Hosta 'Grand Tiara' – Elegant Gold-Margined Classic

Hosta 'Grand Tiara' wears its gold margins like a crown, presenting a refined, medium-sized mound of green leaves edged in brilliant gold. Registered in 1991 by Pollock, this cultivar has graced gardens for decades with its tidy elegance.

Botanical Profile

Family:	Liliaceae (lil-ee-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Hosta (HOSS-tuh)
Cultivar:	'Grand Tiara'
Hybridizer:	Pollock
Registration Year:	1991

Crowned in Gold

The ovate leaves feature clean, even margins of bright gold that frame medium green centers. The gold color is most vivid in spring with morning sun, maturing to chartreuse. The margins are of consistent width, creating a precise, tailored appearance. The foliage has good substance and forms a dense, symmetrical mound. The overall effect is polished and regal—fitting for a "Grand Tiara."

Reliable Edger

'Grand Tiara' is a stalwart performer—stable variegation, good substance, moderate growth rate, and neat habit. It excels as an edging plant along shaded paths, in mass plantings, or as a specimen in smaller gardens. The gold margins brighten shade without the instability of some variegated cultivars.

Pollock's Classic

Pollock's 1991 introduction represents the golden age of gold-margined hosta development. 'Grand Tiara' remains a benchmark for stable, clean, gold-margined hostas of medium size.