This plant was first known in
Europe by the name H. 'Fortunei Stenantha'
but
was registered by
Peter Ruh of Ohio in 2002. It forms a large size
(24 inches high by 36 inches wide) mound of
foliage that is slightly cupped, slightly corrugated, ovate and
slightly wavy. The pale
lavender-purple flowers bloom from late June into July on scapes
21 to 25 inches tall followed by viable seeds.
'Fool's Gold' was re-registered in
2018 to
show the originator as unknown (Europe) and that it was
named by
Roger Bowden.
The registration materials state: "...usually brighter
color edge in spring which fade in summers heat...leaf
becomes all light green by summer's end ..."![](../../images/buttons/000000-AA-Book-Encyc.gif) According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...the plant is no different from 'Brass Horn'..."
The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
Diana
Grenfell (2009) states: "Vigorous...The muted butterscotch-khaki leaf
margin holds all season and provides a different emphasis in a
border with its unusually contrasting variegation."
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An article by Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (1995 Vol. 26 No. 2) states that, "...seeing
the new cultivar name 'Fool's Gold' instead of the invalid names " 'Fortunei Stenantha Variegated' " and "H. fortunei 'Stenantha Variegated'." They're
invalid because a cultivar name cannot contain both
Latin and English words."
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"2002 registration: H.
‘Fools Gold’ This name was registered incorrectly. It should
have been registered as H. ‘Fool’s Gold’."
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