Standard's Bands is a reverse coloration sport of Gold Standard.
Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... 's%20Bands
Myhostas Database - http://www.myhostas.be/db/hostas/Standard's+Bands
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/s/standardsbands.html
This is a plant I registered in 2010. If you look at the topic "Evolution of a Sport"
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=55463
you will see what I think are "clones" of this plant - they all came from the same source where a guy was just cutting up pots and selling them.
My original name for this plant was Gold Standard Rev Var D - just 1 plant. The Var C version mentioned above in "Evolution of a Sport" had 6 plants (one piece is still Gold Standard). There was a B version - two plants with a wimpy edge barely noticeable. There is an H version with a better edge than B but not as good as C. An F version was streaky but may have stabilized - I haven't looked for it in a while.
Some white is showing up this season.
Some photos from previous seasons:
Hosta of the Day - Standard's Bands
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Hosta of the Day - Standard's Bands
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Re: Hosta of the Day - Standard's Bands
A few more old photos of Standard's Bands:
These are all the same day - different scapes.
These are all the same day - different scapes.
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Re: Hosta of the Day - Standard's Bands
I was cleaning up around this today and notice the subtle streaking. Normally it's a green center with a gold edge and the edge color fades away.
I keep hoping that I get a decent sport off of it one of these days.
I keep hoping that I get a decent sport off of it one of these days.
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.