 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 |
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 Eagle Spirit[S/M] (Goodwin) This bright bladed cultivar with a dark green center and wide cream to white border strengthens in color as the summer progresses and becomes one of the bright spots in the late summer garden. Lavender flowers midsummer. |
 Earth Angel[L] (Hans Hansen/Shady Oaks Nursery) A variegated sport from H. 'Blue Angel' with large thick heart-shaped blue-green leaves have a wide creamy-white border. |
 Ebony Towers[M] (Dean) This intro from Don Dean loves the sun and becomes a dense mound of glossy, wavy green foliage that appears to be in constant motion. Speckled red-purple petioles form the base and stalwart, saturated, black-purple scapes of 40+” emerge in late August with lavender flowers. And for a stunning finish come giant black-purple seed pods. |
| **Eclipse PPAF [L] (Dean) A new and wonderful sport of H. 'Solar Flare', this magnificent plant has very similar upright form. Destined to be a classic hosta that will reach to six feet across at maturity. Gold-margined leaves are slightly rippled and have good substance. Near white flowers top the clump in early summer. |
| Elkhart Lake [M] (Cees Visser) This plant has been around for a while but has not been available until now…comes from the same gentleman who gave us H. 'Harry van de Laar'. Hybrid between H. 'June' and H. hypoleuca and has huge leaves of a soft green color with white backs. Rounded leaves have a very nice wavy margin and are topped with lavender flowers. |
 Empress Wu PP20774 CPBRAF[VL] (Skaggs) When folks ask us what's the largest hosta we carry we no longer give it any thought...this seedling of H. 'Big John' and one of the “Xanadu” series from Brian and Virginia Skaggs of FOoSF fame, surpasses all hostas we know. Huge dark green leaves have deeply impressed veins and tremendous substance. In 5 or 6 years a mature clump can reach 4 1/2' tall. Topped with pale lavender flowers on 5' scapes in midsummer. |
 Enduring Beacon[M] (Dean) Glowing yellow, glossy foliage emerges in spring atop red petioles forming a 15” x 32” symmetrical mound which jumps out from across the garden. The brightness endures throughout the season only to be topped off with saturated red flower scapes carrying lavender flowers midseason. |
| **Eola Sapphire [L] (Hottovy/Monrovia) Very large blue leaves on one of the largest sieboldiana types...pale lavender flowers. |
 Essence of Summer[M] (Jan van den Top) A wonderful tetraploid sport of H. 'Warwick Essence'..extremely thick, rounded, medium green leaves are a little darker color than the parent and topped with large fragrant white flowers in late summer. Tremendous substance and vigorous grower with stunning flowers. |
 Exotic Presentation[M] (Livingston) Another newly available plant from Ron Livingston that will help to make your garden truly unique...graceful, dark green leaves start with a yellow border that later turns to a creamy-white. The leaves are held upright creating a dense vase-shaped clump topped with lavender flowers. |
 Eye Catcher[M] (Goodwin) The brightest color in the spring garden…truly viridescent. Needs to be grown in the sun in order to maintain it's interesting gold hue. Leaves are cupped and corrugated on a vigorous grower...purple flowers. |
| **Faith [M] (Dean) A great gold...nearly round large leaves are so heavily puckered that they develop a brassy golden-yellow on the raised portions, the cupped and domed leaves “glow”. Near-white flowers in early summer. |
 Final Summation PPAF[L] (Solberg) Beautiful sport of H. 'Sum and Substance' with a wide dark green edge. The huge round leaves have a rich sheen and are slightly cupped. Lavender flowers in July. |
 Fire Island[M] (Brincka) Stunning red petioles with color that reaches up into the leaf that hold bright yellow to greenish-yellow wavy leaves. Even though the intensely bright foliage greens up a little later in the season, the spring color will remain a vivid memory. Topped with lavender flowers. |
