Although grown primarily for their foliage, hostas also produce lovely lavender or white trumpet shaped flowers, and are indispensable plants in the shady parts of the perennial garden. They make wonderful edges for walks and paths, and are equally stunning set in large drifts. Try interplanting with daffodils to cover fading daffodil foliage. Hostas like shade to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. Blue leaves need more shade, gold ones more sun to bring out their color. Deer and slugs are their only major nemeses. Hostas like edge of the wood conditions, and enjoy being interplanted with other shade loving plants such as tiarella, pulmonaria, astilbe, hellebores and ferns. Low maintenance is one of their strong points - they seldom need dividing unless you want more plants. This is our current collecting obsession and we offer plants for the beginner as well as the connoisseur.
Hostas are sized as follows: D = Dwarf, 3-6 "; S = Small, 6-12"; M = Medium, 12-24";
L = Large, 24-36"; VL = Very Large, Over 36".
Zones 3-9
NOTE: Hostas will only be dug and shipped after the leaves unfurl to assure that they are true to type. In this zone, during a cold spring, that can mean late April to mid May.
I'M IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE CATALOG. NAMES and PRICES ARE ENTERED - PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTIONS WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.
- 'ABIQUA BLUE EDGER (Walden West 1987) - (S) 8" tall and 9" wide. Posder blue/green leaves, round. Pinkish lavender flowers on 16" scapes in July. Fertile. $5.00
- 'ABIQUA DELIGHT' (Walden West 1999) - (S) Long, broad leaves are dark green with a 1.5" creamy white margin; lance shaped with a rounded base. Lavender flowers. Semi-stoloniferous. $10.00
- 'ABIQUA DRINKING GOURD' (Walden West 1989) - (M) Dark blue with glaucous bloom. Round, cupped, rugose. White tubular flowers mid July to mid August. $12.00
- 'ABIQUA MOONBEAM' (Walden West 1987) - (M/L) Blue green heart shaped/round leaves with pale lime irregular margin. Bell shaped pale lavender flowers in early summer. Very vigorous. Fertile. $10.00 Limited Quantities
- 'ALEX SUMMERS' (Santa Lucia 1986) - (ML) 20" tall and 24" wide (larger in our garden). Medium green leaves with chratreuse margins. 28" scapes with purple flowers. $12.00
- 'ALLAN P. MC CONNELL'(Seaver 1980) - (S) Matte green leaves with a narrow, pure white margin. Lavender bell shaped flowers mid July to mid August. Fertile. $6.00
- 'ALLEGAN FOG' (Herrema/Ruh 2000) - (M) 13" tall Shiny dark green leaves with a speckled green and white center. Leaves twisted and curled. Lavender flowers midsummer. $12.00
- 'ANGEL FEATHERS' $8.00
- 'AOKI' (AHS 1987) - (L) Also known as Fortunei Aoki, this plant has dark green, smooth, cordate leaves. The flowers are lavender and the scaptes have small leafy bracts. $6.00
- 'APHRODITE' (NR) - (L) Green leaves and double white flowers. Extremely fragrant. $12.00
- 'APPLE GREEN' $6.00
- 'ARCTIC CIRCLE' (Tompkins NR, introduced 1985) - (M) Green leaves bordered white. In Spring leaves are dusted with a snowy white frost and are very atractive. Pale lavender flowers open mid July. $8.00
- 'ARCTIC RIM' (Lydell 1993) - (M) 18" tall and 30" wide. Medium green with a white margin. Moderately prominent veins. Satin sheen. Lavender striped blooms on 24" scapes. O.S. $10.00
- 'AUSTIN DICKINSON' (Lachman 1992) - (ML) Blue green with a wide, clean pure white one inch margin. Leaves are glossy and puckered. Large, flaring deep purple blooms in July. Fragrant. $10.00
- 'BAND OF GOLD' (Elslager 1999) - (L) Edge variegated, 22" tall. White flowers, $12.00
- 'BANYAI'S DANCING GIRL' (Banyai 1987) - (M) Intense grey blue heart shaped leaves with a white back. Forms a tight clump. Cupped. Lavender flowers. $5.00
- 'BEHEMOTH' $25.00
- 'BETSY KING' (AHS 1986) - (M) Medium green leaves and deep purple flowers. $6.00
- 'BIG DADDY' (Aden 1978) - (L) Blue leaves, purple flowers. $10.00
- 'BIRCHWOOD PARKY'S GOLD' (Shaw/AHS 1986) - (M) Yellow, cordate, flat leaves, 5" x 4". 38" scape with lavender flowers. $5.00.
- 'BLACKFOOT' $12.00
- 'BLUE ANGEL' (Aden 1986) - (XL) A vase shaped plant with blue green leaves covered with a heavy bloom. Heavy substance. Petioles upright with leaves horizontal. Glossy white flowers on 48" scapes are densely packed to resemble a hyacinth. Will grow in near full shade. $12.00
- 'BLUE BLUSH' (Smith/BHHS 1988) - (S) Lance shaped blue green leaves. Lavender bell shaped flowers. $8.00
- 'BLUE CADET' (Aden 1974) - (M) Rounded blue leaf with good heavy texture. Off white to lavender flowers. $5.00
- 'BLUE JAY' (Benedict 1987) - (S/M) Intensely blue, possible the bluest hosta in cultivation. Heart shaped leaves with heavy substance. Lavender flowers. $12.00
- 'BLUE MAMMOTH' (Aden NR) - (VL) 36" tall and 48" wide, at least. Powdery blue heart shaped leaves. Heavily puckered. Very pale lavender flowers. Can take some sun. Fertile. $10.00
- 'BLUE MOUSE EARS' (Deckert 2000) - (D) 5" tall. Round blue/green leaves with glaucous bloom underneath. Hold color well in shade. Pale lavender flowers. $12.00
- 'BLUE PLISSE' $12.00
- 'BLUE SOPHISTICATION'(Zilis NR) - (M) Medium sized mound of narrow, pointed blue foliage. Good substance. Pale lavender flowers in July. $10.00
- 'BLUE UMBRELLAS' (Aden 1978) - (L) 36" tall. Giant blue to blue/green leaves with heavy substance and and texture; fast growing and pest resistant (that's slugs, not deer) White to light lavender flowers, often edged in white. $8.00
- 'BLUE WEDGEWOOD' (Smith/BHHS 1988) - (M) Blue-green, round-cordate, cupped, rugose leaves, 6" x 5". 16" scapes with lavender flowers. $8.00.
