Hosta of the Day - 'Boracay'

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Hosta of the Day - 'Boracay'

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Boracay is a sport of Captain Kirk with a highly variable leaf pattern - a member of the Hyacinthina/Gold Standard family. A plant where every leaf can be different and the literature notes it can develop a "watermark" effect.

Some other photos of Boracay in the archives:
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Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... ty=Boracay
MyHostas Database - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Boracay
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/b/borocay.html

I have had this plant since 2010 and had forgotten about it. It is buried in one of my gardens and only can to light when I was doing a HotD for Seducer. I saw a couple of leaves poking out under the foliage.

All of these photos are from 2010 and show the evolution of the leaves during the season:
Boracay - May 4, 2010
Boracay - May 4, 2010
Boracay - June 21, 2010
Boracay - June 21, 2010
Boracay - June 21, 2010
Boracay - June 21, 2010
Boracay - June 21, 2010
Boracay - June 21, 2010
Boracay - June 21, 2010
Boracay - June 21, 2010
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Re: Hosta of the Day - 'Boracay'

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A little later in the season:
Boracay - July 1, 2010
Boracay - July 1, 2010
Some of these leaves have a little white "glow" where the color switches over.
Boracay - July 1, 2010
Boracay - July 1, 2010
Boracay - July 1, 2010
Boracay - July 1, 2010
Boracay - July 1, 2010
Boracay - July 1, 2010
Boracay - July 1, 2010
Boracay - July 1, 2010
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Last set with flowers:
Boracay - July 7, 2010
Boracay - July 7, 2010
Boracay - July 7, 2010
Boracay - July 7, 2010
Boracay - July 7, 2010
Boracay - July 7, 2010
That's Vulcan on the top right and Bog Laurel on the bottom.
Boracay - July 16, 2010
Boracay - July 16, 2010
Boracay - July 16, 2010
Boracay - July 16, 2010
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