 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 |
 Paradise Backstage[M] (Fransen) Reverse sport of H. 'On Stage'..green leaves are long and narrow and have an irregular yellow border. Topped with lavender flowers midsummer and will be happiest if grown in morning sun. Good substance. |
 Paradise Expectations[L] (Fransen) Sport from H. 'Great Expectations' with reverse variegation…large blue-green leaves are framed by a wide creamy-yellow margin and topped with near white flowers. Plant has proven to be a vigorous grower. |
 Paradise Glory[M] (Fransen) Sport from H. 'Paul's Glory' with very thick leaves (possibly a tetraploid) that have a wide blue border surrounding a green center that changes yellow-gold as the season progresses. Topped with lavender flower. |
 Paradise Island[M] (Fransen) Stunning variegated sport from H. 'Fire Island'..beautiful yellow leaf surrounded by a striking green border held on a red petiole. The red comes up into the leaf. Topped with lavender flowers. Has proven to be quite vigorous and really stands out from a distance. |
 Paradise Joyce PP12119[M] (Fransen) Marco Fransen named this one for his wife, Joyce…a sport from H. 'Halcyon' that comes up blue, colors up with a yellow center resembling H. 'June' and then finally, the center turns almost white-yellow that holds until the end of the season. Lavender flowers come late in summer. |
| Paradise Ocean [M] (Fransen) The all blue sport from H. 'Paradise Glory'...beautiful thick leaves show good corrugation and make an impressive clump topped with lavender flowers. |
 Paradise Power[M] (Fransen) Wavy golden leaves have a green border and is topped with lavender flowers. |
| Paradise Puppet [mini] (Fransen) Charming mini with green leaves…slightly stoloniferous and good ground cover with lavender flowers. |
 Paradise Red Delight[S/M] (Fransen) Purple-red petioles and scapes. Leaves are round, gray-green color with white backs. |
 Paradise Sunset[mini] (Fransen) Variegated sport from H. 'Hydon Sunset'...dainty green leaves have a good yellow border and are topped with dark purple flowers. Vigorous. |
 Paradise Sunshine[M] (Fransen) Reverse sport of H. 'Guacamole'...vigorous grower that takes a few weeks to variegate but by summer you have a beauty with green leaves framed by a yellow border. Beautiful fragrant near-white flowers. |
 Paradise Tritone[S] (Fransen) This is a sport of H. 'Maya Tritone' with a green border ...leaves emerge bright chartreuse and change to a bright yellow creating a clump that glows. There is also a cream color present making the leaf interior tritone. Now, frame it with the green border and you can almost imagine an abstract painting. Colors will vary with lighting. |
| **Parasol [L] (Avent) Sport from H. 'Blue Umbrellas'...very large gray-green leaves have a wide yellow border that later turns a creamy color. Topped with tall lavender flowers midsummer. |
 Pathfinder[M] (Briggs Nursery) Thick, creamy-white centered leaves are speckled green and have a wide, slightly rippled dark green margin. Pale purple flowers are held on white scapes. |
 Patriot[M] (Machen) Deep forest green leaves have extremely wide, almost pure-white borders...tremendous substance and should be in every hosta garden. Light lavender flower. |
 Pete’s Dark Satellite[L] (P. de Rooij) Large dark green leaves are quite rounded and show good cupping. Tremendously thick leaves on a vigorous grower that's topped with lavender flowers. |
 Pewterware[S] (Dean) Incredible substance and thick wax coating come from both sides of its family…tardiana and a white backed longipes. Heavily frosted tops and bottoms of perfectly smooth leaves have lightly ruffled edges and form a compact mound topped with neat lavender flowers late. |
 Pistache[M] (Van Eechaute) Stunning sport from H. 'Spilt Milk'...leaf centers are a misted combination of several colors of green surrounded by a variable border of green and blue-green. Place the plant in a bright, but shady location, top the clump with white flowers and you have a show stopper that will create lots of interest. Good grower. |
