Hosta 'August Moon'

This large (20 inches high) hosta has broad, light green/yellow foliage with pale lavender flowers in late July. The leaves are moderately corrugated and oblong-ovate in shape with good substance.

Although this cultivar of unknown parentage has been around for a very long time, it was only registered by Peter Ruh in 1996 on behalf of the originator, R. Langfelder. It may appear to be in the Hosta sieboldiana form but it has several significant differences which say it has other parentage according to The Hosta Handbook by Mark Zilis (2000).

According to The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), this cultivar "...ranks as one of the oldest and most greatly admired of all gold-leaved hostas. Every collector recognizes this plant...has been an outstanding source of both seedlings and sports. (In many instances, hosas that generate large numbers of sports do not breed well. Great sport producers with limited numbers of credited seedlings include 'Gold Standard', 'Gold Drop, and 'Blue Angel'.)"
 
  1. H. 'Abiqua Moonbeam'
  2. H. 'August Beauty'
  3. H. 'Carolina Moon'
  4. H. 'Carol's August Halo'
  5. H. 'Dark Moon'
  6. H. 'Dianne'
  7. H. 'Gosan Moon Skirt'
  8. H. 'Indiana Knight'
  9. H. 'Indiana Moonshine'
  10. H. 'Iowa Moon'
  11. H. 'Jupiter
  12. H. 'Kiwi Kaniere Gold'
  13. H. 'Kiwi Sunlover'
  14. H. 'Lunar Eclipse'
  15. H. 'Lunar Orbit'
  1. H. 'Lunar Sea'
  2. H. 'Mayan Moon'
  3. H. 'Moon Over Lake Erie'
  4. H. 'Moonbeam'
  5. H. 'Muted Moon'
  6. H. 'Richland Mayan Moon'
  7. H. 'Ring Around the Moon'
  8. H. 'Saturn'
  9. H. 'September Sun'
  10. H. 'September Surprise'
  11. H. 'Simpers New Moon'
  12. H. 'Watermark'
  13. H. 'Xanadu Paisley'
  14. H. 'Xela'
  1. H. 'Ada Reed'
  2. H. 'Alpine Aire'
  3. H. 'Andy Taylor'
  4. H. 'Barney Fife'
  5. H. 'China Doll'
  6. H. 'Crested Reef'
  7. H. 'Glory'
  8. H. 'Gold Drop'
  9. H. 'Green Moon'
  10. H. 'Honey Moon'
  11. H. 'Maui Buttercups'
  1. H. 'Mayan Moon'
  2. H. 'Michigan Gold'
  3. H. 'Mogul'
  4. H. 'Moon Glow'
  5. H. 'Moon Rise'
  6. H. 'Moon Waves'
  7. H. 'Spun Silk'
  8. H. 'Squash Casserole'
  9. H. 'Summer Dress'
  10. H. 'Water Wings'
 

 

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