H. ‘Sydney's Spunk’
Hosta ‘Sydney's Spunk’ is a registered cultivar () .
| Year registered | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Section class | IV-4b (Small) |
Last checked against the AHS registry:
Overview
'Sydney's Spunk' was registered in 2007 as a sport of a plant entered only as 'Obscura'. The leaf is 4 in by 2.5 in. It is medium green and slightly shiny, with a creamy white margin 0.4 to 0.5 in wide and a lightly wavy surface. Near-white tubular flowers are registered for the second half of June in Metamora, Illinois.
In the Garden
The clump is registered at 12 in across and 10 in high, with a slow growth rate. Its scapes are registered at 14 to 18 in.
How it compares
'Minuteman', a sport of 'Francee', is a green-and-white hosta registered at 24 in across and 12 in high. Its leaf is 6 by 4 in, dark green rather than medium green, with a wider creamy white margin of 0.75 in.
'Frosted Mini-muffins' (2000) is registered at 6 in across and 5 in high, with a nearly round leaf 2.5 by 2.25 in. Its creamy white margin is about as wide, 0.5 in, but it frames a greenish yellow center instead of a medium green one.
Flowers and other notes
The registered growth rate is slow. The registered size was measured on the three-year-old original sport, and seed set is listed as unknown. The parent is entered only as 'Obscura'. The registry has a separate 'Fortunei Obscura' entry with empty measurement fields, and the sport registration does not link to it, so we cannot confirm they are the same plant. For general culture, see the hosta care guide.
Sources: AHS Registry records for 'Sydney's Spunk' (#5595), 'Fortunei Obscura' (#1863), 'Minuteman' (#3792) and 'Frosted Mini-muffins' (#1968), hostaregistrar.org.
Size and leaf
| Clump height | 10 in (25.4 cm) |
|---|---|
| Clump width | 12 in (30.5 cm) |
| Leaf length | 4 in (10.2 cm) |
| Leaf width | 2.5 in (6.4 cm) |
| Vein pairs | 8 |
| Leaf | medium green with .4 to .5in (1.0 to 1.3cm) wide, creamy white, flat margins; slightly shiny on top; dull underneath; lightly wavy |
| Flower scape height | 14–18 in (35.6–45.7 cm) |
From the American Hosta Society Registry record.
Parentage
- Sport parent: Sport of H. 'Obscura'
Similar cultivars
Other registered hostas in the same AHS section class (IV-4b, small size):
- H. ‘Minuteman’ (1994)
- H. ‘American Choice’ (2007)
- H. ‘American Pie’ (2007)
- H. ‘Flatliner’ (2007)
- H. ‘Ganny Sandy’ (2007)
- H. ‘Kenzie’ (2007)
Related guides
Registration data: AHS Registry #5595. How we check this data.