plant or pot plant.