I love it, but don't know what it is...

My 3-yr. old blue NOID in 2016 - I like the shape of the leaves

My gold NOID - not clear whether the main portion of the plant (the solid colour) is an overrun sport or the variegated one is the sport. It was obviously mislabeled as 'Royal Tiara'.

Don, I was pondering..... yours reminds me somewhat of Northern Exposure... except that yours appears to grow a bit more upright?

I have added additional photos in the hopes that someone might be able to identify these noids...a never-ending quest, right?

Don I agree that it probably a sieboldiana of some form like Northern Exposure. Possibly Northern Halo as there are many forms depending on the width of the margin. Does it stay bluish all season?

Jo your 2nd set of pics do look like they are a Tiara especially the flower buds. Do you recall the approx. leaf sizes? Maybe Golden Tiara/Golden Sceptre?

Love your surprise, Mae! A total beauty!

Laurie, I have several of both GS and GT and this one is different...but I think it is related to the Tiara line somehow.

Mae, that sure looks like Beckoning.

Sunnywood, I'd be happy if it were so! I admired the photo you posted of Beckoning. I think your leaf has a brightness to it that mine lacks.

Thanks Josephine for kind words. Up close the leaf has a markedly dull appearance so in all honesty it's more of a beauty from a distance. LOL

Mae. It looks like the leaves start out blue green then turn yellow in the center. The brightness of the yellow is very location dependent.

I have had one Noid for years. It (they) were supposed to have been Gold Standard.

Sunnywood, Thanks for the good idea...I'll move a piece of my Beckoning to a sunnier location and see what happens.

Here is one of my NOID plants this Hosta was given to me, It is medium to large size and it flowers from late July to early August here in Michigan. In my garden the leaves appear more blue than in the pictures below. The last picture is taken in my garden.

Paula, that's a good one...would love that address...have it your way...but 2017. ,,,

Jo, I would have to agree, from what I see, that your NOID is of the Tiara lineage. Would be great if you had a new sport with that white line...interesting to see if the line becomes more pronounced in future years.

Peren.all, my immediate reaction to your Noid was that it was a beautiful August Moon reversion. The closest I could find to an August Moon sport in the Hosta Library that was green with a yellow margin that might have reverted back to August Moon was Indiana Knight, This seems pretty unlikely since it probably was not widely available.

Whatever the Noid, it looks very attractive in your gorgeous landscape, as pictured above.

Back to the drawing board: since you bought it as a Gold Standard, I think the relationship with GS would be important to examine but I don't think you bought a Gold Standard because your bought hosta was green with a yellow margin and GS is a gold hosta with a green margin.

In case the reasoning above might be helpfult to you, Laurie, I will post it.

Noids #1 and #2....have more... but these two are my "grand daddy" noids...thought one on left might be Earth Angel, but doesn't look like my other EAs. One on right, no clue. I think it was supposed to be Blue Mammoth but was told it is not.

Your immediate reaction was a good one irawon, they do look very similar. I wish I knew how to put a couple of pics side by side for comparison.

It may or may not be a red herring that they were supposed to be Gold Standard. They were ordered and delivered sight unseen. I did not even have a camera at the time to take a pic and inquire from the seller as to their possible identity.

I really appreciate your thoughts on this one and hope you have another great idea!

mbug - For the one on the left I would perhaps be looking at Frances Williams and her offspring.

mbug, I agree with peren.all, and my guess is Maple Leaf a sport of FW.

I posted a pic of Maple Leaf on the M thread and here is a link to the Compare Hosta Library. Hosta 'Maple Leaf'

Peren and MM.....thanks.....Maple Leaf looks very similar.....doesn't show burn like my other FW's did.....many many similar ones!

Noid #3....new last year so still young....shows some cupping....nice deep color...good substance

Mbug, the indumentum (white line running along the leaf edges apparent in some white-backed hostas [not the other reference to hairy leaves] ) caught my eye immediately. I looked up Don Rawson's list for "white-backed hostas" but stopped there, lol. Long list and I didn't know where to start. Perhaps it would have been easier to look up blue hostas with underside glaucous bloom.

Some of the leaves have that one big wave/ruffle to them (brings to mind shape of Golden Meadows, Lionheart, for example) near the base that may help to narrow things down? I'm no help, sorry but I think this NOID of yours looks like it may develop even more ruffles as it matures. It looks slug-proof too! Nice Find!

Beth - Does your Noid take on a nice yellow color in fall?

It will be interesting to hear from you and others but I am thinking Fortunei Hyacinthina??? Here is a link to the Compare Hosta Library

I got this beauty in 2015 at the end of the Season with hopes of giving a name. No luck. Hope to it this coming spring.

Thanks Jo for the picture of the hosta with droplets! When I saw your photo of the gold NOID, it reminded me of my Birchwood Parky's Gold which was stolen in 2013. I only had it one year and it was in a pot. So I found the picture of my plant and put it side by side with yours. I got it as a two eyed plant in 2012 and it was a fourteen eyed plant the next year. A fast grower. I think your photo was taken in more sun? But I am probably completely wrong about this!

Dedez7b, the coloration on yours reminds me of Blue Ivory. I don't remember any fasciated scapes, but the young ones are so variable.

Thank you, NHL for the side-by-side comparison. It certainly resembles my NOID (which does grow in the sun, as you discerned, until about 1:30-2:00). The lobes on most of your leaves are a bit flatter but otherwise it could be a ringer! :-)

Thanks Kathy, Based on the NHL Blue Ivory fits the description.

Love the street sign... another is myway highway. I have so many NOIDS so I will post what ever today. Someone wanted pictures of Charlie and Flash and a friend did a photo transformation that was quite interesting app

The photo transformation is great Faye! Really interesting.

newhostalady ..If you have windows 10 it is available for free on internet under superphoto. I was scared to upgrade incase I lost all my pictures somewhere in my computer and couldn't find them. I thought they were interesting too

I don't have windows 10, but my daughter may have. I'll check into it. Thanks Faye!