Hosta of the Day - 'Olympic Glacier'

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Hosta of the Day - 'Olympic Glacier'

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'Olympic Glacier' is a reverse sport of 'Pathfinder'. In my garden the leaves are a lot smaller than 'Pathfinder'.

Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... %20Glacier
MyHostas Database - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Olympic+Glacier
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/o/olympicglacier.html

I have had this plant since 2009.
Here it is early and late in the 2009 season:
Olympic Glacier - May 28, 2009
Olympic Glacier - May 28, 2009
Olympic Glacier - October 2, 2009
Olympic Glacier - October 2, 2009
And here it is in 2010:
Olympic Glacier - July 1, 2010
Olympic Glacier - July 1, 2010
Those flowers poking into the bottom of the frame are from Gypsy Rose.
Olympic Glacier - July 6, 2010
Olympic Glacier - July 6, 2010
Olympic Glacier - July 6, 2010
Olympic Glacier - July 6, 2010
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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Re: Hosta of the Day - 'Olympic Glacier'

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Some photos of Olympic Glacier from 2011:
Here it is with Seducer left (just finished flowering), Red October right, Gypsy Rose above, Vulcan top right corner:
July 11, 2011
July 11, 2011
This is a reverse angle. Olympic Glacier is center with two flower scapes, Red October is left, Seducer is at the top, Gypsy Rose is bottom, Vulcan is bottom right corner.
July 23, 2011
July 23, 2011
July 23, 2011
July 23, 2011
July 23, 2011
July 23, 2011
One photo from 2012 with Seducer on the left, Red October on the right and Gypsy Rose above/right:
June 19, 2012
June 19, 2012
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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