This
is one of those cases where there are four hostas with the
same name. None are currently registered with
The American Hosta Society. The first one to be registered would
become the "official" hosta of that name and the
others would have to be renamed.
Schmid
(1991) lists a cultivar of this name with only the
information that it was originated by
David Stone
of Connecticut and was called "DSM #1". Other sources indicated that This is a duplicate, incorrect or outdated name for H. 'Hazel'.
Hosta Helper will call this plant
'Spring Gold' (Stone).
According
to Mark Zilis, Plant Delights Nursery in North
Carolina owned by
Tony Avent
listed as H.
ventricosa 'Spring Gold' that originated in
China. It has golden-yellow foliage in the spring
but changes to green by early summer and should be a
medium to large size plant at maturity. The flowers
which should bloom in July would be purple. Zilis
speculates that this plant could be the same as H.
'Ogon Murasaki'.
Hosta Helper will call this plant
'Spring Gold' (Avent).
There
is a German cultivar from
Heinz Klose with the name H. 'Fruehlingsgold'
which translates into Spring Gold.
Hosta Helper will call this plant
'Spring Gold' (Klose).
In
1981,
Gretchen Harshbarger of Iowa donated a
"guest plant" to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum which
was named 'Spring Gold'. This was assumed to be a David
Stone plant.
Hosta Helper will call this plant
'Spring Gold' (Harshbarger).