This sport of H. 'Wogon Gold' was
originated by
Marc Laviana of Connecticut and registered by
Alex Malloy of New York in 1999. The medium size plant grows to about 12 inches in height by 27
inches in width. Its green foliage has gold medial (center)
variegation. The leaves are elliptic to lanceolate, slightly
rippled and have thin substance. Purple flowers bloom in August.
"In the International Code of Nomenclature
for Cultivated Plants 1995, Article 17.6 dictates that all words should have
an initial capital letter, with the following exceptions. Words that follow
a hyphen, conjunctions and prepositions, other than those which are the
first word in the epithet. Exceptions are also given where linguistic custom
dictates otherwise.
The following hosta cultivar epithets should be corrected as follows:
‘On The Marc’ to ‘On the Marc’..."
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