H. ‘Champagne’

Overview

'Champagne' was registered in 1994. Its pod parent is listed only as a hybrid of 'Ogon Koba', and no pollen parent is named. The leaf is 5 in by 2.5 in. It has a light green center that moves toward yellow and a dark green margin 0.25 in wide. The registration gives medium lavender tubular flowers in July, from a clump grown in Minnesota.

In the Garden

This is a small plant, registered at 10 in across and 8 in high. The scapes are 15 to 17 in tall and green with a red base.

How it compares

'June', a sport of 'Halcyon', is the obvious reference among small hostas with a light center and a darker edge. Its registered leaf is 6 in by 3.5 in on a clump 20 in across. It was Hosta of the Year for 2001 and won the Benedict award in 2009; 'Champagne' has no award in the lists we checked.

'Rainbow's End', a sport of 'Obsession', is the closest match for the red-based scapes. Its scapes are red, 16 to 19 in. Its center runs from yellow to creamy white, and the green margins vary from 0.25 to 1.25 in. Its clump was registered at 11 in high and 21 in across. It was named Hosta of the Year and won the Benedict award in the same year, 2021.

Flowers and other notes

With no growth rate on file, expect to learn this one's pace in your own bed. How the center color behaves in different light is not recorded either; the hosta care guide covers general siting.

Sources: AHS Registry records for 'Champagne' (#974), 'June' (#2939) and 'Rainbow's End' (#4561), hostaregistrar.org; AHS Hosta of the Year booklet, 3rd edition; AHS Benedict Garden Performance Awards by year (2026).