Hosta 'Morning Star'

 

A sport of H. 'Anne', this cultivar was registered by Gerardus Heemskerk of Heemskerk Vaste Planten in the Netherlands in 2011.  The medium size plant is about 14 inches high with a spread of around 24 inches. Its leaves are light yellow with a dark green marginal variegation. They are slightly rippled, broadly ovate, slightly cupped and shiny on top. Medium lavender, tubular flowers bloom from July into August.

 

An article by Warren I. Pollack 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.

 



H. 'Morning Light' is included on two look-alike lists in this article. Following an algebra rule I learned in the last century, if A=B and B=C, then A=C so all the hostas on both lists should be look-alikes...right?

List #1 - H. 'Morning Light' and H. 'Morning Star'.

List #2 - H. 'Morning Light', H. 'Paradise Glory', H. 'Saint Paul' and H. STEAL THE LIMELIGHT.

 



   

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