Hosta of the Day - Sweet Standard

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Hosta of the Day - Sweet Standard

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Sweet Standard is a streaky sport of Honeybells.

Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... 20Standard
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Sweet+Standard
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/s/sweets.html

I have a couple of these. One is small - growing in shade. Here are some photos form 2012.
Sweet Standard - April 13, 2012
Sweet Standard - April 13, 2012
Sweet Standard - April 13, 2012
Sweet Standard - April 13, 2012
The other is older and larger. It's growing in some sun and doesn't have much streaking. Here are some photos from 2011.
Sweet Standard - May 9, 2011
Sweet Standard - May 9, 2011
Sweet Standard - May 9, 2011
Sweet Standard - May 9, 2011
Sweet Standard - May 9, 2011
Sweet Standard - May 9, 2011
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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