I looked up 'Green Gold' at the Hosta Library and also checked Zilis' old handbook. I think your Hosta is properly named, as he writes "1/8" to 1/2" margin that changes from creamy yellow to white by early summer, pale lavender flowers".

-Babka

or it could be the 4 to 6 other hosta of that space in time.. that all looked alike ...

ken

Thanks Babka ... I feel stupid now. I confused 'Green Gold' with another which has a dk green margin and gold center.

I've learned a lot lurking in this forum the last couple years, but am still a novice at Hosta ID. I've have a huge lot with lots of Hosta, but only know the names of a handful of them. I bought several last year and dutifully labeled them, only to have my two little precious granddaughters pull out all the name labels while playing early this spring.

I've recently purchased 10 more online and locally. Granddaughters understand not to pull name labels in future! I may post ID help later in the season, if I don't figure them out myself.

Thanks again for straightening me out. I enjoy all the posts and knowledge everyone shares.

Susan- Think about taking photo and labeling the photos whenever you get some new ones. I TOTALLY get the granddaughters re-configuring things. One year ours pulled all the thick moss off rocks in the back yard and put it in one sunny place so their play animals could have some grass. It took years to get all that moss to grow.

There are so many look-alike hostas that it really helps to have a list of which ones you purchased and when to help narrow things down in case the tags get moved or displaced. Many of us here on the forum have learned that the hard way. (me!)

-Babka

Not quite sure on the Green Gold id on this one. I've had Green Gold for about 25 years, and it starts out with a gold edge which fades to cream. This plant appears to have a pure white edge. Margins are also wider than they should be, and more jagged than Green Gold, which usually has a thin, quite even margin when mature. Leaf/petiole junction is definitely not right for Green Gold, but that could well be a function of the plant being young and potted. Overall leaf shape is wrong for Green Gold, but again, could be a function of being potted. Leaves are also wavy, which is not the case with Green Gold, even in juvenile plants. The flowers, although very similar in shape to Green Gold, should be darker, Green Gold has a very distinctly lavender flower, with enough saturation of color that they are easily seen as lavender from 20 feet away.

The more obvious reason to doubt that this is Green Gold is that I haven't seen real Green Gold in commercial production in the last 25 years, and it was never widely sold even by specialty nurseries. In fact I once took several somewhat uncommon hostas and a nice hunk of Green Gold to a hosta enthusiast garden tour/picnic/hosta give away, (bring a plant, get a plant, with a drawing for numbers to determine order of picking your plant) and Green Gold went 2nd out of 80 plants. And was chosen by someone who probably has 1000 varieties and knew perfectly well what he was getting. I have seen hostas labeled Green Gold at big box stores, but always with either a wide gold margin, or a white margin and wavy leaves like this one, or gold centered with a green edge. It seems that some wholesalers may be using the name Green Gold more as a description than as the name of a specific variety.

Whatever it may be, it's an attractive plant and should do well in the garden. Perhaps in a couple of years when it's more mature it will be possible to id it.

Thanks dhaven, I appreciate you taking the time to comment and share your knowledge on 'Green Gold'. If possible, could you post a photo or two of your Green Gold. I would love to compare as this plant matures. I want to be sure it's labeled correctly. Susan

Alas, no camera, no home computer (and no cell phone, no tv, either). I'll see if I can get a disposable cam and scan the photos, but not terribly likely.