Hosta of the Day - Standard's Bands

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Standard's Bands is a reverse coloration sport of Gold Standard.

Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... 's%20Bands
Myhostas Database - http://www.myhostas.be/db/hostas/Standard's+Bands
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/s/standardsbands.html

This is a plant I registered in 2010. If you look at the topic "Evolution of a Sport"
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you will see what I think are "clones" of this plant - they all came from the same source where a guy was just cutting up pots and selling them.

My original name for this plant was Gold Standard Rev Var D - just 1 plant. The Var C version mentioned above in "Evolution of a Sport" had 6 plants (one piece is still Gold Standard). There was a B version - two plants with a wimpy edge barely noticeable. There is an H version with a better edge than B but not as good as C. An F version was streaky but may have stabilized - I haven't looked for it in a while.

Standard's Bands - April 25, 2016

Some white is showing up this season.

Standard's Bands - April 25, 2016

Some photos from previous seasons:

Standard's Bands - May 16, 2014

Standard's Bands - July 13, 2013

Standard's Bands - April 29, 2012

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A few more old photos of Standard's Bands:

These are all the same day - different scapes.

Standard's Bands - July 27, 2011

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Standard's Bands - July 27, 2011

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Standard's Bands - July 27, 2011

Standard's Bands - July 27, 2011

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I was cleaning up around this today and notice the subtle streaking. Normally it's a green center with a gold edge and the edge color fades away.

Standard's Bands - May 30,2018

Standard's Bands - May 30,2018

Standard's Bands - May 30,2018

Standard's Bands - May 30,2018

I keep hoping that I get a decent sport off of it one of these days.

Standard's Bands - May 30,2018