 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 2010 |
 Pamela Lee[S] (O’Brien) Very attractive sport from H. ‘Radiant Edger’ with thick, heart-shaped blue-green leaves that have a very wide green border. Topped with lavender flowers. |
 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 yellow-gold center. Topped with lavender flowers. |
 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 performs very well. |
 Paradise Joyce [M] (Fransen) From Marco Fransen and named for his wife, Joyce…a mutation from H. ‘Halcyon’ that comes up blue, colors up with a yellow center resembling H. ‘June’ and then finally, the center turns an 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. Vigorous grower. |
 Paradise On Fire[S] (Fransen) H. ‘Fire and Ice’ sport that has a good growth rate…makes a small clump with a wide dark green border around a white center. Lavender flowers midseason. |
 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 that form a dense clump…slightly stoloniferous, a good ground cover. |
 Paradise Red Delight [S/M] (Fransen) H. pycnophylla seedling with purple-red petioles and scapes. Leaves are quite round and a 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 grower that can take a fair amount of sun. |
reversed variegated H. ‘Guacamole’…Paradise Sunshine [M] (Fransen) New reverse sport of H. ‘Guacamole’...vigorous grower that takes a few weeks to variegate in spring but, by summer you have a beauty with green leaves framed by a yellow border that remains yellow and does not fade to white. Beautiful fragrant near-white flowers. |
 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. Recommend growing in several hours of morning sun. |
 Patriot[M] (Machen) Deep forest green leaves have extremely wide, almost pure-white borders on leaves that are slightly cupped downward…tremendous substance and should be in every hosta garden. Light lavender flower. |
 Paul’s Glory [M] (Ruh/Hofer) Leaves have a gold center surrounded by a blue-green margin and exhibit some puckering. Vigorous grower and can take some sun. Topped with lavender flowers. |
 **Peanut[S] (Schwarz) Unique and unusual mini that has very corrugated leaves...leaf has yellow centers that later turn white surrounded by a wide green border. Lavender flowers. |
 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. |
| Philadelphia [S/M] (Silvers) The all-blue sport from H. ‘Popcorn’...almost perfectly round blue-green leaves are quite thick and show some cupping. Topped with lavender flowers midsummer. |
| Phoenix [L] (Fischer) German introduction from Ulrich Fischer…narrow gray-green leaves have white backs. Tall pale lavender flowers on this probable H. nigrescens seedling which looks like a giant H. ‘Mikawa-no-Yuki’. Plant has been around for about 20 years but never really been available. |
 Pineapple Punch PP#18318[S/M] (Walters Gardens) Great new sport from H. ‘Pineapple Upsidedown Cake’...lance-shaped leaves have an intensely wavy margin with a dark green center and a creamy-yellow border that later turns white. Leaves are somewhat shiny and topped with lavender flowers in August. Proving to be a vigorous grower. |
sold out very early last year…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. |
 Pixie Vamp[mini] (Ward) Heart-shaped leaves with a green center framed by a creamy-white border make a charming little clump topped with lavender flowers in July. Vigorous grower. |
| 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. |
| Popo [mini] (O’Harra/Riehl) Makes a great edger…starts out blue-green making a dense clump of heart-shaped leaves with good substance. Later turns greener and is topped with lavender flowers. |
 Prairie Sky PP#17309 [M] (Hansen) Wonderful hybrid from H. ‘Blue Jay’ with nicely cupped powder-blue leaves topped with pale lavender flowers in midsummer. Makes a tight clump. |
 Praying Hands[M] (G. Williams) One of the weirder introductions… extremely 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. |
brighten up any spot in the garden…**Prestige and Promise [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 on a “stand out” plant. |
| Pretty Flamingo [S] (Milton) A plant from Holland with heart-shaped green leaves...nice pink flower scapes are topped with lavender flowers. Vigorous grower. |
 Prime Meridian[L] (Goodwin) This seedling from Randy is proving to be quite vigorous…green leaves with a narrow creamy-white center. The leaves are somewhat cupped and, even though they are fairly flat, they do some twisting and folding and display heavy corrugation on a surface with a nice sheen. Topped with pale lavender flowers in June and July. |
| Prince of Wales [L] (Grenfell) Hybrid named for the Prince of Wales…large heart-shaped blue-gray leaves with white backs make an imposing clump. Flowers profusely with pale lavender flowers on tall drooping scapes…the unopened flowers look like stars above the leaves. Can reach 6’ across at maturity. |
great hosta that really shows off…Proud Sentry [M] (Dean) Vigorous growing, 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 on well proportioned scapes complete the picture in late-middle season. |
another addition to the “Mouse Ears Family”…**Pure Heart [mini] (Walters Gardens) This beautiful addition to the “Mouse Ears Family” is the reverse variegation of H. ‘Mighty Mouse’...bright yellow leaves that later fade to pale yellow are framed with blue-green borders. Same great substance and perfectly proportioned lavender flowers as the rest of the family. |
