Notable Characteristics
frequent gold seedlings; show less tendency to become necrotic in direct sun
Leaf Color Center
yellow green
Vein Pairs
11 to 17 sunken above, very projected below
Margin Appearance
broadly undulated
Leaf Texture Top
glaucous bloom
Leaf Texture Bottom
glaucous bloom
Leaf Appearance
flat arch
Scape Height (cm)
65 to 75
Scape Color
green or whitish green
Scape Bracts
inflorescence leaves
Growing Location
Weihenstephan/Freising , Germany
Flower Color Patterns
very lightly purple in the middle of the lobe
Seed Pod Color
triangular 1.75 in (4.5 cm) prunose
Pod Parent
Parentage Unknown
Season Color Change
lutescent, first green, then chartreuse to yellowish green in spring, golden yellow by anthesis
Additional Comments
See AHS journal 1985 vol 16: pp 54-56 (Fischer; Schmid). The information used for this registration is from W. George Schmid, in The Genus Hosta, Timber Press, 1991, and is used with permission. Measurements by Schmid in 1984