'Fame Game' (‘Christmas Tree Gala’ x ‘Donahue’s Piecrust’)
'Fame Game' (‘Christmas Tree Gala’ x ‘Donahue’s Piecrust’)
We are very pleased to finally have enough stock to offer ‘Fame Game’ in our 2007 hosta listings. Streaked hostas are generally valued for their breeding ability: i.e. to produce variegated offspring. And in this regard ‘Fame Game’ has more than proven its value. Highly fertile, this hosta can be counted on to produce a large number of variegated kids. We have selfed it, used it with golds, blues and other predictably notable parents, like ‘Cynthia’. From the dozens of variegated offspring, we have several which are promising—especially some rugose golds with white streaking.
The problem with most streaked hostas is that they are highly unstable and quickly revert to a solid form. With ‘Fame Game’, however, we have seen much greater stability than any other streaked parent we have. From the last dividing we did 4 years ago (now 5 clumps), every fan/eye has remained true, with only an occasional solid leaf on a full clump. As with all streaked hostas, it is best to divide them on occasion to preserve stability. Settled 4-year clumps here are about 30” across, with a pleasing mound habit. Stemming from the ‘C.T.G.’ parentage, mature leaves can become very rugose. The basic color is a blue-infused dark green; superimposed on this background one will find streaks and often large swaths of yellow, cream, white. Individual leaves are ovate in form, but becoming more rounded with maturity. We recommend this, our 2007 hosta introduction without hesitation. Pictured on the front of the catalog and on the web site. As with all our intros, ‘Fame Game’ carries our two year guarantee.
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