Hosta of the Day - Gunther's Prize

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Hosta of the Day - Gunther's Prize

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Gunther's Prize is a streaky sport of Sum and Substance.

I got two little pieces of this in 2009. They took a beating this season.
The first was nibbled by rabbits and then totally devoured by deer.

Registry - not registered as of Nov. 2012

MyHostas - http://www.myhostas.be/db/hostas/Gunther%27s+Prize

Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/g/gunthersprize.html
Gunther's Prize - April 30, 2012
Gunther's Prize - April 30, 2012
Gunther's Prize - July 16, 2012
Gunther's Prize - July 16, 2012
The second, I think was damaged by frost and never came up. I thought I had lost it. I dug up the remnant to put it in a pot and found it had 5 late sprouts coming in.
Gunther's Prize - September 8, 2012
Gunther's Prize - September 8, 2012
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Well, of course the deer and rabbits would want to go after this one! They'd probably skip over an entire bed of green volunteer
seedlings to get to one like this!
I got a nice start from a hosta friend last spring, and it's held up well in this horrid dry hot summer, and is still looking decent.
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And frosts are slain and flowers begotten.....
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I potted my Gunther's Prize up to keep it from the rabbits. I sat this one out in full sun this summer. It grew three new shoots. I'm looking forward to it being a nice sized plant next spring.

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Gunther's Prize today:
Gunther's Prize - July 3, 2017
Gunther's Prize - July 3, 2017
Gunther's Prize - July 3, 2017
Gunther's Prize - July 3, 2017
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Here is Gunther's Prize today.
Gunther's Prize - May 20, 2018
Gunther's Prize - May 20, 2018
Gunther's Prize - May 20, 2018
Gunther's Prize - May 20, 2018
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This Gunther's Prize showed something "different" this season - an edge. Putting it in a lot of sun let the edge show up as the center became white. Looking back at the photo of this same plant from late in the 2012 season there is a hint of an edge. In this season's early photo the edge is invisible.

In the Hosta Library there is a plant from Danny Van Eechaute that he named Gunther's Framework that may be very similar to this plant.
http://www.hostalibrary.org/g/gunthersframework.html
Gunther's Prize - August 29, 2018
Gunther's Prize - August 29, 2018
Gunther's Prize - August 16, 2018
Gunther's Prize - August 16, 2018
Gunther's Prize - August 16, 2018
Gunther's Prize - August 16, 2018
Gunther's Prize - August 16, 2018
Gunther's Prize - August 16, 2018
Gunther's Prize - August 16, 2018
Gunther's Prize - August 16, 2018
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Here is a side by side comparison.
Gunther's Prize - May 29 & August 25 of 2018
Gunther's Prize - May 29 & August 25 of 2018
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Gunther's Prize this season coming into flower.
Gunther's Prize - June 3, 2019
Gunther's Prize - June 3, 2019
Gunther's Prize - June 3, 2019
Gunther's Prize - June 3, 2019
Gunther's Prize - June 3, 2019
Gunther's Prize - June 3, 2019
Gunther's Prize - June 3, 2019
Gunther's Prize - June 3, 2019
Gunther's Prize - June 3, 2019
Gunther's Prize - June 3, 2019
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