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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 5,000 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 that 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 the entire container of 1-20 divisions. We do not offer small, recently propagated plants and challenge other nurserymen to do the same. We know that you will be pleased with our quality; we hope that 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. |
Hosta 'Tattoo' PP 11,603, PVR 13,143 (T. Avent 98)
Part Sun to Light Shade Zone: 3-7 10" tall Origin: Hybrid alternate image
New crop available 7-31-2008 This revolutionary sport of H. 'Little Aurora' has rapidly become the toast of the hosta world. H. 'Tattoo' boasts small, rounded, bright gold leaves with a wide, light green border. Each leaf is then "tattooed" with the outline of a dark green maple leaf in the center...a dramatic departure from the typical two-toned hosta foliage. In late spring, the 18" wide clumps are topped with 10" tall scapes of light lavender flowers. Be sure to get your neighbors talking about your very own Hosta 'Tattoo'. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #02089
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Hosta 'Teeny-weeny Bikini' (E. Elslager 00)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8 4" tall Origin: Hybrid
This teeny-weeny hosta comes from the late Ed Elslager's prolific hosta breeding program. The tiny 8" wide clump is composed of long, shiny, tapered leaves, each creamy white with a dark green border. In late August, the clumps are topped with 9" scapes of dark purple flowers. This surprisingly vigorous clump makes a delightful specimen where a bright miniature hosta is needed. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06455
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Hosta 'The Shining' (H. Hansen 06)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 4-9, at least 18" tall Origin: Hybrid
This fabulous, new, fast-growing hosta from Minnesota's Hans Hansen is a greatly improved version of H. 'Fried Bananas'. This sport of H. 'Cathedral Windows' is composed of large, brilliant, glossy, gold leaves on a 18" tall x 3' wide clump. In late summer the clump is topped with 30" tall spikes of huge, fragrant, light lavender flowers...what a stunning plant! Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #07393
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Hosta 'Thunderbolt' PP 14,232 (R. Crowder NR)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8 20" tall Origin: Hybrid
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New crop available 9-4-2008 We don't get excited anymore at every new hosta that comes along, but here is one we feel is truly special. This mutation of H. sieboldiana 'Elegans' from Rick Crowder of NC's Hawksridge Nursery is sure to become an industry standard. From a distance, it closely resembles H. 'Dream Weaver' except the foliage is extremely blue and thick, which indicates probable tetraploidy. The thick blue leaves are highlighted with a creamy central band, producing a stunning, 3' wide clump. In late spring, the clumps are topped with 20" stalks of white flowers. If you have trouble growing H. 'Great Expectations', give H. 'Thunderbolt' a try. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #04854
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Hosta tibae (Japanese Species)
Light ShadeZone: 3-9 10" tall Origin: Japan
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Although the leaves are green, this is one of the most unique hosta species. The nice 2' wide mound of medium-green foliage is topped in very late summer with incredible spikes of dark lavender flowers on wonderful, branched, candelabra-like bloom scapes...we counted up to eight branches from one scape...INCREDIBLE! Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #01105
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Hosta 'Titanic' PP 12,402 (H. Hansen 99)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 3-8 20" tall Origin: Hybrid
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New crop available 8-7-2008 With a name like H. 'Titanic', you can imagine how big this hosta will become. Old clumps may surpass the 9' wide record of its parent H. 'Sum and Substance'. This sport of H. 'Sum and Substance' boasts a very wide golden border surrounding the glossy, chartreuse-green center, even when young. It is far more dramatic than the first introduced edged forms of H. 'Sum and Substance'. This should only be planted where space is not a problem. The clumps are topped with large, light lavender flowers in midsummer. Pot size: 3 qt. (2.83 L) #04231
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Hosta 'Tokudama Aureonebulosa' (F. Maekawa/AHS 87)
Light ShadeZone: 3-7 18" tall Origin: Hybrid
This old Japanese cultivar is found in virtually every established US hosta garden...and with good reason. The thick, corrugated, golden leaves are surrounded by a wide blue edge...SPECTABULOUS! In early summer, the 42" wide clumps are topped with near-white flowers on 18" tall scapes. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #02332
