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Hosta (Hosta)
These natives, mostly to prairies (some in woods) of China, Japan, and Korea, have been grown in America for over 150 years. Currently, there are nearly 6,000 cultivars available in the trade. Of these, probably 500 actually are distinct and garden-worthy. During the last few years, the quality and quantity of new hosta introductions has risen substantially. We continually work with the country's best breeders to evaluate new introductions, and we choose to sell only those we feel represent the very best. For the best performance, hostas prefer light shade to a couple of hours of sun in the morning. The further south you move, the more moisture will be required to grow the size hostas that are prevalent in the North. Good soil preparation is also a key to growing a hosta well. Our plants are all container-grown and are usually multiple-division plants...our price is for an entire container of 1-20 divisions. We do not offer small, recently propagated plants and challenge other nurserymen to do the same. We know you will be pleased with our quality; we hope you will also be pleased with our selection and prices. When hostas are divided under nursery conditions, they often take on immature leaf characteristics including more pointed leaves as well as reduced cupping and corrugation. These leaf forms that are pictured and described will re-develop in one to two growing seasons...don't be alarmed.
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Hosta 'Dawn's Early Light' (O. Petryszyn 88)
Light Shade to Shade Zone: 3-8 20" tall Origin: Hybrid
Open House/Web-Only!
This new introduction from Olga Petryszyn makes a fast-growing, 3' wide mound of corrugated foliage, brilliant gold in spring, changing to a chartreuse color by summer. Essentially, this is a "Golden Tokudama" that grows quickly and does not scorch. In early summer, the clumps are topped with 30" scapes of light lavender flowers. Pot size: 3 qt. (2.83 L) #04237
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Hosta 'Deep Blue Sea' (C. Seaver 94)
Light ShadeZone: 3-7 15" tall Origin: Hybrid
This splendid Charlie Seaver hybrid makes a compact 3' wide clump of thick, very corrugated, cupped blue foliage. In midsummer, this fast-growing, heat-tolerant H. 'Blue Moon' hybrid is topped with 14" scapes of closed lavender flowers. We are more impressed with Hosta 'Deep Blue Sea' each year...I think you'll really like it also. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #05398
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Hosta 'Deliverance' (T. Avent 05)
Light ShadeZone: 3-7 12" tall Origin: Hybrid
This Plant Delights hybrid has a sordid background involving H. longissima, 'Swoosh', 'Red Neck Heaven', and 'Elvis Lives'. That strange combination of genes produced a 1' tall x 30" wide clump of long, tapering, undulating blue-green leaves, bordered with stripes of yellow...reminiscent of the rapids in its namesake movie. The clumps are topped in early summer with 2' tall scapes of lavender flowers. You'll be so happy, you'll squeal like a pig! Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #06559
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Hosta 'Diana Remembered' (J. Kulpa 97)
Part Sun to ShadeZone: 3-9 15" tall Origin: Hybrid alternate image
Named after the late Diana, Princess of Wales, I have wanted to offer this hosta since I first acquired it in 1998. Having grown quite a few hostas over the years, I put this near the top of the "best-ever" list. This vigorous Hosta plantaginea hybrid makes a stunning, 3' wide clump of shiny, blue-green leaves with a very wide, creamy yellow border. In late summer, the clumps are topped with 2' tall spikes bearing very fragrant white flowers. Plant this one near a path where it can be truly appreciated! Pot size: 3 qt. (2.83 L) #03274
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Hosta 'Dixie Chick' (T. Avent 99)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 3-8 4" tall Origin: Hybrid
Open House/Web-Only!
Our new introduction is the answer to those who have "axed" (little Southern lingo) for better small hostas. This hybrid of H. 'Masquerade' x H. 'Invincible' boasts small, thick, glossy, green foliage, surrounded by a nice creamy white margin. As the plant matures, the edges become even wider as the season progresses. The edge color is also quite unusual, in that it has tiny green flecks inside the white. In late summer, the 18" wide clump is topped with short 1' tall scapes of large lavender flowers. This is truly a delightful and unique new introduction! Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #02073
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Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee' (T. Avent NR)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8 4" tall Origin: Hybrid
We are pleased to introduce Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee', a reverse sport of our introduction Hosta 'Dixie Chick' (H. 'Masquerade' x H. 'Invincible'). H. 'Dixie Chickadee' is a very unusual plant in that the thick, waxy leaves are creamy yellow, edged in dark green, and peppered with green flecks...a most unique pattern in hostas. This small grower makes an 8" wide clump, topped in late summer with 1' tall spikes of large lavender flowers. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #05412
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Hosta 'Earth Angel' (H. Hansen 02)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8 36" tall Origin: Hybrid
Open House/Web-Only!
Now, one of the great hostas has been made even better. We are pleased to introduce Hosta 'Earth Angel', a marvelous white-edged mutation of Hosta 'Blue Angel'. Each 5' wide clump is composed of thick, wide, pointed, blue leaves, each surrounded by a 1" wide, creamy border (yellow in spring). This breakthrough is the first giant blue hosta to have a border ... stand up and cheer! Pot size: 3 qt. (2.83 L) #04715
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Hosta 'El Nino' PP 14,632, EUPVR (P.T. Warmerdam NR)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8 18" tall Origin: Hybrid
Open House/Web-Only!
