This cultivar forms a medium (16
inches high) mound of corrugated, thick textured foliage and near white
flowers in late June to July. The flowers have a pale lavender
stripe in the middle of the petals. It is a slow growing
cultivar that was registered in 1984 by the
American Hosta
Society.
H. 'Gold Medallion' is a sport of
H. 'Tokudama
Aureonebulosa' that was found in
tissue culture production.
The Hosta Handbook by
Mark Zilis (2000), states that this cultivar "...has been around for
many years under an assortment of names including H. tokudama
'Golden' and 'Golden Tokudama'. Both of those names have also
been used for the very, very similar 'Golden
Bullion'."
Similar cultivars include H. 'Aspen Gold', H. 'Barbar White', H.
'Bengee', H. 'Golden Bullion', H. 'Goldilocks', H. 'Ledi Lantis',
H. 'Streets of Gold', H. 'Thai Brass' and H. 'Treasure'.
