Name: Catmint/Robin PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)
oh, that makes sense. For me it was just the opposite--the following spring I was convinced it had died and I had some strange new green hosta coming up in its place, because when I got it, it was already golden yellow! Took a while before I realized it was the same hosta!
"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso
Took a while before I realized it was the same hosta! 
