 Hostas come in a wide range of sizes and as you go through our listing you will see a letter in parenthesis after the name which denotes the height of the plant…the ledger below will help to convert this to inches.
** denotes new for 2012 |
 Baby Blue Eyes[mini/small] (Solberg) Very blue, heart-shaped leaves form a showy, flat clump with a tight growing habit. Great substance and lavender flowers on 8-10” scapes. |
 Baby Doll[mini/small] (Van Eechaute) A beautiful little sport of H. 'Blue Cadet' from Danny Van Eechaute. Round blue-green leaves have a dark yellow center...looks like a miniature H. 'June'. Great substance and will be topped with lavender flowers midsummer...(limited). |
 **Bam Bam Blue[L] (Schulz) This is the first introduction for Ed Schulz of Iowa that we are bringing forth and we think it is really an exciting plant...one of the nicest “blues” we have seen. Very blue and very corrugated dinner-sized leaves display some cupping and even a little waviness. Forms an upright clump with great character and holds it color late into the season. White flowers appear in late June. |
| Banana Boat [S/M] (Lachman) This unique hosta is back after a few years absence…elongated leaves have a bright yellow center and dark green margins. They are cupped with a leathery substance and a slight sheen. Attractive violet flowers. |
| **Band of Gold [L] (Elslager) Vigorous grower with impressive substance on dark green leaves with a wide yellow border that later changes to creamy-white. Topped with white flowers. Beautiful hosta! |
 Barbara Ann[L] (Muntons Microplants) Nice H. sieboldiana 'Elegans' sport …beautiful wide white border surrounds a nicely rounded and corrugated blue leaf with great substance. Differs from H. 'Northern Exposure'....white flowers. |
 Bashful[S] (Sisson) Kathie Sisson is an emerging hybridizer and we are bringing several of her plants to market. H. 'Bashful' is an open pollinated seedling from H. 'Blue Cadet' with leaves that come up in spring a very creamy color mottled with green. The green will slowly become more prominent but newer flushes of leaves will be lighter and misted. This small clump will be topped with white flowers in June. |
| Battle Star [M] (Goodwin) Heart-shaped blue-green leaves are somewhat shiny and framed with a good yellow border that has a little waviness. Great substance with slight cupping and clump will be topped with lavender flowers midsummer. |
 Bedazzled[S] (Don Dean) Small clump of blue-green leaves framed by a wide yellow-gold border. Great substance and some cupping on slightly corrugated leaves that are topped with lavender flowers midsummer. |
| Bedford Blue [M] (Chrystal) Unique blue from Europe...a cross between H. hypoleuca and H. "Halcyon"…beautiful, pointed, chalky blue leaves are large and topped with lavender flowers. |
 Bedford Rise and Shine[S] (Chrystal/Bond) Great smaller introduction from Great Britain with thick, shiny green leaves framed by a nice creamy-white border. Proving to be quite vigorous...topped with lavender-purple flowers. |
 **Ben Vernooij PPAF[M] (Fransen/Vernooij) Very striking and fully tetraploid form of H. 'First Frost'..unbelievably thick blue leaves have a very wide feathered creamy-yellow border. Named for the brother of Paul Vernooij from Holland who died of cancer recently and a donation will be made to the Cancer Foundation for each plant sold. Large lavender flowers. 'Ben Vernooij' differs from 'Autumn Frost' in that the leaves are thicker. Grows a bit slower than the parent but we are offering nice large plants. |
 Big Daddy[L] (Aden) Chalky-blue leaves are rounded, cupped and puckered at maturity...compact growing habit and topped with white flowers in late spring. |
 **Binkie[S] (Naylor Creek Nursery/Fransen) (originator’s stock only 25 available) This is a nice sport of H. 'Amber Tiara' we found many years ago and passed onto Marco Fransen, he has grown it to a number that allows us to offer a few. Thick yellow leaves have a very wide border that often streaks to the center. Lavender-purple flowers above the heart-shaped leaves. |
 **Blarney Stone[L] (Goodenough) This great introduction from Rick Goodenough is “solid as a rock”...extra-large, light Irish-green leaves are rounded (13” x 15”) and form an impressive domed clump. Lots of heavy corrugation creates a “pebbled” look and adds to the interest...the color will lighten a bit as the season progresses and the clump will be topped with near-white flowers. |
| Blaue Venus [S] (Klose) A German Tardiana from Heinz Klose who made the selection from seed he received from Eric Smith...round deep blue leaves have good substance and are topped with lavender flowers………..(limited). |
