hosta identification help

2 years ago

Can someone help with 3 NOIDS?

Bought this one as a bulb last year - was supposed to be Beach Boy or Color Festival but is not.

This one is about 5 years old and spreads good but never gets much larger in size. I have had several divisions of this one already. If it helps for size, the blue to the left it is a fully grown Halicon.

This one is 3 or 4 years old and I have no idea what it is supposed to be but was much brighter yellow earlier in the season and is now fading a little. For size comparisons, on left is August Moon and to the right is Francee. I know I need to move this one because it will soon be crowded out.

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5

2 years ago

could be st elmo though ...

i meant the all gold tiara .. whatever that ones name is ... golden scepter ... see what they did there with the name ...

what about gold edger ...

last 2 are old.. old.. hosta ...

ken

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
2 years ago
3 june in a lot of sun???

2.. golden tiara??

1 .... nothing to do with color festival.. for sure ... maybe on old one.. shade fanfare?

you bought divisions.. not bulbs ... btw ... dont worry.. we will get you up to speed ...

tell us about your source ... bigbox.. or a hosta nursery??? ... what im getting at is how exotic or conversely.. how old the ID may be ... there are a couple old standard for 1 ... the names of which are escaping me right now ...

in other words.. can we rule out the newest ones ... that only a high end nursery might have [and where you would expect proper labeling]

welcome.. lets see more of your hosta... this is the place to show them off ... in a new post ...

ken
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
2 years ago
The first might be St. Elmo’s Fire.

tj
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djacob Z6a SE WI
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tj, your guess fits when you look at the HL photos for SEF. Ken, I don't think that's a golden Tiara.....it has no margin....unless the margin fades in some instances that I am unaware of.......which is entirely possible, I'm sure! lol

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Ed Rushing
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2 years ago
Ken, you are correct, I am a newbie on Hostas - I had to have something to do during the pandemic last year with no sports for about 6 months during the spring so I bought a lot of Hostas online. I should know to call them divisions not bulbs, but I am still learning the terminology. By the way, the first one was bought from Holland Bulb Farm last year. The others most likely from a Big Box store or from a local garden center here in MS. Our local garden stores seldom have more than 5 or 6 kinds and I don't usually see any "exotic" ones although in the last few years I am seeing more different kinds.

I have June and Grand (and Golden) Tiara, so I know that that is not correct. I'll look up St. Elmos fire to see what it looks like.
undertheoaksgardener7b
2 years ago
1. Not sure
2. Vanilla Cream
3. Orange Marmalade
djacob Z6a SE WI
2 years ago
Ken, haha haha, how ridiculous of me to mak a pointer to you. I didn’t know about the all gold tiara named Golden Scepter—— now I do.

utog, your guesses are good too. How did you get so accurat? I thought you had only been collecting hohostas for 4-5 years?

The difference between GS and VC is the flower. GS has a deep purple flower, whereas VC has light lavendar one. So Ed bloom time may give you your answer between those two. I think utog’s ID of Orange Marmalade is correct.

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bkay2000
2 years ago
#3 could be Orange Marmalade. If you'll look at the Orange Marmalade photos #5 and #7 in the hosta library, you'll see where it got it's name. That color doesn't last too long, and it doesn't hold up that well, but it's striking in the early spring. Phil, one of our now departed folks, had the phrase, "it's worth how it looks in the summer for how good it looks in the spring", referring to Orange Marmalade. Otherwise, it's probably Paul's Glory. Paul's Glory held up very well for me even in Texas.

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dhaven
2 years ago
#2 is almost certainly Golden Scepter, the next best guess would be Golden Spades, but that is not found in many gardens. Gold Drop and Gold Edger are both larger, with thicker leaves, and a slightly duller golden coloring.
Ed Rushing
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2 years ago
Thanks for the help. So the 2nd is either Golden Scepter or Vanilla Cream (they both look similar). On the third, I already have Orange Marmalade and Paul's Glory, but only got them this year, so as they get bigger, hopefully, I will know for sure. Thanks again everybody!
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2 years ago
Here’s one of my Orange Marmalade’s today:
steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
2 years ago
Just to throw some other names out there.

1 - Platinum Tiara if it stays small. Delta Dawn or Sunshine Glory if it gets medium. Frozen Margarita if it gets big and fragrant.

3. Gold Standard