I was taken (not literally) by this tetraploid mutation of Hosta ‘On Stage’ when I visited Hans Hansen’s Minnesota garden. This new hosta, which was subsequently named Hosta ‘Hollywood Lights’, makes an amazing 2′ tall x 4′ wide clump of dome-like, dark green, 14″ long x 10″ wide leaves, each with a dramatic bright yellow center. If you didn’t know this came from Hosta ‘On Stage’, you’d never recognize it. Clumps of Hosta ‘Hollywood Lights’ are topped with 2′ tall spikes of light lavender hummingbird-friendly flowers in mid-July…one of the most eye-popping hostas in recent decades!
