I just got a single start of it last year and I am glad that I did. It has just taken off. I look forward to seeing how fast this fills the area.
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I guess it depends on whether your garden has room for it...I think it's a spectacular hosta and grew faster than any of mine. It's the first plant I ever bought for my garden, so it has sentimental value for me, too. I have two of them.

IMO, yes you are definitely missing out. It's tall and vase shaped so it's a great addition to the back of the garden...

I can't post any pics yet since mine is not fully unfurled. But yes, GET IT!

Regal Supreme is newer with a wider creamy white edge.... Wonder if it grows as beautiful as its sister. The photos above are breathtaking.

-Babka

Beautiful pictures, and great looking garden!

I would not be without vase-shaped Regal Splendor, I have I have 7 or 8 of them (lost count) and love them, they are a great background hosta in the woods beds and in the upper garden also. It is not only wonderful color and size wise, the bloom spikes are some 6' tall on mine. Plus it looks good all season long. They are really spectacular with Japanese painted ferns around them.

It is a big hosta, but if you have room, definitely go for it!

Yes, I think you're missing out. I think it's a great hosta at a great price! I just bought mine last weekend for $9.00. Here it is.

BTW, UK Hostaman, I saw that you had "Her Eyes Were Blue" on your wish list. Did you ever get one? I'm waiting on mine, but curious to see one in someone's garden.

Gesila

Oh, I wish I wasn't out of room for Regal Supreme!

Another one I really like is Tom Schmid. It comes up with a pure white edge, where as RS comes up with a light green edge that gradually turns cream. This picture is from last year. I have two Tom Schmids back to back and they are still unfolding. They each increased a lot this year so I think it grows as well as RS.

You are missing one of the best hostas out there. Gets very large, grows fast, can grow in the sun, a real beauty.

Hey coll, I agree with you on Tom Schmid. Chris at Hallsons picked that one out for me. The white edges are awesome. I have it in the back of my garden and the white edges are visible from 45 feet away! Mine was one or two eyes last year and it's 5 eyes this year.

I bought 'Regal Splendor' last year as a fairly decent sized plant with 8 eyes--a bargain at $8! This year when it came up I counted 16 eyes. I'm certainly not going to complain about a plant that doubles its size in its second season in my garden.

Here it is still opening up this spring.

thanks for all the great pictures...will be putting my order in soon!...gelisa,it is still on my never ending wish list!..one last question...does the blue/green colour hold up well in the sun as the place i have in mind does get quite alot of english sun!

I originally bought a smaller version of Regal Splendor in early April. It sat on my back deck in full sun in a small pot, neglected, for about 6 weeks. The edges lightened up a bit, but didn't burn. The blue turned to a blue/gray/green kind of color. I think it looked great considering it was such a young plant, plucked out of the greenhouse and thrown onto the deck in the sun all day. Come to think of it, we had more sun in April than we've had in May.

I'm on the 42nd parallel, I think I read a recent post where that was important to know as far as the sun goes.

Gesila

Great pics. And yes, it is a must have.

There are a number of factors that determine how a Hosta will look at maturity. Someone in the neighbourhood has a Regal Splendor in semi-shade that is one of the nicest Hostas I've ever seen.

Mine are both in a lot of shade (or were, until this year when the guy behind me cleared out all the trees along our property line. I find it to be a blue/gray/green by mid summer regardless of low light...not a very "blue" hosta, IMO. The first year I had it, I put them along the foundation next to the house in full sun til 1 pm. I don't recall it getting ugly there, but I'm more tuned into the nuances now than when I first started out. I know that Sun Power in that same spot fried up nice and crispy, even though our Maine sun isn't so strong. No hosta there now.

Anything w/ Krossa Regal heritage is worth having, IMHO. Some of the kings of hostaland!