Hosta Catalogue

This is a big hosta! It is almost 3 feet tall with very large shovel-like blue-green leaves with good substance. Leaves are slightly cupped, lightly corrugated and have rippled margins. Lavender flowers from mid-July into August.Part of Doug Beilstein's hybridizing program, it is a seedling from his very popular 'Brutus'. I love its dramatic deep leaf veins and upright habit.

Hybrid of H. Tokudama x H. sieboldiana from Walden West, 1989. Rich blue, thick, very large nearly round, 11"x 11" deeply cupped leaves, strongly seersuckered and puckered. Leaves powdery gray on the visible underside. This hosta sets the standard for cupping as it can be up to 4 inches deep, easily holding water for birds to bathe in. Near white flowers on upright scapes in July.

Hosta Above the Clouds is a hybrid of H. Silver Moon x H. Liberty  from Hans Hansen of Walters Gardens Inc., 2020.  The cloudy silver-blue leaves are nearly round, slightly cupped and slightly corrugated at maturity.  Pale lavender flowers appear on 30-38 inch scapes in mid July . The above photo was taken in mid July with the hostas still keeping their beautiful blue coloration.

This wide margined sport of Hosta Climax from Walters Gardens Inc. 2012, features large, 8 inch wide by 10 inch long green, heart-shaped leaves with incredibly striking, 3 inch wide yellow margins. Forms an impressive upright mound in the landscape; makes an excellent specimen. Pale lavender flowers in early summer on 36"scapes. This hosta is now becoming hard to find as it is no longer being produced. 

Hosta Elatior hybrid x American Sweetheart from Hans Hansen/Walters Gardens Inc.  2018. With large golden yellow leaves, this is an impressive specimen for making a statement in the shade with its upright spreading habit and large smooth leaves. In midsummer, near white, tubular flowers appear with a very faint pale lavender central pattern on the interior petals. Plant in morning sun or filtered shade for best yellow color.

Hostas with speckling in the leaves are making a come back. Hybrid of H. Fortunei Aurea from K. Herrema, P. Ruh, 2000. Wide mound of very wavy, arching, twisted, lanceolate shaped foliage; 8"x 4" leaves greenish white with green speckles and streaks in centre, irregularly margined with dark green. Vigorous grower. Pale lavender flowers in July.

Sport of H. Aoki from A. Malloy, 2001.  Leaves are very thick, twisted and wavy.  The point where the green color meets the white, the green is very drawn in.  The green spots in the white section are very dark and bold. This is a high maintenance hosta.  It will send up solid green shoots and wide green leaves with only a small amount of white. These shoots must be removed to keep the unique nature of this hosta. Lavender flowers in late July.

Coarsely textured mound of leathery, puckered, heart shaped to round leaves. Introduced in 2012 as a wide margined sport of Hosta Dick Ward, which is named for one of the most accomplished hosta breeders in the USA. Leaves display wide blue-green margins with chartreuse centres that become yellow in summer. Near white flowers on 28" scapes in early summer. This hosta will take alot of sun provided it gets lots of moisture. 

This new medium sized hosta from Don Rawson has the classic look of rich, deep green leaves, thick substance and alligator skin-like corrugation all aligned in perfect rows.  Light lavender flowers provide the perfect contrast to the neat mound of foliage. 

H. Cinnamon Sticks seedling from Arthur Wrede, 2005.  Leaves are a glossy apple green color. with very prominant veins.  Petioles are red with the red color bleeding about half way up the leaf centre veins. The light green shiny color accentuates the red nicely. Dark purple flowers really stand out on red scapes in late summer. 

Beautiful frosted sport of Guacamole from B. Solberg, 2015. Ambrosia has a nice frosted glaucous bloom over the leaves which lasts most of the summer. The leaves are blue-green margined with a yellowish green centre. Light mauve very fragrant flowers appear in August. They should not be cut off as you would miss the best part of the plant and so would the hummingbirds. Position Ambrosia in lots of sun for best growth and lots of flowers. In the photo, Ambrosia is the centre plant with Guacamole in the front. You can see how much frosting is on the leaves as compared to Guacamole. 

Very interesting sport of H. Revolution from Walters Gardens / Hans Hansen, 2009.  The twisted leaves are thick with a wide dark green margin. The centre of the leaves are white with green speckles. The white centres of the leaves feel thicker as if some of the leaf material is drawn in. American Hero will send up solid green shoots or shoots with very little white that must be culled or they will take over the plant. Very unusual if you like a challenge.  Lavender flowers in midsummer.

Sport of H. First Frost with extra wide margins, from Walters Gardens Inc. and H. Hansen, 2009.  Frosty blue leaves have bright yellow margins that lighten to creamy white in summer. Leaves 6 inches long by 4 inches wide, 6-8 vein pairs, flat, glaucous bloom on top as well as underneath, broadly ovate. Extremely showy hosta, very slow growth rate but worth it. Light lavender flowers from mid-July to mid-August.

