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 Paul Aden of New York introduced this large size (26 inches high) cultivar
in 1980. It is green with multicolor streak
variegation. White, bell-shaped flowers are borne on
a 32 inch scape. It is a hybrid of H. 'Fascination' × H. 'Intrigue'.
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "The
registration description of 'Color Glory' does
not match the plant being sold in the nursery trade. The
registered plant probably no longer exists, while the
gold-centered H. 'Sieboldiana'-type can be commonly found. The latter
appears to be the same as 'Borwick Beauty'."
As
mentioned above, the plant commonly sold
as H. 'Color Glory' is not the
same as the one registered under that
name.
The Genus HOSTA by
W. George Schmid (1991) lists
the descriptions; 1) as they appear in
the registration for The American Hosta
Society and 2) the traits of the plant
being sold. |
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Registration Description |
Commercial
Plant Traits |
| 26 inches high by 34 inches wide |
30 inches high by 40 inches wide |
| Leaf 5 by 4 inches |
Leaf 9 by 8 inches |
| Green with multicolor streaks |
Blue-green with yellow medial
(center) |
| Cordate, flat leaves |
Round-cordate, cupped, rugose leaves |
| Funnel shape flowers |
Bell shape flowers |
| Sterile |
Fertile |
| H. 'Fascination' × H. 'Intrigue' |
Sport of H. 'Elegans' |
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An article about H. 'Borwick
Beauty' by Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (1992 Vol. 23 No. 1) states that "I
concluded that 'Color Glory' and 'Borwick Beauty' are identical. In
fact, my opinion is they are the same clone obtained from the same
source. H. 'George
Smith' is very similar if not the same, with respect to the
characteristics I was able to observe in George Smith's own garden
near York."
An article about H. 'Forncett Frances' by Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (1996 Vol. 27 No. 1) states that, "This
hosta was found at the Four Seasons nursery in St. Mary, Norwich, Norfolk,
England...The leaves of 'Forncett Frances' are not as bright as those of 'Color
Glory' (Aden) which is a sport of 'Frances Williams' and also having this
hosta's reversed variegation." An article about H. 'Great Expectations' by Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (1996 Vol. 27 No. 2) states that, "Everyone
has great expectations for 'Great Expectations'. It is the great hosta dream
(probably throughout the world) to grow a big, handsome specimen clump of 'Great
Expectations'. But it doesn't do well for everyone...About half
the people responding to my call for personal experiences say they have or have
had problems growing it. The others say it is doing "fine" and cite the growing
conditions...There is no consensus yet other than 'Great Expectations' :
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Is a slow grower, |
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Forms an open clump (not a tight mound), and |
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Doesn't have leaves that exhibit the undesirable
characteristic called "burning," "scalding," "browning," or
"rusting" as does 'Color
Glory' (a.k.a., 'Borwick Beauty'),
which also is a sport with a bold bue-green border of H. 'Elegans'.
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Warren I. Pollack wrote an article in
The
Hosta Journal (2020 Vol. 51 No. 1) titled
Doppelgänger Hostas: Fancy Name for
Look-alike Hostas, included a long list of hostas
which various hostaphiles, published articles or other sources have
indicated "look" the same. Some of these are, in fact, the same
plant with two or more different names. Others are hostas that vary
in some minor trait which is not immediately discernable to the
casual observer such as seasonal color variations, bloom traits, ploidy, etc. So, as Warren mentions, hostaphiles may differ as to the
plants listed but then, their opinions are based on visual
observations and interpretations. |
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 H.
'Color Glory' and
H. 'Borwick
Beauty'. |
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