In 1977 at the Robert Savory nursery Golden Tiara was developed. From this very beautiful medium sized hosta a diverse range of hostas have been developed. From its’ introduction Golden Tiara was a must have hosta, being one of the first small to medium hosta to have a gold margin. Plants would change hands in America for upwards of $50.00. The variety has been widely produced and is now available around the world at very reasonable prices. Golden Tiara is now grown in many gardens because of its’ extremely fast growth rate, an added benefit is the prolific number of purple flowers it produces from mid-July to mid-August.

1998 was a year in which several sports were registered with the American Hosta Society. Amber Tiara; Crystal Tiara; Gilded Tiara; Grand Prize and Heavenly Tiara being registered by Walters Gardens Inc.

 

Amber Tiara (Walters Garden Inc. 1998) Sport of Grand Tiara. Medium to bright gold , slightly wavy leaves of good substance. Leaf size 4” x 3”. Purple flowers.

Crystal Tiara (Walters Gardens Inc 1998) Sport of Grand Tiara. Yellow centred leaves turning creamy white by late summer, with chartreuse margins. Leaf size 4” x 21/2” . Purple flowers.

Diamond Tiara (Mark Zilis. T & Z Nursery 1985) Sport of Golden Tiara. Green centred leaves with broad white margins, ovate, slightly wavy, of average substance. Plant size 18” x 42”. Leaf size 5” x 4”. Pale purple flowers.

Emerald Scepter (Mark Zilis 2003) Tissue culture of Golden Tiara. Gold centred leaves turning creamy white by late summer with chartreuse margins. Plant size 9” x 23”. Leaf size 4” x 21/2”. Pale purple flowers.

Emerald Tiara (Walters Gardens Inc 1988) Sport of Golden Scepter. Gold centred leaves with green margins, ovate, smooth texture. Plant size 17” x 35”. Leaf size 41/2” x 31/2”. Purple flowers.

Flame Tiara (J. van Ostrand 2004) Sport of Amber Tiara. Creamy white centred leaves with gold margins. Purple flowers. Not commercially available.

Gilded Tiara (Walters Gardens Inc 1998) Sport of Grand Tiara. Chartreuse centred leaves with narrow yellow margins. Not commercially available.

Glen Tiara (V. Serafin 2003) Sport of Golden Tiara. Green centred leaves with gold margins. Slightly larger and rounder leaves than Golden Tiara. Medium purple flowers.

Gold Heart (Terra Nova Nurseries NR) Sport of Grand Tiara. Light yellow centred leaves turning creamy white by late summer with chartreuse margins.

Golden Scepter (R. Savory 1983) Sport of Golden Tiara. Golden leaves, ovate, slightly wavy of average substance. Plantsize 14” x 35”. Pale purple flowers.

Golden Tiara (R. Savory 1977) Sport of hosta Nakaiana. Green centred leaves with golden margins, ovate, slightly wavy, slightly corrugated of average substance. Plant size 16” x 39”. Leaf size 41/4” x 31/2”. Purple flowers.

Grand Gold (R. Benedict c2002 NR) Sport of Grand Tiara. Gold leaves of thick substance. Purple flowers. Very similar to Amber Tiara.

Grand Prize (Walters Gardens Inc. 1998) Sport of Grand Tiara. Green centred leaves with gold margins which turn creamy yellow by late summer, ovate, slightly wavy. Leaf size 41/2” x 31/2”. Purple flowers.

Grand Tiara (A. Pollack 1991) Sport of Golden Tiara. Dark green centred leaves with 1” wide chartreuse to gold margins, broadly ovate, of good substance. Plant size 16” x 44”. Leaf size 5” x 41/2”. Medium purple flowers.

Heavenly Tiara (Walters Gardens Inc 1998) Sport of Grand Tiara. Light to medium green centred leaves with yellow margins which turn to creamy white by late summer, of thick substance. Medium purple flowers.

Jade Tiara (Walters Gardens Inc c2002 NR) Sport of Golden Tiara. Green leaves. Purple flowers. Very similar to Jade Scepter.

Jade Scepter (M. Zilis for T & Z Nursery 1988) Sport of Golden Tiara. Medium green leaves. Plant size 16” x 43”. Leaf size 41/2” x 31/4”. Purple flowers.

Lime Tiara (M. Zilis c1990 NR) Tissue culture of Emerald Scepter. Light green leaves. Purple flowers. Not commercially available.

Margaret Mary Tiara (D. Hovenkamp 2001) Sport of Diamond Tiara. Medium green centred leaves with wide white margins, sometimes streaked into leaf centres. Leaf size 31/4” x 23/4”. Light purple flowers. Not commercially available.

McFly (J Stadden 2007 NR) Seedling of Diamond Tiara. Blue green leaves, ovate, slightly wavy of good substance. Leaf size 6” x 41/2”.

Opal Scepter (B. Meyer c2000 NR) Sport of Golden Scepter. Gold leaves with creamy white streaked and mottled markings.

Pearl Tiara (B. Meyer c2002 NR) Sport of Diamond Tiara. Similar to Diamond Tiara but with a much wider margin. Not commercially available.

Platinum Tiara (Walters Gardens Inc 1987) Sport of Golden Tiara. Bright gold centred leaves with white margins turning chartreuse by late summer. Ovate shaped, slightly corrugated of thin substance. Plant size 11” x 29”. Leaf size 43/8” x 31/8”. Pale purple flowers.

Ribbon Tiara (B. Meyer c2002 NR) Sport of Golden Tiara. Narrow green centred leaves with broad gold margins. Not commercially available.

Royal Tiara (M. Zilis for T & Z Nursery 1988) Sport of Golden Tiara. Heavily twisted chartreuse margined with white centres of thin substance. Plant size 8” x 17”. Leaf size 4” x 3”. Lavender flowers.

Russia Tiara (NR) Sport of Golden Tiara. Green centred leaves with yellow margins which change to creamy white by late summer.

Silver Tiara (Walters Gardens Inc. 1988) Sport of Golden Scepter. White centred leaves with chartreuse to gold margins. Plant size 4” x 8”. Leaf size 31/2” x 11/4”. Scarce availability.

Streaked Tiara (T & Z Nursery c2000 NR) Sport of Golden Tiara. Streaked foliage. Purple flowers.

Sunny Tiara (R. Flink 2006) Sport of Golden Tiara. Chartreuse coloured leaves. Plant size 14” x 20”. Leaf size 31/2” x 21/4”. Purple flowers. Very similar to Golden Scepter.

Teaspoon (F. Nyikos 1998) Hybrid of Birchwood Parky’s Gold and Golden Tiara. Cupped medium green leaves, ovate to nearly round, moderately corrugated. Plant size 11” x 24”. Leaf size 23/4” x 21/4”. Pale lavender flowers.

Topaz Tiara (Walters Gardens Inc. 1998) Sport of Grand Tiara. Chartreuse centred leaves with green margins, broadly ovate of good substance. Plant size 13” x 33”. Leaf size 41/2” x 3”. Medium purple flowers.

Touchstone (R. Bowden c2002 NR) Sport of Golden Tiara. Green centred leaves with white margins. Purple flowers. Very similar to Diamond Tiara.