Hosta "Gold Standard" review
The hosta Royal Standard was introduced in 1965 and was the first ever patented variety. Royal Standard is one of the best hostas for deep, dark shade. Plants are extremely hardy with shiny, bright green leaves. Royal Standard can reach up to 40″ tall when mature. Hummingbirds love the sweet fragrant white flowers that appear in August. Very easy to grow.
Hosta "Gold Standard" information:
| Size Category | medium - large |
| Hosta height x width | 55x150 cm (22x59 in.) inches |
| Leaf length x width | 23x16 cm (9x6 in.) inches |
| Vein pairs | 10-11 |
| Leaf color | |
| Variegation | medio |
| Leaf type | |
| Petiole | |
| Scape | |
| Scape height | 85 cm (33 in.) |
| Flower | pale lavender |
| Fragrant | |
| Flower length | 4 cm (1.6 in.) |
| Flowering period | July - August |
| Fertile | limited/difficult |
| Pod | |
| Ploidy | 2-2-2 |
| Patents | |
| Sports | 'Abracadabra' sport/gy 'Academy Halo Standard' sport/gw 'Adrian's Glory' sport/yb 'Asian Pearl' sport/ww 'Aurora's Glow' sport/yg 'Blue Sanders' sport/o 'Bob Sanders' sport/o 'Brenda's Beauty' sport/yg 'Caesar' sport/o 'Captain Kirk' sport/wg 'Chante's Dark Emerald' sport/op 'Collector's Banner' sport/o 'Cumulonimbus' sport/yc 'Darwin's Standard ' sport or hybrid 'Fire Opal' sport/gw 'Flip Flop' sport/gy 'Foreign Exchange' sport/os 'G String' sport/yg 'Hasta Manana' sport/gw 'It' sport/os 'JenElaine' sport/yw 'Judi's Joy' sport/om 'Landmark' sport/yg 'Marble Queen' sport/o 'Meet the Border' sport/wg 'Moonlight' sport/yw 'Ocean Isle Gold Dust' sport/gy 'Paradise Standard' sport/yw 'Richland Gold' sport/yy 'Royal Golden Jubilee' sport/yg 'Sam-Tina Gold' sport/gg 'Sarah Jane' sport/gy 'Silver and Gold' sport/yw 'Silver Certificate' sport/wg 'Something Different' sport/yg 'Standard Deviation' sport/o 'Standard's Bands' sport/gy 'String Bikini' sport/wg 'Striptease' sport/wg 'Sunfish Stripe' sport/yg 'White Standard' sport/wg 'Work of Art' sport/wg |
| Progeny | 'Za Za Zoom' seedling |