Sport of Guacamole from J. and B. Diesen, 1998. Has a much wider green margin (2 ") than mother plant (5/8 "). Leaves 10"long by 8"wide, medium gold centre, green margin. Very Fragrant, large, pale lavender flowers in August on 36 inch scapes. Fast growth rate. Makes a gorgeous mound. We have lots of visitors asking about this hosta when they see and smell the flowers in bloom.

Sport of Hosta Lemon Snap. Just like it's parent, this hosta has beautiful red petioles. The leaves are puckered, shiny, green in the centre with a yellow edge that turns more chartreuse in the summer. Gorgeous purple flowers on red scapes in mid to late summer.

Hybrid of H. Cody x H. Dorset Blue from R. Solberg, 2006. Makes a small, neat mound of heart shaped blue leaves. Just a bit larger than a mini. Leaves 4 inches long by 3 inches wide, blue-green, 8 vein pairs, flat, glaucous bloom on top as well as the underside, lightly cupped, lightly folded, lightly corrugated, broadly ovate. Flowers in mid-July to mid-August.

Beautiful white edged sport of its parent plant Bridegroom, offering the same upwardly tipped leaf form. Leaves are 6 inches long by 4 inches wide, dark green centred with a margin that changes from yellow to creamy white. Medium growth rate. Bright purple flowers on 24 inch scapes in July. Hybridizer Mark Zilis and Jim Schwarz, 2011.

[H. clausa normalis F2 seedling × (H. 'Ogon Tsushima' x H. yingeri F2 seedling)] from Bob Solberg. Light green leaves 7 "long x 3 "wide, slightly shiny on top and bottom. Petioles are a beautiful beet red, leaves have a red vein visible on the border until about July 1. Purple flowers on beet red 36 "scapes mid July to mid August, seed pods also red and viable. Wonderful breeding possibilities with all the red in this plant.

Sport of Hosta Old Glory. Beyond Glory has a much wider 3 inch wide dark green border surrounding a chartreuse turning gold centre in summer. Summer color is much more intense than spring color. Pale lavender flowers on 29 inch scapes in mid-summer. As in Old Glory, situate this hosta in full morning sun to bring out the colors.

An older cross of Sieboldiana x Tokudama from Florance Shaw/Paul Aden, 1978. The leaves are chalky blue, rounded, lightly cupped and very corrugated at maturity. Near white flowers in late June into July.

This hosta is a streaked form of H. Winter Snow from Winterberry Farms / Jim Anderson, 2003. H. Winter Snow is a white edged sport of H. Sum and Substance.  Leaves are very large, 13 inches wide by 18 inches long.  Base color is a greenish yellow like Sum and Substance, with yellow and white streaks throughout.  As with many streaked hostas, it is unstable and will send up many solid yellow leaves as well as stable colored leaves with yellow centres and a white edge as in H. Winter Snow. The stable shoots must be removed to keep them from taking over the streaky form of the hosta. As a result the plant rarely will reach the size of H. Winter Snow or H. Sum and Substance. A high maintenance collector hosta for sure but beautiful.

This hosta has reset the bar again since Hosta First Blush came onto the market a few years ago. Bloodline is a hybrid of a Tequila Sunrise seedling x First Blush. It has a deep burgundy red color across the entire leaf, almost looking brown. This color shows up as soon as the hosta comes up in spring and lasts most of the summer if given lots of sun. It blooms late in the summer with slightly fertile purple flowers. It does bloom a few weeks earlier than First Blush so it could be used as a breeding plant. Fast growth rate. After reading up on the red pigment anthocyanin in this hosta I found it very interesting that it is used as cold weather protection and protection against sun damage. It is the same red pigment found in sedum and creeping charlie when they emerge. The amount of red may vary from year to year depending on the weather, your location and the location of the hosta. 

Selected seedling from F. Shaw, P. Aden, 1986. Huge, beautiful cascading mound. A classic hosta you will definitely want as a specimen plant. Place in morning sun only to keep the blue longer. Leaves 16"x 12" widely ovate to wedge-shaped, thick dark blue-gray to dark blue green, slightly dimpled, strongly veined, edge rippled. Near white flowers on upright 4 foot scapes from late June to July.

This little hosta from Hans Hansen and Walters Gardens hybridizing delivers what other miniature hostas promised-with truly blue leaves. Compared to the ever popular 'Blue Mouse Ears', 'Blue Elf' has a similar short height but with larger leaves (about 2.5-3" across) and true powdery blue leaves, about the same color as 'Fragrant Blue'. Perfectly proportionate to the size of the plant, shorter flower spikes yield lavender flowers in in midsummer. 'Blue Elf' is the perfect size for fairy gardens or troughs! Not as easy to grow as Blue Mouse Ears though.