 Purple Boots [M] (Van Eechaute) Reddish-purple petioles with medium green leaves on a cross between H. ‘Gig Harbor’ and H. ‘Riptide’. Eye-catching dark purple flower scapes and buds also. This good grower is fertile. |
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still in demand…Purple Haze [M] (Janssen) This is a 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 H. ‘Purple Haze’ flowers in midsummer |
 Queen of the Seas[L] (Seaver) Mildred Seaver outdid herself with this hosta…many have lusted after H. ‘Queen of the Seas’ since it was first “exposed” at the 1997 National Hosta Convention and won “Best of the Show”. Large, thick, blue-green leaves are heart-shaped and have a heavily rippled and serrated margin. Clump will be topped with near-white flowers. |
 Rain Forest[M] (Goodwin) An open pollinated seedling from H. rupifraga…mid-sized plant radiates a solid glossy green blade that has a beautiful undulating (quite wavy) form. A fall bloomer with long light purple flowers and is fertile. |
 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 and topped with lavender flowers in early summer. Best in some morning sun. |
| Raspberry Sorbet [S] (Lohman/Zilis) Shiny dark green wavy leaves are quite attractive and held on purple-red petioles. Lavender-purple flowers. |
 **Red Alert[S/M] (Nora) Another great hybrid with red petioles...this one comes from H. ‘Katsuragawa Beni’ and has green leaves with a yellow border that turns to white late in the season. The red extends well up into the leaf and is especially evident on the newer leaves as they are often all red when they emerge. Dark purple flowers late in summer. |
 Red Cadet [S] (Van Eechaute) Another good introduction from Danny Van Eechaute of Belgium with purple red petioles and scapes...gray-green leaves form a clump similar in form to ‘Blue Cadet’. Vigorous grower topped with lavender flowers. |
from Kent Terpening for 2010…**Red Dog [M] (Terpening) Kent Terpening brings us another great introduction 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. H. ‘Red Dog’ won the Mildred Seaver award at the 2006 First Look. |
 Red Dragon [M] (Livingston) H. ‘Red Dragon was one of Ron Livingston’s first creations to make its way to the marketplace but, many more fine plants are coming each year. H. ‘Red Dragon’ has nicely rippled, shiny bright green leaves held on strong upright RED petioles. The red on the petioles extends all the way up to the leaves and even the flower stalks are bright red. The tall stalks bear purple flowers in August that are fertile. |
 Red Hot Poker [M] (Asch) This newer introduction has a beautiful shiny green leaf with a creamy-white border. The leaves have good substance, are quite wavy and somewhat cupped. Lavender flowers appear on fabulous tall red scapes. |
 Red October [S] (Herold) Nice red petioles…leaves are green with a bluish tint and are held on red petioles with the red extending up into the leaf blade. Leaves have a white back…often two or more scapes per division with lots of lavender flowers. |
| Red Salamander [M] (Seaver) Elongated shiny green leaves have a wavy margin and are held on reddish petioles...tips of the leaves twist. Topped with lavender flowers. |
great introduction from Jan Van den Top…Regal Supreme PPAF [M/L] (Jan van den Top) Stunning new 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. |
 Restless Sea [S] (Hansen) Gray-green leaves seem to be in constant motion...wedge-shaped leaves have a slightly serrated edge and an undulating leaf margin and are cupped at the leaf base. Pale lavender flowers come in late summer. Nice plant. |
every hostaholic will have to have one of these…**Rhino Hide PPAF [M] (Rawson) The Hosta World has been waiting for this one...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 appear in early summer. |
 Ringtail [M] (Terpening) Unique hosta from Kent Terpening that comes from H. ‘Green Fountain’. With a curl at the end of each leaf tip and intense mini ruffles running up the sides of the leaf, H. ‘Ringtail’ is like no other hosta on the market. As a late season bloomer, it holds up well in autumn and is always one of the last to go down. Who ever said its tough being green! |
| **Risky Business [M] (Avent/Hansen/Shady Oaks Nursery) Vigorous sport from H. ‘Striptease’…leaves are same shape and size as parent but have a white center. Wide dark green margins contrast beautifully with the narrow white center. Topped with lavender flowers. |
| 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. |
| Roller Coaster Ride [S] (Zilis/Solberg) Sport from H. ‘Ray of Hope’ so it is a variegated laevigata...narrow medium green leaves have a rippled white border. Good substance with small lavender “spider-like” flowers in August. |
 Ruffed Up [M/L] (Carlson) Ruff enough to endure winter in the arctic tundra (okay, Minnesota). The color will range from green in the shade to mottled gold and green, to yellow-gold in the sun. Forget the tanning lotion, absolutely no burn. With the genetics of H. ‘Bottom Line’, good growth, great substance, sun tolerance and scapes the size of Redwoods, this spectacular clump of ruffled and gold foliage will be a delight to own. |
 Rufus Rider[M] (Livingston) Lovely combination of soft light creamy edges on a smooth dark green leaf held atop red petioles that forms a semi-fountain shaped clump. Leaves have a nice sheen and are topped with lavender flowers...vigorous grower. |
| Rusty Bee [S] (Malloy) Shiny, light green leaves are slightly ruffled and held on purple-red petioles. Topped with pale purple flowers midsummer. |