Hosta of the Day - 'Olympic Sunrise'

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'Olympic Sunrise' is a sport of 'Katherine Lewis'

Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... %20Sunrise
MyHostas Database - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Olympic+Sunrise
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/o/olympicsunrise.html

This plant came up in a discussion about Touch of Class look-a-likes -
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=53928

While it may be "similar" at times to ToC, it has some vastly different "looks" to it. I classify it as one of those "Magical" hosta that completely change its look during the season. Here is one starting out:

Olympic Sunrise - April 17, 2010

And here is a second one at the end of the season (they are in similar light):

Olympic Sunrise - October 13, 2010

I debated as to how to do this presentation and came up with the "show the difference" first and then go into a more detailed approach in later pages. This is one of my oldest plants - first one in 2008. I have four of them. One is planted in a group of white centered hosta (no Striptease variants) - things like Pathfinder, Lakeside Love Affaire, Vulcan, Enterprise, Americana, Ann Kulpa. Two are planted side-by-side and get good sun. The last one is planted in my Halcyon group garden - not many pictures of that one.

This is long - 'Olympic Sunrise' over the years.

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Here is my first Olympic Sunrise:
In late 2008 when it first came in:

Olympic Sunrise - September 14, 2008

Olympic Sunrise - September 14, 2008

Olympic Sunrise - September 14, 2008

In 2009 with some "stepped-on" damage:

Olympic Sunrise - June 19, 2009

At the end of 2010 (this was shown on page one):

Olympic Sunrise - October 13, 2010

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Here is the first one in 2011:

Olympic Sunrise - June 13, 2011

And at the end of the 2012 season with some deer damage:

Olympic Sunrise - September 5, 2012

Olympic Sunrise - September 5, 2012

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Here is the pair of Olympic Sunrise in early 2010:

Olympic Sunrise - April 17, 2010

This was shown on page one:

Olympic Sunrise - April 17, 2010

Starting to show center color:

Olympic Sunrise - April 27, 2010

And mid-2010:

Olympic Sunrise - July 16, 2010

Olympic Sunrise - July 16, 2010

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Here is the pair in 2011:
One of the pair is on the left edge in this first photo with a Striptease sport on the right.

Olympic Sunrise - April 28, 2011

Olympic Sunrise - July 23, 2011

Olympic Sunrise - July 23, 2011

Olympic Sunrise - July 23, 2011

Olympic Sunrise - August 9, 2011

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Here is the last one. It's in my Halcyon family garden.
In 2009:

Olympic Sunrise - July 11, 2009

Olympic Sunrise - July 11, 2009

Olympic Sunrise - September 26, 2009

And two years later - 2011:

Olympic Sunrise - September 20, 2011

Olympic Sunrise - September 20, 2011

This could be mistaken for Touch of Class but it really needs more sun.

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Olympic Sunrise early in the 2013 season

Olympic Sunrise - April 29, 2013

And later with flowers

Olympic Sunrise - August 25, 2013

Olympic Sunrise - August 25, 2013

Olympic Sunrise - August 25, 2013