 **Plum Creek[M] (Sisson) Kathie says this beauty was a seedling found in the garden that Mother Nature herself selected and was noticed for its very pleasing form and color. She believes it is an open pollinated seedling from H. 'Deane's Dream' and shows many of it's wonderful traits. The leaves are darker in color...a nice steel blue/green that reminded her of a cold mountain creek. Attractive dusty 'plum' colored petioles add to the overall clump that will be topped with pretty flower buds in late June followed by near white flowers. |
| **Popcorn [S/M] (Lachman) Beautiful rounded leaves have a unique creamy-white center with a wide blue-green border...some cupping and a fair amount of pebbling. Topped with pale lavender flowers in July on a rather low mound. |
 Prairie Sky PP#17309[M] (Hansen) Wonderful hybrid from H. 'Blue Jay' with nicely cupped powder-blue leaves topped with pale lavender flowers. Makes a tight clump. |
| **Praying Hands [M] (G. Williams) A little weird...elongated dark green leaves have a waxy sheen and a very thin yellow rippled border. The leaves are folded and wavy, giving a twisted appearance. Light lavender flowers. |
 Prestige and Promise PPAF[M] (Walters Gardens) This is the tetraploid form of H. 'Cadillac'...nice thick golden-yellow leaves are framed with a wide green border and form a clump about 14-16” tall. Good substance and near-white flowers. |
 **Prom Queen[M] (Meyer) Nice introduction with three distinct colors on a yellow leaf with a wide blue-green border...where there is overlap a bright green appears. Eventually the center changes to a creamy-white and the clump is topped with lavender flowers on creamy striped scapes that produce white seed pods. Shows a good growth rate. |
 Proud Sentry[M] (Dean) Vigorous growing and erect, fountain shaped clump is all dressed up in its crisply pressed and edged uniform. The heavy substance of each leaf is held up and out to reveal the red slacks completing the appearance of this 'Proud Sentry' as it stands guard anywhere in the front to middle of the garden border. Pale lavender flowers. |
 Purple Boots[M] (Van Eechaute) Beautiful reddish-purple petioles hold smokey gray-green leaves...eye-catching dark purple flower scapes and buds also. Very fertile. |
 Purple Haze[M] (Janssen) Very unique hosta with blue leaves held on purple petioles...the purple color continues into the veins of the leaf creating a “purple haze” on the center portion of the leaf surface. This color is very evident in spring and does fade as the season progresses. Good substance on nicely textured leaves that are topped with lavender flowers. |
| Purple Heart PPAF [M] (Terra Nova) Bright green to dark green leaves (depending on light exposure) are held on short petioles that are very dark. The leaves have a nice sheen and the red-purple color goes up into the leaf blade and extends out a short distance into the veins. Lavender flowers on red-purple scapes are especially attractive. |
 Queen of the Seas[L] (Seaver) Large, thick, blue-green leaves are heart-shaped and have a heavily rippled and serrated margin. Clump will be topped with near-white flowers. |
 Rainforest Sunrise[M] (Anderson) Great sport from H. 'Maui Buttercups'..bright gold leaves are framed with a dark green border and show lots of corrugation. Vigorous grower topped with lavender flowers in early summer. |
 Rare Breed[M] (Livingston) This newer introduction from Ron Livingston has creamy shades mixed with green and where they overlap you get a wonderful khaki army green...unusual combination on a tri-colored hosta. The leaves have great substance and are semi-cupped when mature. Topped with very tall scapes of lavender flowers (was originally called 'Tall Paul' which will have meaning to those whose youth was spent with Annette Funicello). Ron really loves this plant!. |
| **Raspberry Sundae PPAF [S] (Terra Nova) Bright white leaves have a wide green border and are carried on raspberry-red stems that bring the red color right up into the leaf. Not the fastest growing hosta but give it some early morning sun or good filtered light and it will come along fine. Deep red scapes are topped with dark purple flowers. Very showy. |
 Red Cadet[S] (Van Eechaute) Purple red petioles and scapes...gray-green leaves form a vigorous clump with lavender flowers on this cross between H. 'Riptide' and H. 'Blue Cadet'. |
