Hosta 'Holy Mouse Ears'

This is a sport of H. 'Royal Mouse Ears' which was registered by Mark Zilis. This small plant has a leaf center that changes from a gold center to creamy white as the summer progresses. Dense clusters of purple flowers appear in early July.

According to The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "This was found in the same cultures of 'Royal Mouse Ears' that produced the white-margined 'Frosted Mouse Ears'. As a white-centered sport, I had expected it to be a weak grower, but that has not been the case. It manages a good growth rate in containers, even as a young plant."

Similar cultivars include H. 'Cat and Mouse'.

The Hosta Journal 2008 (Volume 39 Number 3) in an article by Warren I. Pollack (pg. 16) listed the following:

Mouse Ears Series

Cultivar Center Border Orignator Reg
H. 'Bue Mouse Ears' blue-green blue-green Deckert 2000
H. 'Blue Mouse Ears Supreme' med-green streaked Silvers 2007
H. 'Cat and Mouse' yellowish-green blue-green Hansen 2007
H. 'Frosted Mouse Ears' blue-green creamy white Zilis and Deckert 2006
H. 'Green Mouse Ears' green green Deckert 2004
H. 'Holy Mouse Ears' creamy white blue-green Zilis and Deckert 2006
H. 'Mighty Mouse' blue-green yellow to white Walters Gardens 2006
H. 'One Iota' dark green cream J. Anderson no
H. 'Royal Mouse Ears' blue-green streaked Deckert 2004
H. 'Snow Mouse' blue-green whitish Fransen no
 

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