This sport of H. 'Sea Fire' was
registered by
Bob Solberg of Green Hill Farm in North Carolina in 1995. It forms a medium size (16 inches high by 45 inches wide) mound with moderately
corrugated, slightly wavy leaves. Pale lavender flowers bloom on
3 foot tall scapes from late July into August followed by viable
seeds.
According to
The Hosta Handbook by
Mark Zilis (2000), "...new leaves gold-centered with white margins versus green-centered
and white-margined with age creating a tricolor effect in an active
stage of growth;"
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "This
tissue culture sport out of
'Sea Fire' makes a neat plant for the garden at all stages of
growth and times of the year."
The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
Diana
Grenfell (2009) states in its Hosta Hybrids for Connoisseurs chapter: "Well
worth the trouble of finding the most appropriate
site with
some morning sun followed by good light or
dappled shade. An
attractive hosta but not very
vigorous...Exhibits both yellow and green leaves
throughout the growing season, making a colorful
display."
An article by Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (1997 Vol. 28 No. 1) states that, "In 1995
Robert M. (Bob) Solberg...registered 'Saint Elmo's Fire'...to be correct,
"Saint" should not be abbreviated to "St." in the name...is named for the
patron saint of sailors. The "fire" is actually discharges of electricity that
occur during storms, especially over large bodies of water."
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