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ID this one? June color, but corrugated.

I walk by these hostas in front of a large condo building in downtown Chicago every week. They have a whole row in front of the building.


They look like June but are HEAVILY corrugated. Size of plant is medium. Leaves are no larger than my hand; maybe 6" x 4". They are MUCH more corrugated than shows in the photo; I did not notice that when I looked at the photo on my phone. Sorry, I did not think to put something in to indicate scale. Color is quite golden: they would get full midday sun here, in the concrete jungle; morning shade and later afternoon shade.


Larger than Rainforest Sunrise; pointier leaf shape, but equivalent corrugation.


Here it is September, and they look almost pristine. I feel like I need to buy this one!

Any ideas? Thank you.






Comments (9)

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    I would agree from your information that it’s not June.......only a few of my leaves have a some corrugation and it’s not as much as above pic. I also think the leaves are not the correct shape. I agree that I might like to have this one......could work very well in the new sun bed I am making....... :-)

  • 7 years ago

    like ken says more sun, smaller leaves, alot of leaves.

    there are a bunch of them with this coloring. paradigm, pauls glory, september sun etc.

  • 7 years ago

    I stand corrected..... lol

  • 7 years ago

    Looks like June

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    It looks like Paradigm to me. I'm not sure exactly why, but it just looks like Paradigm to me. I've never had a June, so can't speak to that. It doesn't strike me as Paul's glory, either. The leaves are rounded, which reminds me of Paradigm, plus the rugosity and the great performance.

    So, to support my theory:

    June is small - medium, has lavender flowers, average leaf size is 6X4, vein pairs 11-12, blue

    September Sun - medium- large, White flowers, average leaf size is 9X7, vein pairs 10-11, green

    Paul's Glory - medium- large, lavender flowers, average leaf size is 9X7, vein pairs 10-12, blue

    Paradigm - medium- large, White flowers, average leaf size is 11X9, vein pairs 15, blue green

    Paradigm has won numerous awards for performance in the garden, so it matches what you say about it still looking good. The photo is not sharp enough to count vein pairs, but it appears to be more than 12. Paradigm has a glaucus back. You mention how corrugated it is and Paradigm is regularly touted for it's corrugation. It is not mentioned on June descriptions, although, as ken says, some of the hosta library photos show corrugation.

    Actually, I'd go back and count veins and measure leaves. If you have room for a great hosta that looks like that and is large, choose Paradigm.

    bkay

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Here’s my paradigm, Front in sun all day, for comparison. Sorry pic didn’t load right.



  • 7 years ago

    I think it is June.


  • 7 years ago

    Linnea56 maybe you could find out who takes care of the plants for the building and see if they know what it is.........lol...... :-)