That may be what they called it ,but it doesn't look like Wide Brim,to me. Maybe Antioch. Phil

Antioch has more pointed leaves, I would say it is not Antioch. These leaves are more ovate. I do see that most pictures of Wide Brim show a more wrinkled leaf surface, although some photos I see show a more smooth leaf.

Here is a close-up of the leaf. Could some others please give their opinion.

I bought 6 hostas labeled Stained Glass from the same place last year and they turned out to be June (I'm obviously not an expert), so you could very well be correct that this was mislabeled. They all came from Olson's Greenhouses and they usually only sell big hanging baskets from this location (small retai) in front of many large wholesale only greenhouses, but they bring in some hostas, trees and other miscellaneous stuff at this time of the year for clearance.

It doesn't look like Wide Brim until it gets older. Mine is older, but reverted to juvenile leaves from stress. It only has a couple of leaves that look like the mature adult Wide Brim.

bkay

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widebrim in its third year, on left, in may
John

Thanks bkay, it may or may not be a Wide Brim, but I like it whatever it is and like how it turned out.

post us a pic next year... mine looked like yours and bkays its first two years... widebrim also has a gold edge that lightens..
john

John, yours looks very much like mine except for the wrinkles. If you look closely at the shot of my leaf I think you will see the very start of some wrinkling.

Thanks,

Jon

John, will follow up with pic next year. I planted the DeGroots Spires and then added the stand, then spray painted the stand, now added the "Wide Brims"; who knows what will be there next year.

John mentioned it, but I'll repeat it. They come up with a yellow edge and it gradually turns white. But, all the new leaves come up with yellow edges, as best I remember. (I went out to look and they all have white edges.) Mine has developed very little corrugation which could be from the pot or because it reverted to juvenile leaves.

Mine came up with nematodes last week. I'm still debating trash vs. treatment.

I think your's is Wide Brim. It seems to be the hosta of choice at Lowe's and Calloway's this year, so I've seen lots of them. The really nice color and the nice rounded leaves will develop in time, I think.

bkay

bkay, the location is very shady, so I hope that the edges will stay yellow. If they turn ugly on me I have plenty of places to put them.

I have not seen Wide Brim at the box stores here. I don't hesitate to buy from them. I don't put them in mixed beds and if they did show signs of HVX I could test out my Roundup theories by killing them off and replanting with some noids in the Spring I wouldn't mind losing a few of them.

Here is my Wide Brim. I planted it this year, in this spot. It has not gone "white" around the edges. I just love it. I has grown but kept this lovely mounded form. It gets strong afternoon sun, as you can see I had to stand in the way to make a shadow for a good pic:)

Not sure how it compares, but mine looks different I think than any of those above, I hope I didn't get a wrongly marked one:)

Gabby

Pretty hosta, and good sized for that price! You got a good deal. :-)

Deanna