| First Frost [M] (Scolnik/Solberg) Sport from H. 'Halcyon'...makes a medium clump of blue leaves framed by a creamy-yellow to white border. Superb substance and lavender flowers on a hosta that holds long after others have gone to sleep in the fall. |
 First Love[L] (Fransen) This is the reverse sport of H. montana 'Aureomarginata' and will grow into a beautiful clump of somewhat shiny, yellow-centered leaves with a green border that shows some streaking to the center. Just like the parent, H. 'First Love' will be an early riser and can use protection from early frosts. Lavender flowers midsummer. |
 Flemish Angel[L] (Van Eechaute) This sport of H. 'Confused Angel' is different from other variegated 'Blue Angel' sports...large blue-green leaves have a pale yellow border in spring that turns white later in the season. 'Flemish Angel' can take a lot of morning sun without burning. Topped with white flowers. |
 Flemish Gold[M] (Van Eechaute) A seedling from H. 'Salute'...thick leaves have a smooth finish, are gently rippled and held in an upright manner. Striking hosta that is quite vigorous. Topped with near-white flowers in midsummer. |
| **Flemish Sky [M] (Van Eechaute) Great blue..white backed blue leaves are wedge-shaped and the color is a unique “chalky” blue. The margin is quite wavy and some cupping is evident. Clump is topped with lavender flowers. |
 Fluted Fountain[L] (Dean) Green truly is beautiful when it is a tall, vase-shaped fountain of foliage with deeply impressed veins, tight ruffles, and a sharp, twisted tip. Strong erect scapes are in proportion to the plant and hold a bouquet of near-white flowers accented by bracts with rose-red centers. Does well in a wide range of light conditions. |
 Forbidden Fruit PPAF[M] (Fransen) Marco Fransen brings us a stunning new hosta…the fully tetraploid form of H. 'Orange Marmalade'. Thick leaves have glowing yellow-orange centers setoff by a wide blue-green border and can be seen from across the garden. Proving to be a vigorous grower that will be topped with lavender flowers. |
| Fourteen Carats [M] (Fransen) The all gold form of H. 'George Smith'...yellow-gold leaves have great substance and make a beautiful clump topped with near-white flowers. |
 Foxfire Night Skye PPAF[L] (Schulte) Really nice sport from H. 'Edge of Night'...thick dark green leaves have a wide creamy-white border that really stands out. Vigorous grower with lavender flowers. |
 Fragrant Blue Ribbons[M] (Beikmann) This is a very nice sport of H. 'Fragrant Blue' that comes from Stan Beikmann of Michigan...intensely powdery blue-green leaves have a variable white border that jets toward the center and is apparent when the plant emerges. There is some lighter gray streaking along the inner veins and later in the season the leaf centers will turn gray-green. Long and fragrant lavender buds open to near white and are very fertile. |
 Fragrant Dream[L] (Fransen/van den Top) Sport of H. 'Fragrant Bouquet' with dark green leaves surrounded by a light yellow border that turns almost white late. A vigorous grower topped with near-white large fragrant flowers. |
 Fragrant King[L] (Jan van den Top) Sport of H. 'Fried Green Tomatoes'...green leaves framed by a creamy-white border. Leaves are covered with “bloom” and have great substance. Vigorous grower topped with fragrant lavender flowers. |
 Fragrant Queen PP19508[M/L] (Jan van den Top) Tetraploid sport of H. 'Fragrant King'...thicker leaves, wider creamy-white border and a super “doer”! We are very impressed with the appearance and performance of this plant, holds up well all season and still looks great late in the summer when it is topped with pale lavender fragrant flowers. |
| **Fragrant Star [M] (Van den Top) A cross between H. 'Invincible' and H. 'June' creates a newer fragrant hosta. Size, shape and form are the same as H. 'Invincible' but the leaves are blue. The fragrant flowers are lavender. |
