Data specific to Hostas (Edit)
Name of Hybridizer: Olga Petryszyn
Year of Registration: 1998

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 18-28 in.tall-Large (leaf 81-144 sq.in.)
Plant Spread: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Variegated
Other: Leaves are nearly round, cupped, corrugated, dull, golden yellow, med.green margin.
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Other info: Seed is viable.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Awards and Recognitions: A.H.G.A. Hosta of the Year
Parentage: King Tut x (Mildred Seaver x unknown)

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Location: Zone 5
Date: 2015-06-14
Location: My Garden
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2015-06-21
Quite a bit of growth on this one and the leaves are now developi
Location: Vermont
Date: 2022-07-05
Photo by ViolaAnn
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2017-05-26
photo credit: Robert Duval
Photo by Rose1656
Photo by viccles2004
Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City, OK
Date: 2022-05-20
'Brother Stefan' Bloom Detail
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia
Date: JUNE
Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2012-06-08
Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City, OK
Date: 2022-05-26
Hosta 'Brother Stefan'
Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City, OK
Date: 2022-05-24
Hosta 'Brother Stefan' and 'Blue Angel'
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2016-06-28
Location: Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2018-06-23
brother Stefan with Trillium Ovatum
Location: Home
Date: 2016-08-11
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2012-06-20
H. Brother Stefan' leaf

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Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2012-06-26
H. 'Brother Stefan' bloom
Photo by ViolaAnn
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2019-06-12
photo credit: Robert Duval
Location: Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2018-06-23
brother Stefan amongst the Redwoods
Location: Home
Date: 2016-08-11
Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2012-06-09
Photo by Rose1656

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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2017-05-15
photo credit: Robert Duval
Photo by Nanny56
Location: Black Creek Greenhouse in East Earl PA
Date: 2017-04-11
Young plants in gallon pots.
Location: Black Creek Greenhouse in East Earl PA
Date: 2017-04-11
Love the color combo -- pine green, new-grass green, and gold/cha
Location: Southeastern MN
Date: 2012-06-01
1 year old
Location: Shores of Miserva, my home
Date: 2016-06-05
Hosta of the year 2017

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Comments:
  • Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Jan 21, 2012 5:44 PM concerning plant:
    Named by hybridizer Olga Petryszyn for her brother on his birthday

    A large sized hosta with a moderate growth rate.
    In spring, the margin may have a waxy coating making it appear more blue, and the center may be more chartreuse.
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