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  Robert
Savory
of Savory's Gardens in Minnesota registered this sport
of H. 'Golden Tiara' in 1983. The mound grows
into a medium size hosta about 14 inches in
height and a width of 35 inches. Its leaves are slightly wavy
and have average substance. The flowers of this cultivar are
pale purple and bloom in July.
The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
Diana
Grenfell (2009) states: "Slower growing than its parent."
 "Plant
is the yellow form of H. 'Golden Tiara' which is a derivation of H.
nakaiana showing vestiges of ridges on the scape."
 An article about leaf color change by Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (1991 Vol. 22 No. 1) cites an extract from
The Genus Hosta by W. George Schmid on seasonal changes in hosta leaf
colors:
| Viridescence |
Emerging with yellow or whitish
color that ultimately become increasingly green. An example is
H. 'Fortunei Albopicta' whose green-bordered leaves have a
beautiful, bright yellow-colored center in the spring that turns to
green by midseason. |
| Partial Viridescence |
Emerging with yellow or whitish
color that turns to chartreuse (yellowish green), sometimes a dark
chartreuse. One example is H. 'Kabitan'; two others are 'Golden
Scepter'...and the center leaf coloring of 'Golden
Tiara'. |
| Lutescence |
Emerging green or chartreuse and
turning yellow or whitish yellow. The coloring of leaf centers
of 'Gold Standard'. ..is an example. |
| Albescence |
Yellow, yellowish green or green
areas that turn to near white. Examples are the center leaf
coloring of 'Janet'...and the margins of 'Antioch'...and H. ventricosa 'Aureomarginata'. |
In an article about hybridizing by
Tony Avent in
The
Hosta Journal (1996 Vol. 27 No. 1), Tony gives the
following comments on cultivars he has introduced: "H. 'Sweet Tater Pie' -
H.
'Golden Scepter' x H. yingeri - a totally new look in hostas...the leaves look
waxy gold, rippled with different colors in each ripple...wonderful yingeri-like
flowers."
An article by Gwen Black from
England in
The
Hosta Journal (1997 Vol. 28 No. 2) answers the question, "Which
hosta makes the most outstanding golden dazzle in the early growth?...candidates
were: 'Goldsmith', 'Gold Haze', 'Platinum Tiara', 'Golden
Scepter', 'Sea Fire',
'Golden Oriole', 'Hadspen Samphire', 'Bizarre', 'Anne Arett' and 'Granary Gold'
and on this occasion the award went to H. 'Golden Oriole' with H. 'Granary Gold'
a close second."
An article by Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (2000 Vol. 31 No. 1) states that, "H.
'Diamond Tiara' (Zilis - 85). This is my favorite member of the Tiara Group
because its green leaves having a white border don't lose their pizzazz and
become blah as do its siblings, such as H. 'Golden Tiara' (Savory - 77) and the
gold leaved H. 'Golden
Scepter' (Savory - 83) in my garden come summertime."
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