This cultivar was registered by
Rob Mortko of
Made in the Shades Gardens in Kansas in 2000 as a sport of H. 'Vanilla Cream'. A medium
size hosta (12
inches high by 15 inches wide), this plant has medium green margins and
sports lavender flowers in July.
According to
The Hostapedia by
Mark Zilis (2009), "Comparing the three 'Vanilla Cream' sports, 'Heart
and Soul' lands in between, having a darker green margin than 'Peppermint
Cream', but lighter than 'Wylde Green Cream'."
The Book of Little Hostas by Kathy and Michael Shadrack
(2010) says: "The light green leaf center will turn yellow in a
sunny location. Ideal for the raised bed or large
container."
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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. 'Heart
and Soul' and
H. 'Wylde
Green Cream'. |
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