- 'BODACIOUS BLUE' (Goodwin/Hilland/Whitmore 1999) - (L) 32" tall. Upright blue green leaves with slightly wavy edges. Eventually makes a very large clump. Near white flowers.$15.00
- 'BOLD EDGER' $8.00
- 'BRIDEGROOM' (Benedict/Gowen 1990 O.S.) (S) Dark green, shiny, ovate/triangular leaves. Leaf sides slope downward while twisted tip turns upward. Small undulations on margin. Lavender flowers on 18" scapes. $12.00
- 'BRIDGEVILLE' (Craig/Summers/Ruh 1999) - (S) 13" tall and 27" wide. Upright, dark green with a light green margin, heavily rippled and slightly twisted tips. Slightly shiny on top and very shiny underneath. 40" scapes with deep purple striped flowers. $12.00
- 'CAMELOT' (Smith BHHS 1988) - (M) Perhaps the bluest of Eric Smith's Tardiana Group hybrids. Heart shaped leaves with excellent substance are slug resistant. Light lavender flowers in early summer. $10.00
- 'CAMEO' (Hansen/Shady Oaks 2002) - (Mini) Veverse variegation pattern of Pandora's Box. Tiny rounded green leaves edged with a creamy-white margin. Tiny lavender flowers top the clump in early summer. From Baby Bunting. $12.00
- 'CAROL' (Williams/AHS 1986) - (M) 20" tall and 36" wide. Deep green with a nice white edge. Veins are raised below and the leaves are slightly glaucous. Some cupping. Lavender flowers mid season on 24-38" scapes. Sterile. $6.00
- 'CELESTIAL' (Elslager 2000) - (M/L) Dark green center with a 1.5 inch creamy white irregular margin; heavily corrugated; broadly ovate; thick substance. Pale lavender flowers mid-summer. $15.00
- 'CHAMELEON' (Caprice Farm Nursery 1986) Dark green with white to chartreuse margin of variable width and some streaking to midrib. Tall scapes with lavender flowers. Variegation seems to fade as the season progresses. $15.00
- 'CHEESECAKE' $10.00
- 'CHINESE SUNRISE' (Schaeffer/Summers/Ruh 1992) - (M) 14" tall and 28" wide. Narrow, shiny chartreuse leaves with 1/4" dark green margin. Slightly rippled. Lavender flowers late in season on 28" scapes. Fertile. Emerges very early in spring. $6.00
- 'CHIRUFU OGON' $10.00
- 'CHOKO NISHIKI' (from Japan) - (L) Yellow center with a green margin and stable variegation. A montana derivative. Near white flowers. Similar to 'On Stage' when mature. $15.00
- 'CHRISTMAS PAGEANT' (Pinterics 2000) - (M) A sport of Christmas Tree with a dramatic, wide creamy white margin, much wider than the parent plant. Pale lavender flowers in early summer. $15.00
- 'CLAUSA' (Nakai 1930) - (S/M) Vase shaped plant with dark green leaves, shiny below. Lance shaped with ribbed petioles. Reddish purple flowers. Stoloniferous. $6.00
- 'CLOKEI' (species NR) - (Mini) $6.00
- 'CORDELIA' $8.00
- 'CRAIG'S TEMPTATION' (Craig/Shenk NR) - (S) Small green leaves with abundant blue violet flowers. $6.00
- 'CRESTED SURF' (Benedict 1990) - D Narrow, light green leaves with variable creamy white margins. Undulating edges. Lavender flowers in August on 12" scapes. $8.00
- 'DARK STAR' (Herold 1999) - (S) 12" tall and 24" wide. Medium blue green with 1/2" wide, slightly rippled, creamy white margin. Glaucous bloom on top and bottom. 18 - 24" scapes with medium lavender tubular flowers. $10.00
- 'DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT' (Petryszyn 1998) - (L) Brilliant yellow leaves. 20" tall plant. Lavender flowers. $15.00
- 'DEAR HEART' (Minks 1975) - (S) 12" tall and 12-15" wide. Blue green, cordate, cupped. Lavender flowers on 18" scapes. Sterile. $6.00
- 'DICK WARD' (Hatfield 1991) - (M) 16" tall and 30" wide. Light yellow or light yellow/green with irregular dark green margins, 3/4" wide. Rounded, leathery, rugose. Violet flowers in June on 20" scapes. $15.00
- 'DON STEVENS' (Seaver 2004) - (ML) Dark green with a slightly rippled creamy white margin;slightly shiny on top and very shiny underneath. Lavender flowers. $8.00
- 'DRUMMER BOY' (Moldovan 1983) - (M) Grey green heart shaped cupped leaves form a very precise mound. Rapid grower. Lavender flowers. $6.00
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