The
Russ O'Harra Hosta Society
registered this slow growing sport of H. 'Sieboldiana' in
1999. It was previously named H. 'Cover Girl' and was originated
by
Russ O'Harra of Iowa. The
giant size mound is 31
inches high by 58 inches wide with foliage that is heavily
corrugated with thick substance. Pure white flowers bloom from mid-June
into July.
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...sport
of 'Frances
Williams'...very similar to
'Frances Williams' with one major exception: it does not develop
spring desiccation burn in the gold margin to any significant
extent."
An article titled Too Many Lookalikes by
Bob Keller in
The
Hosta Journal (2010 Vol. 41 No. 2) states that, "There
are many registered 'Frances Williams' lookalikes including H. 'Aurora Borealis', H. 'Squash Edge', 'Holly's Green and Gold', 'Golden Circles' and
'Olive Bailey Langdon', as well as some unregistered ones."
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An article by
Warren I. Pollack in
The
Hosta Journal (2020 Vol. 51 No. 1) titled
Doppelgänger Hostas: Fancy Name for
Look-alike Hostas, included a long list of hostas
which various hostaphiles, published articles or other sources have
indicated "look" the same. Some of these are, in fact, the same
plant with two or more different names. Others are hostas that vary
in some minor trait which is not immediately discernable to the
casual observer such as seasonal color variations, bloom traits, ploidy, etc. So, as Warren mentions, hostaphiles may differ as to the
plants listed but then, their opinions are based on visual observations and interpretations. |
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H.
'Aurora
Borealis', H. 'Fleeta
Brownell Woodruffe', H. 'Frances
Williams', H. 'Maple
Leaf', H. 'Olive
Bailey Langdon' and
H. 'Samurai'. |
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