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Hosta 'Tokudama Flavocircinalis' (F. Maekawa/AHS 87)
Light ShadeZone: 3-7 17" tall Origin: Japan
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This old Japanese cultivar is still one of the most prized hostas in American gardens. Essentially, picture a slightly smaller statured H. 'Frances Williams' without the leaf scorch, and you have H. 'Tokudama Flavocircinalis'. The thick, rounded, blue corrugated leaves are accented by a wide golden margin. In late spring, the 4' wide clumps are topped with 24" tall stalks of pale lavender flowers. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #02161
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Hosta 'Touch of Class' PP 13,080 (H. Hansen 99)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8 12" tall Origin: Hybrid
New crop available 7-31-2008 If you are already excited about hostas, wait until you see H. 'Touch of Class'. This is the first in a series of intentional hosta conversions from diploid to tetraploid. H. 'Touch of Class' comes from the popular H. 'June'. The central pattern of the doubly-thick leaves is chartreuse-gold, surrounded by a very wide, blue-green border. In midsummer, the 2' wide clumps are topped with thick 2' tall scapes of light lavender flowers. We have grown this side by side with H. 'June' for several years and find H. 'Touch of Class' more intensely and more dramatically colored...we think you will agree! Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #04625
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Hosta 'Twilight Time' (G. Johnson 04)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8 11" tall Origin: Hybrid
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From Iowa's Greg Johnson comes a delightful new blue hosta that forms a 40" wide, flat clump of deeply-veined, long, wavy-blue leaves...very distinctive. The symetrical clump is topped in midsummer with 20" scapes of lavender flowers. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #05851
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Hosta 'Ultramarine' (M. Zilis 03)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8 18" tall Origin: Hybrid
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Hosta 'Ultramarine' came about from a cross of Hosta 'Sea Lotus Leaf' x H. kikutii ssp. leuconata. The result is a low-clumping hosta with pointed, powder-blue leaves and deeply-impressed veins. This fast-growing introduction from Q&Z Nursery makes a dense, 40" wide clump. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #05852
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Hosta ventricosa 'Aureomarginata' (A. Bloom, Hensen, AHS 86)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 3-8 22" tall Origin: China
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This qualifies as the BEST of the oldies-but-goodies. This easy-to-grow hosta makes a wonderful specimen with dark green, heart-shaped leaves, surrounded by an extremely wide, creamy edge that emerges gold in early spring. In late summer, the 40" wide clump is topped with 26" stems with dark lavender and white striped, bell-like flowers! Pot size: 3 qt. (2.83 L) #01216
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Hosta venusta 'Ki Nakafu Otome' (Gotemba/Zilis 03)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8 5" tall Origin: Korea
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Hosta 'Ki Nakafu Otome' is a vigorous, fast-multiplying selection of the Korean Hosta venusta that has small, wavy, golden leaves surrounded by a darker green border. As the weather warms, the central variegation pattern eventually fades to solid green. The 20" wide clump is topped in early summer with 18" scapes of dark lavender flowers. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #06492
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Hosta venusta 'Kinbotan' (Japan, Ruh 02)
Light Shade to ShadeZone: 3-9 2" tall Origin: Korea
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This amazing little H. venusta sport that has been highly prized in Japan is now available to US gardeners. This tiny clump, to only 6" wide at maturity, requires a special site away from larger perennials. Each tiny heart-shaped leaf is nicely bordered in chartreuse-gold. In late summer, the clumps are topped with equally miniature flower scapes. This is truly a choice gem for the rock garden or similarly small space. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml) #04289
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Hosta 'Vulcan' (H. Hansen 06)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 3-8, at least 12" tall Origin: Hybrid
Wow...what a hosta! This Hans Hansen sport of Hosta 'Captain Kirk' has pure white-centered leaves, bordered in dark green. The best part...it is a vigorous grower! Our 1' tall x 2' wide clumps have been a conversation piece for everyone who has seen them in our trials, so we are glad to finally share a new hosta that we feel is destined for greatness. H. 'Vulcan' appears to be different from Hosta 'Enterprise', which is another white-centered sport from the same parent. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #07284
