
Schmid (1991) described groups of plants that have
the same basic structure and vary only in their leaf
color. The cultivars listed are very similar to each
other and some are probably identical i.e. the same
plant but with a different name.
This group was defined as
"...Ogon
Tokudama, the "golden well-rounded hosta,"
originated with H. 'Tokudama
Aureonebulosa', which is unstable in the long term
and will occasionally sport to all-yellow forms which
occur naturally as well as in tissue culture.
Additionally, many different forms and sizes occur when
this taxon is hybridized. A number of distinct clones
and hybrids have been isolated and named. The
horticultural "standard" form which is essentially
identical to H. 'Tokudama
Aureonebulosa', except for the all-yellow
leaves, is most often seen cultivated under the name H. 'Golden Medallion'
but this name was registered without description. The
former group name, H. 'Tokudama'
Golden group, is too vague because distinct yellow
mutants of H. 'Tokudama
Flavocircinalis' also exist, and it has been
replaced by the more specific name. Other distinct
clones belonging to this group may exist and may be
named in the future." |