H. ‘Peach Salsa’
Hosta ‘Peach Salsa’ is a registered cultivar () .
| Year registered | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Section class | IV-3 (Small) |
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Overview
'Peach Salsa', registered in 2013, is a small yellow hosta whose selling point is color off the leaf: the registrant highlights bright red scapes and petioles under bright yellow, somewhat puckered foliage. The leaves are pale yellow in the record, broadly ovate with a rounded base, slightly shiny on both sides and moderately corrugated. Its parents are 'Strawberry Banana Sundae' and an F2 seedling of H. clausa normalis.
In the Garden
The record lists a fast growth rate on a mound-like plant registered at 20 in (50.8 cm) across. Scapes reach 18 to 22 in (45.7 to 55.9 cm).
How it compares
'Rainbow's End' also has red scapes. It was a Benedict Garden Performance Award winner in 2021 and Hosta of the Year the same year. It is a sport of 'Obsession', with a yellow-to-creamy-white center and dark green edges, registered at 21 by 11 in with a slow growth rate. Pick it if a variegated leaf matters more than growth rate; 'Peach Salsa' has an all-yellow leaf and a fast registered growth rate.
'Post-it', a sport of 'Mango Tango', has a yellow leaf (5.5 by 4.7 in) on a plant registered at 23.6 in across, but upright rather than mound-like, with a moderate rather than fast registered growth rate, and its scapes are yellow, not red.
'Peach Salsa' itself received an Honorable Mention in the 2025 Benedict Garden Performance Awards, the AHS list that rewards plants for how they perform in gardens.
Flowers and other notes
The registry says nothing about how the yellow behaves in sun, whether it fades or greens up through summer, or how slugs treat it. The flowers are listed as pale purple, from mid-July into August in North Carolina. For general care, see how to grow hostas.
Sources: AHS Registry records for 'Peach Salsa' (#4261), 'Rainbow's End' (#4561) and 'Post-it' (#3852), hostaregistrar.org; AHS Benedict Garden Performance Awards by year (2026); AHS Hosta of the Year booklet, 3rd edition.
Size and leaf
| Clump height | 12 in (30.5 cm) |
|---|---|
| Clump width | 20 in (50.8 cm) |
| Leaf length | 6 in (15.2 cm) |
| Leaf width | 4.5 in (11.4 cm) |
| Vein pairs | 7 |
| Leaf | pale yellow flat margins; slightly shiny on top; slightly shiny underneath; slightly folded, moderately corrugated |
| Flower scape height | 18–22 in (45.7–55.9 cm) |
| Notable characteristics | bright red scapes and petioles, bright yellow foliage with some puckering |
From the American Hosta Society Registry record.
Parentage
- Pod parent: H. 'Strawberry Banana Sundae'
- Pollen parent: H. clausa normalis F2 sdlg
Similar cultivars
Other registered hostas in the same AHS section class (IV-3, small size):
- H. ‘Post-it’ (2012)
- H. ‘Delona’s Smile’ (2013)
- H. ‘Honey Brickle’ (2013)
- H. ‘Key West Sunset’ (2013)
- H. ‘Lemon Honey’ (2013)
- H. ‘Sight for Sore Eyes’ (2013)
Related guides
Registration data: AHS Registry #4261. How we check this data.