NOID: Any thoughts as to what this might be?

[rufie98]

This my third year with this NOID. I have two of them. They are still small in size, blue with a white border. Here it is to the right of my Marilyn Monroe. I have also taken a photo of two of the most mature leaves. Any thoughts as to what this might be? I haven't a clue.

[ViolaAnn]

Is the border on that blue one white all year? If it emerges yellow and then turns creamy white, it could be either El Nino or First Frost.

[Chris_W]

How did you get it? The color pattern looks a little like Aristocrat but the wave in the leaf reminds me a bit of Crusader. But I'm not sure on either of those...

[Tigger]

This could depend a lot on what it looks like in the spring. If it gets bigger, and comes up with yellow-cream margins that turn whiter, could it be Earth Angel?

[rufie98]

I am not really sure about the margin in the spring, but I don't think it is yellow, ViolaAnn.
Tigger, I have three Earth Angels, but this one does not really resemble it. Thanks for taking a stab at it, ViolaAnn and Tigger.

I got these from Costco bare root in 2012. I don't find the bare root hosta there that rewarding; they can be quite small; and take a long time to grow. And can be virused! So now I try to muster all my strength to not buy!

I would love for these two hosta to be Aristocrat, Chris. But now that you mention the resemblance to Crusader, perhaps that is what it is. I gave away my Crusader last year. It would have been great to have been able to put them side by side to compare. I guess I didn't think it was Crusader because I found them to be quite blue for a longer period of time than I remembered Crusader to be. But I can see why you think that it might be a possibility.

I look pictures today and the hostas are green now rather than blue. The hosta leaves beside the NOID are of First Frost.

[Chris_W]

Most of the plants I saw like this that were sold at Costco were Pizzazz. That was actually one of the plants I was considering but the original picture seemed small. With the other pictures I think that could be it.

[rufie98]

Sounds like Pizzazz is a real possibility. I'll label it "Pizzazz maybe" and we'll see in another year or two or three! It's been a slow grower for me. Thanks Chris!