A large size (23 inches high) hosta with dark green
leaves and yellow margins, this cultivar was introduced by Carl Mack of Illinois in 1956 and was once listed as Mackwoods No. 22. It was
registered under its current name by
The American Hosta Society on behalf of Mack
and Robert Savory
of Savory's Gardens in Minnesota in 1986. The leaves are slightly wavy and of better than average
substance. Its funnel shaped, lavender flowers are borne on 34
inch scapes from late July into August.
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "Like a number of other white-margined 'Fortunei' types,
'Green Gold' possesses a vigorous growth rate, good durability,
and attractive coloration...it has not achieved the popularity
of the very similar 'Francee'."
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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.
'Fortunei
Aureomarginata', H.
GOLD CROWN, H. 'Golden
Crown', H. 'Green Gold' and
H. 'Yellow
Band'. |
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