Family: Liliaceae
Common Name: Hosta Olive Bailey Langdon
| Description | A large Hosta with large blue green leaves having a gold margin. Reported to a better version of the old stand by Francis Williams. |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | semi shade, partial sun, shaded |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | pure white, just above the foliage |
| Leaves | large, blue green with gold margins, cupped when young, heavily corrugated |
| Dimensions | 24-30 inches tall by 60 inch spread, mounding, probably slow growing because it is a sport of H. seiboldiana |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Named after a former president of the Hosta Society. Registered by Russ O'Hara in 1999. A sport of H. sieboldiana |
| Author's Notes | This is truly a large plant. I have seen large specimens at the Chicago Botanic Garden and they spectacular. |
| Notes & Reference | #50-The Hosta Handbook (Mark R. Zillis) |
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