This highly sought-after new introduction is an amazing sport of the popular blue Hosta 'Halcyon', but with a wide white border added for extra effect. Each 3' wide clump is truly scrumptious! In midsummer, the clumps are topped with 2' spikes of blue-lavender flowers. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #05253
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Hosta 'Electrocution' (T. Avent 05)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8, at least 14" tall Origin: Hybrid
(aka: H. 95-415) This is one of our more unique hosta introductions, a complex cross involving H. 'Elvis Lives', H. 'Red Neck Heaven', and a few other friends. Hosta 'Electrocution' makes a 14" tall x 28" wide clump of long, narrow, severely twisted leaves which are medium green with a nice yellow border that ages to white. The clump truly looks like it was letting out a final scream while strapped to an electric chair when the switch was pulled. The peculiar clumps are topped in late June with 18" spikes of light lavender flowers. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #07407
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Hosta 'Elvis Lives' (T. Avent 95)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 3-8 18" tall Origin: Hybrid
Open House/Web-Only!
The popularity of our 1990 cross of H. 'Peter Pan' x H. 'Green Fountain' has skyrocketed. With unique, wavy, tapered leaves of blue suede, and with H. 'Peter Pan' as a parent, you gotta believe that indeed Elvis Lives! The clump spreads to 60" and is topped with nice, medium-lavender flowers in early summer. Pot size: 3 qt. (2.83 L) #00375
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Hosta 'Emerald Ruff Cut' (J. Anderson 03)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8, at least 20" tall Origin: Hybrid
Open House/Web-Only!
This Jim Anderson sport of Hosta 'Sea Angel Wings' makes a stunning 3' wide upright clump of large, heavily rippled and pointed golden-yellow Hosta montana-like leaves, each highlighted by a wide green border. The stunning clumps are topped with 2' spikes of light lavender flowers in early summer. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #08331
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Hosta 'Eskimo Pie' PP 16,290 (Walters Gardens 04)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 3-7 24" tall Origin: Hybrid
Hosta 'Eskimo Pie' is an amazing reverse sport from the popular H. 'Northern Exposure'. Each round, corrugated, blue-green leaf is highlighted by a large, creamy central pattern. As the season progresses, the central pattern lightens to a parchment white. This has proven to be a very good grower making a 3' wide clump topped in late spring with near-white flowers atop 30" scapes. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #05789
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Hosta 'Eternal Flame' (H. Hansen 99)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 3-8 10" tall Origin: Hybrid
A perfect TEN! You are going to flip over this new sport of the popular Hosta 'Whirlwind'. From the garden of Minnesota's Hans Hansen comes one of the most stunning hostas of all time. The quilted, black-green leaves serve as the perfect foil for a brilliant central pattern of eye-blasting white that does not fade like its parent. Each 2' wide clump is topped by 15" tall spikes of light lavender flowers in midsummer. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #04669
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Hosta 'Extasy' PPAF (H. Hansen 07)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 3-8 10" tall Origin: Hybrid
This charming Hans Hansen hybrid which includes genetics from Hosta 'Sweet Susan', 'Blue Blush', and H. longipes, produced a compact 10" tall x 17" wide fountain-like clump of powder blue leaves, each highlighted by a central creamy blotch that ages to pure white. The small clumps are topped with 16" scapes of lavender flowers in mid-summer. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #08305
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Hosta 'Fireworks' PP 16,062 (Walters Gardens 01)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8 6" tall Origin: Hybrid
Open House/Web-Only!
Hosta 'Fireworks' is another plant with a long and sordid past. It occurred as a sport of Hosta 'Loyalist', which was a sport of Hosta 'Patriot', which was a sport of Hosta 'Francee', which was a sport of Hosta 'Fortunei'. This circuitous route has produced a unique dwarf hosta, to 6" tall x 1' wide, composed of narrow green leaves with white centers. H. 'Fireworks' is perfect where a very small eye-catching accent hosta is needed. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06815
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Hosta 'First Frost' (P. Scolnik/B. Solberg 02)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8 16" tall Origin: Hybrid
Open House/Web-Only!
This wonderful new hosta is one of the best sports to be discovered from Hosta 'Halcyon'...the reverse pattern of Hosta 'June'. This Patricia Scolnik discovery adds a nice creamy-yellow margin to the attractive blue leaves of the parent. The result is a 3' wide clump of attractive blue leaves with a 1/2" border of creamy yellow that ages to white by season's end. The clumps are topped with 2' tall scapes of light lavender in mid-summer. We think this will become a long-term favorite of hosta growers worldwide. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #07213
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Hosta 'Flemish Sky' (D. Van Eechaute 04)
Light ShadeZone: 3-7 9" tall Origin: Hybrid
Open House/Web-Only!
Hosta 'Flemish Sky' from Belgium's Danny Van Eechaute forms a compact 9" tall x 16" wide clump composed of thick pointed grey-blue leaves, topped in late summer with 18" spikes of light lavender flowers. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #08045
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