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Key West Hosta: A Large Gold Cultivar from 1999

Key West Hosta

Key West is a hosta cultivar hybridized by Petryszyn and introduced in 1999. It forms a large mound of intense gold foliage, lighting up the shade garden like a tropical sunset.

Plant Details

Family:	Liliaceae (lil-ee-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Hosta (HOSS-tuh)
Cultivar:	Key West
Hybridized by:	Petryszyn
Registered/Introduced:	1999

Hostas: Hosta 'Guacamole': Fragrant Avocado-Colored Leaves with Dark Margins; Hosta 'Patriot': Bold White-Margined Sport of 'Francee'; Hosta 'Honeybells': Fragrant Late-Blooming Green Hosta; Hosta 'Francee': The Classic White-Margined Standard; Hosta plantaginea: The Fragrant Species with Giant White Flowers; Hosta 'Revolution': Dramatically Variegated with Creamy White Centers; Hosta 'Striptease': Unique Gold Center with White "Underwear" Line; Hosta 'Whirlwind': Dynamic Center-Variegated with Twisting Leaves; Hosta 'June': The Gold Standard of Center-Variegated Hostas; Tropical Hibiscus 'Key West' – Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

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