| Hosta | Sunny Smiles |
| Status | registered |
| Originator(s) | Chet Tompkins 1990/Pete & Jean Ruh 2001 |
| Origin | 'Old Gold Edge' x 'Frances Williams' |
| Size category | medium |
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| Leaf length x width | 15x11 cm (6x4 in.) |
| Vein pairs | 11 |
| Leaf color | pale green>yellow,white edge |
| Variegation | el |
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| Info | A very nice large, medium green with creamy gold margin. Nile-green leaves with broad white margins, similar to H. 'Shade Fanfare'. From West Coast plantsman Chet Tompkins comes this attractive specimen. In spring, the rounded chartreuse green leaves with a wide dramatic white border make an attractive 3' wide clump. In late spring, the clumps are topped with scapes of lavender flowers. Nile-green leaves with broad white margins. Similar to H. Shade Fanfare, but a more vigorous plant. Lavender flowers. Forming a tight, compact, very symmetrical clump, this cultivar exhibits heart shaped leaves of chartreuse-green encased with a wide creamy white border. This is a very "finished" type of hosta. Everything about it is pleasing to the eye. 'Old Gold Edge'/'Cemetery One' and 'Cynthia' are strong in its background. It takes a good deal of sun here without complaint, and in stronger sun the centers of the leaves often take on a golden hue. Sibling to 'Snowbound'. |
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| Progeny | 'As You Like It' = 'Paul's Glory' x PP 'Sun Chariot' = PP x 'Streets of Gold' |