Hosta of the Day - 'Marbled Cream'

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Hosta of the Day - 'Marbled Cream'

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'Marbled Cream' is a 'Yellow Splash' hybrid.

Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... ed%20Cream
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Marbled+Cream
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/m/marbled.html

An archive leaf reference to Marbled Cream - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=45028&p=393375&hili ... am#p393375

I have had a couple of these for a few years. It may be one of my first streakers.
Some photos from 2011:
Marbled Cream - July 27, 2011
Marbled Cream - July 27, 2011
Marbled Cream - July 28, 2011
Marbled Cream - July 28, 2011
Marbled Cream - August 6, 2011
Marbled Cream - August 6, 2011
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Hosta of the Day - 'Marbled Cream'

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Some photos of my potted one from 2012 - it's throwing off a large green hunk which I took off during the season:
Marbled Cream - May 17, 2012
Marbled Cream - May 17, 2012
Marbled Cream - May 17, 2012
Marbled Cream - May 17, 2012
Marbled Cream - May 17, 2012
Marbled Cream - May 17, 2012
Marbled Cream - May 17, 2012
Marbled Cream - May 17, 2012
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Marbled Cream today:
Marbled cream - June 2, 2015
Marbled cream - June 2, 2015
That green hunk I took off and potted in 2012 puts up scapes that are 5 feet tall.
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Same plant with flowers:
Marbled Cream - July 28, 2015
Marbled Cream - July 28, 2015
Marbled Cream - July 28, 2015
Marbled Cream - July 28, 2015
Marbled Cream - July 28, 2015
Marbled Cream - July 28, 2015
Marbled Cream - July 28, 2015
Marbled Cream - July 28, 2015
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Marbled Creme - one of my oldest hosta. Has been growing in the ground and the voles missed it.
Marbled Creme - May 3, 2016
Marbled Creme - May 3, 2016
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Same plant - late in the season:
Marbled Cream - August 23, 2016
Marbled Cream - August 23, 2016
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This is the same plant as above.
Marbled Cream - April 30, 2018
Marbled Cream - April 30, 2018
Marbled Cream - April 30, 2018
Marbled Cream - April 30, 2018
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