Hosta | Summer Olympics |
Status | registered |
Originator(s) | Mark Zilis 2004 |
Origin | 'Alex Summers' sport |
Size category | medium |
Plant height x width | 45x100 cm (18x39 in.) |
Leaf length x width | 25x16 cm (10x6 in.) |
Vein pairs | 14 |
Leaf color | golden yellow |
Variegation | |
Leaf | thick |
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Scape | |
Scape height | 90 cm (35 in.) |
Flower | pale lavender |
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Fragrant | |
Flowering period | July |
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Pod | |
Ploidy | 4-4-4 |
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Info | Gold leaved sport of Hosta 'Alex Summers' introduced during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece by Q&Z nursery. Large, semi-upright mound of foliage that is a much brighter gold than 'Gold Regal' (the mother plant of 'Alex Summers'). Has much better substance than 'Gold Regal'. |
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