H. ‘Robin Hood’
Hosta ‘Robin Hood’ is a registered cultivar () .
| Year registered | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Section class | II-6b (Large) |
Last checked against the AHS registry:
Overview
'Robin Hood' was registered in 2000 by J. Schwarz of Dubuque, Iowa, who is credited as originator, namer, introducer and registrant; its parentage is unknown. The leaf is 11 in (27.9 cm) by 10 in (25.4 cm), light green in the center with a medium green margin 3 in (7.6 cm) wide. It is slightly shiny above, dull below and has a cordate base.
In the Garden
The registrant measured a plant 33 in (83.8 cm) across and 24 in (61.0 cm) high with a moderate growth rate, with scapes of 24 to 30 in. Flowers are described as tubular, but no color is entered. The clump was three years old at registration.
How it compares
Two of its sports split the leaf pattern in two directions. 'Lionheart' (2009) has a pure white center with a medium blue-green margin 2 in wide on a mound registered at 30 in across with a slow growth rate. Pick it if a white center matters more than growth rate; 'Robin Hood' has the light green center and a moderate registered growth rate.
'Sheriff of Nottingham' (2012) went the other way: an all greenish-yellow to yellow leaf that becomes more yellow over the season, described as gold with heavy substance. It is registered as upright, 12 in across and 18 in high, also with a slow growth rate.
Outside the family, 'Guacamole' also has a light center. Its leaf is yellow gold with a 0.75 in dark green margin and very shiny, it was AHS Hosta of the Year in 2002, and it won the Benedict Garden Performance Award in 2025.
Flowers and other notes
Seed set and seasonal color change are left blank in the registration, and the measurements come from a three-year-old clump; general planting and slug advice is in our hosta care guide.
Sources: AHS Registry records for 'Robin Hood' (#4711), 'Lionheart' (#3420), 'Sheriff of Nottingham' (#5100) and 'Guacamole' (#2394), hostaregistrar.org; AHS Hosta of the Year booklet, 3rd edition; AHS Benedict Garden Performance Awards by year (2026).
Size and leaf
| Clump height | 24 in (61 cm) |
|---|---|
| Clump width | 33 in (83.8 cm) |
| Leaf length | 11 in (27.9 cm) |
| Leaf width | 10 in (25.4 cm) |
| Vein pairs | 14 |
| Leaf | light green with 3in (7.6cm) wide, medium green, slightly rippled margins; slightly shiny on top; dull underneath |
| Flower scape height | 24–30 in (61.0–76.2 cm) |
From the American Hosta Society Registry record.
Parentage
Registered cultivars that list Hosta ‘Robin Hood’ as a parent:
- H. ‘Lionheart’ (sport)
- H. ‘Sheriff of Nottingham’ (sport)
Similar cultivars
Other registered hostas in the same AHS section class (II-6b, large size):
- H. ‘Piecrust Promise’ (2000)
- H. ‘Paradigm’ (1999)
- H. ‘Russell Lee’ (1999)
- H. ‘Doctor Reath’ (1997)
- H. ‘Klaus von Klitzing’ (2003)
- H. ‘Me and My Shadow’ (2003)
Related guides
Registration data: AHS Registry #4711. How we check this data.