H. ‘Yellow Polka Dot Bikini’
Hosta ‘Yellow Polka Dot Bikini’ is a registered cultivar () .
| Year registered | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Section class | IV-6b (Small) |
Last checked against the AHS registry:
Overview
'Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' (2005) is a sport of 'Striptease'. The registry gives the leaf as medium green with 0.75 in (1.9 cm) wide, light green, flat margins. Its seasonal note adds that the margins start bright yellow and gradually turn to an apple green, with white lines dividing the center and margin.
In the Garden
It is a small plant on paper: registered at 9 in (22.9 cm) tall and 17 in (43.2 cm) across, with a mound-like habit. Leaves are 5 in (12.7 cm) long and 2.5 in (6.4 cm) wide with 7 vein pairs, ovate with a tapered base, dull on both surfaces, and lightly cupped and twisted. Growth rate is not part of the entry.
How it compares
'Striptease' (1991), its parent, is registered much larger, 20 in (50.8 cm) tall on a 36 in (91.4 cm) spread, with a 6 in (15.2 cm) by 4 in (10.2 cm) leaf of 6 to 7 vein pairs and a satiny top. Its color is recorded only as "chartreuse dark green, margins". Choose 'Striptease' for a wider clump; 'Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' is the compact sport with the narrower, tapered leaf.
'Pamela Lee' (2007), a sport of 'Radiant Edger' in the same show class, is registered at 10 in (25.4 cm) by 20 in (50.8 cm). Its leaf is very dark green with a 1 in (2.5 cm) medium green margin, 4.5 in (11.4 cm) by 3 in (7.6 cm), broadly ovate with a cordate base. Unlike 'Yellow Polka Dot Bikini', it has no seasonal color change on file, so pick it for a steady green-on-green pattern and the sport of 'Striptease' for the shift from yellow to apple green.
Flowers and other notes
The scape field is "N/A", and flower details are not part of the entry. For general growing advice, see the hosta care guide.
Sources: AHS Registry records for 'Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' (#6231), 'Striptease' (#5436), 'Pamela Lee' (#4208), hostaregistrar.org.
Size and leaf
| Clump height | 9 in (22.9 cm) |
|---|---|
| Clump width | 17 in (43.2 cm) |
| Leaf length | 5 in (12.7 cm) |
| Leaf width | 2.5 in (6.4 cm) |
| Vein pairs | 7 |
| Leaf | medium green with .75in (1.9cm) wide, light green, flat margins; dull on top; dull underneath; lightly cupped and twisted |
| Seasonal colour change | bright yellow margins gradually turn to an apple green |
| Notable characteristics | bright yellow margins gradually turn to an apple green with white lines dividing the center and margin. Slightly twisted and cupped |
From the American Hosta Society Registry record.
Parentage
- Sport parent: Sport of H. 'Striptease' — H. ‘Striptease’
Registered cultivars that list Hosta ‘Yellow Polka Dot Bikini’ as a parent:
- H. ‘Eros’ (sport)
Similar cultivars
Other registered hostas in the same AHS section class (IV-6b, small size):
- H. ‘Pamela Lee’ (2007)
- H. ‘Dax’ (2006)
- H. ‘Red Hot Flash’ (2004)
- H. ‘Amy Elizabeth’ (2003)
- H. ‘Sleepy Hollow’ (2003)
- H. ‘Winfield Mist’ (2003)
Related guides
Registration data: AHS Registry #6231. How we check this data.