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Hosta 'War Paint' (Naylor Creek NR)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8 20" tall Origin: Hybrid
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Imagine a clump of the stunning H. 'Niagra Falls' that, as an added bonus, developed a bright creamy center in early spring. If you think that would be nice, you need to add Hosta 'War Paint' to your garden. The eye-catching 4' wide clumps are composed of wavy-edged, large green leaves, which are accented in early spring with a stunning cream center. Even after the center color fades, first to yellow, then to green, you're left with a fabulous hosta. The clumps are topped in midsummer with 4' tall spikes of dark lavender flowers. Pot size: 3 qt. (2.83 L) #06577
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Hosta 'Warwick Comet' (G. Jones 99)
Light ShadeZone: 3-7 16" tall Origin: Hybrid
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This magnificent hybrid from Gil Jones makes a 30" wide clump of very dark green, cupped, heavily-corrugated leaves. Each leaf is highlighted by a dramatic, narrow, creamy-white central pattern. The clumps are topped with near-white flowers on 2' scapes in late spring. This is one hosta that can't be confused with anything else in the garden...even if you lose the label. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #05470
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Hosta 'White Necklace' (C. Owens 99)
Light ShadeZone: 3-8 24" tall Origin: Hybrid
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This amazing hosta truly impressed me on a visit to see hosta breeder Clarence Owens of MI. Each 4' wide, vigorous clump of pointed, glossy, green leaves was bordered with a 3/4" wide, creamy white edge. In late summer, the clumps are topped with tall 4' scapes of lavender flowers. Be sure to leave enough room to enjoy this at its best in a special spot in your garden. Pot size: 3 qt. (2.83 L) #05401
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Hosta 'White Wall Tire' (T. Avent 96)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 3-9 12" tall Origin: Hybrid alternate image
This is the long-awaited return of our 1996 introduction that combined the durability of H. 'Undulata' with the growth form of H. 'Fortunei'. The 3' wide clumps emerge white in spring and gradually develop more and more green speckles as the season progresses...sure to be the conversation piece in any garden! In late summer, the clumps are topped with sturdy 30" scapes of light lavender flowers. H. 'White Wall Tire' needs good morning sun to color well. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #02000
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Hosta 'Wooly Mammoth' (M. Zilis 03)
Light ShadeZone: 3-7 28" tall Origin: Hybrid
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If you enjoy the giant Hosta 'Blue Mammoth', then you'll certainly need to add a H. 'Wooly Mammoth' to your garden. This amazing sport adds a wide golden border to the thick, corrugated, blue-green foliage on an already superb hosta. The dramatic, 5' wide clumps are adorned with 3' stalks of near-white flowers in late spring. Pot size: 3 qt. (2.83 L) #05963
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Hosta 'Xanadu' (A. Malloy 00)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 3-8 9" tall Origin: Hybrid
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Hosta 'Xanadu' is the latest example where a sequel is much better than the original. This mutation (probably a tetraploid) of the small Hosta 'Island Charm' is composed of pointed green leaves highlighted by a dramatic white center. The vigor is dramatically improved, thanks to a wider green border, and we have had no leaf scorch in our trials. The 20" wide clumps are topped in midsummer with 18" spikes of lavender flowers. This has quickly become one of our favorite hostas. Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #05853
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Hosta 'Yesterday's Memories' (H. Hansen 06)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 3-9 15" tall Origin: Hybrid
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This Hans Hansen introduction is a sport from our 1995 introduction, H. 'Squash Casserole'. Exhibiting the same amazing vigor of the parent, H. 'Yesterday's Memories' forms a 4' wide clump of chartreuse golden leaves surrounded by a contrasting dark green border. The vigorous clumps are topped in midsummer with 20" spikes of light lavender flowers. Pot size: 3 qt. (2.83 L) #07238
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Hosta 'Zounds' (P. Aden 78)
Part Sun to Light ShadeZone: 3-8 24" tall Origin: Hybrid
This spectacular clump of heavily textured, brilliant gold, corrugated foliage makes a beacon in any garden. The large, 4' wide clump is topped with light lavender flowers on 30" tall stalks in early summer...a real show-stopper! Pot size: 2 qt. (1.892 L) #00812
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