 Red Dog[M] (Terpening) Another great introduction from Kent Terpening with cherry-red petioles...long narrow shiny green leaves have a very wavy edge and are held in an upright manner creating a vase-shaped clump. The tips of the pointed leaves are long and elegant. Vigorous grower with lavender flowers in midsummer. |
 Red Dragon[M] (Livingston) One of Ron Livingston's first creations to come to the marketplace and has found it?s way into many gardens. Nicely rippled, shiny bright green leaves are held on strong upright red petioles. The red extends all the way up to the leaves and even the flower stalks are bright red. Purple flowers in August that are fertile. |
| **Red Hot Flash [S] (Machen) This is the tetraploid form of H. 'Pee Dee Gold Flash'. The leaf has a wide green margin with a yellow center and is carried on red petioles. Purple flowers appear in August. |
| Red Sox [M] (Herold/Walek) This one has been around for a while but not readily available...comes from H. 'Maruba Iwa' parentage so it has wide dark green leaves that have a nice shine. Purple-red petioles come all the way up into the leaf and show well into the center vein. Lavender flowers appear very late in the season. |
| Red Stepper [M] (Goodwin) An open pollinated seedling from H. 'Invincible'...plant is a real attention getter. Like its parent it loves the sun and has bright reflecting blades that glisten when the light hits them. Add to this, bright red petioles and pale lavender flowers late. Named after the Red Steppers from Indiana University. |
 Regal Supreme PP19818[M/L] (Jan Van den Top) Stunning sport from H. 'Krossa Regal' with a very wide creamy-white border. Frosty blue-green leaves contrast exquisitely with the border and are held upright creating a vase-shaped clump. Best grown in some morning sun and a bright shady location in the afternoon. Topped with lavender flowers in midsummer. |
| **Rembrandt Blue [L] (Moldovan) This is an oldie that isn't around much...dark blue leaves are somewhat cupped and corrugated and make a semi-upright clump topped with near-white flowers. |
 Restless Sea[S] (Hansen) Gray-green wedge-shaped leaves have a slightly serrated edge and an undulating leaf margin. Pale lavender flowers come in late summer. Nice plant. |
 Rhino Hide PPAF[M] (Rawson) Extremely thick leaves, much thicker than any other hosta, and they feel just like plastic (reminds one of a Rhino's hide). Strong petioles hold leaves with bright green centers framed with a wide blue border. The leaves are deeply cupped and have lots of puckering. White flowers in early summer. |
| Ringtail [M] (Terpening) Like no other hosta..dark green leaves have a curl at the end of each leaf tip and intense mini ruffles running up the sides. Late season bloomer, it holds up well in autumn and maintains a beautiful vase-shaped clump. |
 Ripple Effect[S/M] (Walters Gardens) Unique sport from H. 'June'...long narrow, wavy golden leaves have a narrow blue-green border that streaks some to the center. Same great substance as the parent. Later in the season the plant will be chartreuse and show a green border. Pale lavender flowers midsummer. |
 **Riviera Sunset[M] (Dean) This interesting new introduction by Don Dean has a fairly wide irregular orange-gold border that really sets off the green leaf...where the primary colors overlap a couple of other tones develop. Heart-shaped leaves make a dense mound that is topped with pale lavender flowers in July. |
| Robin Hood [M] (Schwarz) Thick leaves have a green center framed by a dark green border…heavily corrugated. Topped with near-white flowers in midsummer. Proving to be a vigorous grower and a nice plant. |
 **Rocket’s Red Glare[M] (Stegeman) Red petioles hold very attractive shiny dark green leaves...the red color reaches way up into the leaf blade. Leaves have good substance and nice wavy margins. Topped with lavender flowers in midsummer. |
| **Roy Klehm PP19647 [M] (Hansen) Here we have the tetraploid sport of H. 'Summer Serenade'...thick yellow leaves have wide green borders. Makes an upright vase-shaped clump with the leaves held horizontally and topped with lavender flowers. |