 Fran Godfrey[VL] (Park Green Nurseries) New sport from Great Britain of H. 'Sum and Substance'...yellowish-green leaves are surrounded by a dark green border that appears midseason. Lavender flowers appear on 4' spikes. |
 Francheska[M] (Livingston) Pointed green leaves have a blue-green cast and a nice wide border that begins yellow and turns creamy-white. Leaves have good substance, are somewhat wavy and make a dense, upright clump. Near-white flowers. |
 Frank Lloyd Wright[L] (Goodenough) We are more than excited to be introducing some of Rick Goodenough's plants this year...first up, H. 'Frank Lloyd Wright'. What an outstanding hosta! Its blue, its big and it has style...large steel-blue wavy leaves come to a tapered point that turns downward and are held horizontally atop strong petioles creating a vase-shaped clump. Near white flowers appear midseason. We are offering 2nd yr tc plants that are not huge but well rooted and will establish rapidly in your garden. |
 **Frisian Pride[M] (Bate Aukema) This hosta will make you want to buy gold! Long trans inspiring yellow-gold leaves reach upward, outward and back down to the ground creating a dense mound that you will see from across the garden. The edges of the leaves are rippled from the petioles down to a long pointed tip that further adds elegance to the clump. Best color is obtained if the plant gets some late afternoon sun. Pale lavender flowers will contrast perfectly..(these are young tc plants). |
| **Friends [S] (Scott/Goodwin) Narrow yellowish-green leaves with a wavy margin make a dense little clump on this vigorous grower. Lavender flowers. |
 Frosted Dimples[M] (Dean) Pebbled blue leaves are framed by a variable creamy-white border. Near white flowers. |
 Frosted Frolic[S] (Livingston) Charming smaller hosta…semi-rounded blue-green leaves sport a wide creamy-yellow border with some streaking. Thick leaves are rigid and held somewhat upright topped with lavender flowers. |
 Frosted June[M] (Van den Top/Van Eechaute) This sport from H. 'June Fever' goes through a unique seasonal color change. Shiny yellow leaves have a thin light green border that changes to creamy-white...the center changes to a light green. |
 **Frosty Morn[S] (Lachman) Unique seedling from H. rupifraga...rounded gold leaves are coated with “bloom” which gives them a frosty look. Leaves are somewhat cupped with wavy margins and have good substance. |
 Frosted Mouse Ears[S] (Deckert) Thick blue leaves with a wide creamy-white border. |
| **Frozen Margarita [L] (Solberg) Large shiny leaves are greenish-yellow with a pure white border. Good substance on a vigorous grower with FRAGRANT white flowers. |
 Fruit Punch[M] (Dean) Watermelon petioles hold vibrant lemon-yellow leaves edged in blackberry for SPRING foliage. In time, changes bring wavy kiwi colored, sized and shaped leaves of good substance which quickly form a dense flat mound. In August, saturated strawberry colored scapes are topped with grape-purple flowers. Best grown in moderate shade to shade and has proven to be a vigorous grower. |
| Fulda [S/M] (Klose) Very blue leaves of good substance on a German Tardiana...topped with lavender flowers. |
 Funky Monkey[M] (Scheer) Unique! Medium sized plant emerges chartreuse with deep red-black petioles, the color extending high into the leaf veins on the undersides. The petioles are long and the leaves do not cover them, showcasing the deep color. As the season progresses, some leaves turn all gold, some leaf centers turn gold and the edges deepen to a lustrous green, however the irregular borders are unlike any typical variegation. Shiny, good substance, sun tolerance, good growth rate, flowers deeply colored and fertile...creates exciting babies. |
 Funny Mouse[mini] (Fransen) A new member to the “mouse” family from Marco Fransen... H. 'Funny Mouse' is the reverse variegation of H. 'Snow Mouse' and has a clear white border surrounding a blue-green centered leaf and the border will be fairly wide. The border does turn to creamy or green late in the season. Great little plant with those perfectly proportioned lavender flowers……….(limited). |