 Blue Angel[L] (Aden) Very large, blue-green leaves form a clump which commands attention...white flowers. |
| **Blue Arrow [M] (Anderson) Leaves shaped like an arrowhead...blue-green, lance-like and pointed. Good color and great substance. Clump will be topped with white flowers midsummer. |
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 Blue Cascade[M] (Carlson) Monty and Julie Carlson bring us an outstanding and beautiful blue that puts on a stunning display. Dense, medium-sized mound of extremely pie-crusted leaves are an intense blue color. The leaf tips twist outward creating the illusion of constant motion. Lavender flowers midsummer. |
| Blue Chip [S] (Benedict/Olson) Petite clump of heart-shaped blue leaves of good substance. Pale lavender flower. |
| Blue Dolphin [L] (Sawyer) Round, heart-shaped blue-green leaves have heavily impressed veins. Lavender flowers. |
 Blue Flame[M] (Naylor Creek Nursery) Variegated sport of H. 'Fragrant Blue'..smooth heart-shaped leaves are medium blue-green and framed by a variable yellow border. Topped with near-white flowers. Although the parent is said to be fragrant we do not believe H. 'Blue Flame' to be fragrant. Possibly the same as H. 'Secret Love'. |
| Blue Hawaii [L] (Petryszyn) Vigorous blue hosta with an upright habit that can reach 30” tall. Leaves are nicely corrugated, but flat, and hold their color well throughout the season. Topped with pure white flowers. |
| **Blue Lollipop [mini] (Benedict) Great little hybrid from H. 'Dorset Blue'...deep blue-green leaves are heart-shaped and have tremendous substance. Topped with pale lavender flowers. |
 Blue Mouse Ears[mini/small] (Deckert) Wonderful blue with very thick round leaves that form a tight mound. One of the best hostas and a great blue that will be topped lavender flowers midseason. |
 Blue Wu[L] (King) This is the first plant from Jim King of Washington state we are introducing...an early hybrid from H. 'Empress Wu' with H. 'Skylight' as the other parent gives us a very large blue-green hosta (perhaps one of the largest blues). The clump is topped with pale lavender flowers. |
 Blueberry Ala Mode[M/L] (Strandberg) New sport from H. 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd' with a variable white border that improves with age. Leaf still cups and the plant shows all the same great characteristics of the parent. Near white flowers. |
 Blueberry Muffins[M] (Meyer) Great blue color on rounded leaves of good substance...cross resulting from H. 'Francis Williams' and H. 'Fall Bouquet'. Lots of puckering on leaves held by reddish petioles. Vigorous grower. |
 Bonfire[M] (Fransen) This is the all green sport of H. 'Paradise Island'...beautiful thick leaves are held on red petioles and the red reaches far into the leaf. |
 Boracay[M] (Van den Top) Sport from H. 'Captain Kirk' that constantly changes as the season progresses. Leaves emerge green and in about 2 weeks develop a green edge with a shadowy yellow center. Next, the center turns dark green and the border becomes white...then, the center turns white. Finally, the whole leaf becomes white with a green line. |
 Boyz Toy[mini/small] (Scheer) Named for us “boyz” at Naylor Creek…emerges bright chartreuse with pointy little red leaf tips. As the red fades, the slightly glossy leaves turn bright yellow and in July the clump is topped with ultraviolet flowers. |
 Brass Ring[M] (Lydell) Nice medium-sized hosta with rounded green leaves that show good corrugation and have brassy gold border that lightens to yellow as the season progresses. Good substance and holds well. Lavender flowers. |
 **Broad Band[M] (Livingston) Beautiful rounded green leaves are elegantly framed in a very wide yellow border. The irregular border fades to creamy-white by midsummer. Topped with near-white flowers. Great plant with good substance. |
 Brother Stefan[M/L] (Petryszyn) Beautiful gold leaves are framed by a wide medium green border...good substance and lots of corrugation on a great hosta. Topped with white flowers in midsummer. |