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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, commonly called New England aster, is a native perennial which is most often found in moist prairies in the eastern half of the US. It is hardy to zone 4 and heat tolerant to zone 8, and although it is large and needs some space it is not invasive and does fine in the garden. It grows to 3 to 6 feet and spreads to 2 to 4 feet. Plant more than one for a real show. The size depends on the moisture provided and the strain that you have. Pinching back in July will keep it shorter and delay flowering. Daisy type flowers with purple rays and yellow centers that are about an inch wide, appear in in abundance in late August and September. The plant likes full sun and is loved by bees and butterflies. Cut back to the ground in fall to avoid seedlings. The genus name comes from the Greek symph, meaning coming together, and trich, meaning hair; in possible reference to the flower anthers.

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Hosta Yellow River

By Cathy

By Eric Smith/Paul Aden/Pete Ruh – 1993

This hosta will form a magnificent clump given time. Reaching 20 inches tall the 13 x 10 inch leaves are topped with 48 inch scapes that have white flowers. The spectacular dark green foliage has a wide yellow margin that develops a more creamy white appearance as the summer heat moves in. Light shade will keep it looking nice. The leaves are cordate, ribbed and have wavy margins. This Montana sport can reach 4 feet across and, having an upright habit, the long pointed leaves with good substance are stunning.

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Hosta Pineapple Punch

By Cathy

By Amy Bergeron – 2005

This is a sport of Pineapple Upsidedown Cake and the form is very similar. It is about 13 inches tall and matures to a 2 foot clump with very wavy, long, lance shaped leaves. The leaves are shiny and 10 inches by 3 inches, and are dark green with a yellow to cream edge. The lavender flowers appear in August. Just like Pineapple Upsidedown Cake it is a fast grower.

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Hosta Paradise Joyce

By Cathy

By Marco Fransen

Paradise Joyce is a medium sized sport of Halcyon and it is named for Mr. Fransen’s wife. It is blue with a yellow center which becomes more white as the season progresses. The leaves have a “powdery” finish. This hosta holds up well to frost due to it’s heavy substance. Lavender flowers appear in late summer.

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Hosta Geisha

By Cathy

By Vaughn 1983

Geisha is also known as Ani Machi which is from Japan. I think what happened is that it was a sport that was registered but didn’t turn out to be persistent; so it is the same plant. It is an outstanding selection with yellow to chartreuse centers and dark green margins. This small plant, with glossy leaves, has a distinguished twist to its upright growth habit. The 15 inch flower scapes sport lavender flowers, but they are nicer than the average hosta flowers. The stamens are long and graceful and they are streaked with white.

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Hosta Christmas Tree

By Cathy

By Kevin Vaughn/Mildred Seaver 1982

Christmas tree is a medium to large sized hosta. The deep blue green, heart shaped leaves have a creamy white edge and heavy corrugated substance. The lavender flower scapes are widerat the bottom making them look like a Christmas Tree.

Parentage: (Beatrice x Beatrice) x Frances Williams

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Daylily Wally Nance

By Cathy

By Wild; 1976

Ht. 2.5 feet with large fowers – zone 3. A midseason bloomer with perfect form; large round petals; it is cherry red with hints of raspberry in the right light and a chartreuse throat. Wally Nance was a Notre Dame football player.

Dormant; diploid.

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Daylily Variegated Kwanzo

By Cathy

By Stout 1945

Variegated Kwanzo is unregistered, although it is historic as it was developed from a sport by the father of modern daylilies. It is a 3 foot tall mid to late bloomer with a three inch, hose-in-hose, double orange/red flowers. It’s main attractions is the variegated leaves (striped with white or cream). The plant is also unusual as it is a triploid (this means it has three sets of chromosomes where most have two or four). This makes it sterile but don’t worry, this plant has the ability to spread by runners. I would not recommend keeping it in your regular daylily beds. It is not as aggressive as the green form which has become a “ditch lily” in some places, but, do remove any plants that revert to green as they will spread faster. The variegation is different with every scapes, some are even pure white. Keep the ones that are interesting and get rid of the rest in a way that they won’t spread into the wild. We don’t ship this one early in spring because we want to make sure that each fan that we send has nice variegation.

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Daylily Seedling Taken for Granted

By Cathy

Unregistered seedling – Grant/Matel 2010

Taken for Granted was given to me to grow out as a seedling. Seedling number: LGwest#13. It is a 5.5 inch flower atop a 28 inch plant. The sturdy scapes hold bunches of buds right above the foliage. A rose lavender flower is ruffled with a wine colored picotee edge and vibrant eye zone. The chartreuse throat is accented by white in between the eye and the throat and on the mid ribs. Bright white points also show up on the sepals when the flower fully opens. Semi-evergreen tetraploid.

Parentage: Cherry Valentine x Rock Solid

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Daylily Ruby Stella

By Cathy