Hosta Sheriff of Nottingham

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Plant name
Folk name Hosta 'Sheriff of Nottingham'
Binomial name Hosta ?
Variety Sheriff of Nottingham
First recorded 2012
Used where USA, Europe and perhaps Far East
Hosta 'Sheriff of Nottingham' / Natalia Grischenko, via Hosta Farm.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-05-17. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-08.

First marketed in 2012, the hosta cultivar 'Sheriff of Nottingham' was hybridized by Jim Schwartz. It is one of a series of cultivars with names inspired by the address of his business: 11676 Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque), Iowa.[1] 'Sheriff of Nottingham' is edium-sized with greenish yellow, slightly cupped, and shiny leaves. It has medium lavender, tubular flowers, blooming in June.

I have not been able to establish from which of the 24 accepted species the 'Friar Tuck' variety was bred, but perhaps this is a moot point since the species are easily interbred.[2] See the entry on Hosta Robin Hood for information on hostas in general. For 'Robin Hood' et al., see link below. Jim's Hostas is now owned by Uniquely Hostas.

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