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 This is one
of those cases where there are two hostas with the
same name. One is registered (shown above) and,
therefore, the "official" version of H. 'Afterglow'
while the other is a non-registered plant and needs
to be renamed.
 The
two pictures on this page are of H.
'Afterglow' (Walters).
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  This is a
tissue culture sport of H. 'Climax' which was
discovered by
Susan Lichacz
and registered in 2012 by
Walters Gardens,
Inc. of Michigan. It is a large size plant about 20 inches tall with a medium
growth rate. The foliage is a medium green color
with a wide, yellow marginal variegation. Its leaves
are dull on top with a glaucous bloom on the bottom. From late June into July, it bears tubular, pale
lavender flowers.
 The patent application lists the following as
similar cultivars: "...'Afterglow' is
less rugose with a more rounded leaf than 'Academy Blushing Recluse'. The new plant has a less pointed leaf
apex and is larger in leaf and habit than 'El Capitan' and more rounded in habit with less pointed in leaf apex
than 'Erie Magic'. Compared to 'Afternoon Delight' the
new plant has wider yellow variegation of the margins,
and in comparison to 'Goodness Gracious' the new plant
has a more rounded leaf, with deeper impressed adaxial
veins and less acute apex. In comparison to 'Climax’,
the new plant has a wider yellow variegation of the
margin."
Hosta Helper will call this plant
'Afterglow' (Walters)
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United States Patent: PP26755 (2016)
Abstract: A new and distinct Hosta plant named
‘Afterglow’ characterized by upright mounded habit,
heart-shaped leaves with broad yellow margins and green
leaf centers and light lavender buds opening to pale
lavender flowers beginning in late June on arching
scapes.
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