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By Walden/West – 1999

Hosta of the year in 2007; this beauty really is a good example of a model perennial. ‘Paradigm’ comes from the Greek word paradeigma, which means “pattern”, “example” or “model.” It also won the Alex Summers Award in 2010. A large hosta at 20” with 2 foot scapes it is a bright gold with blue margins and can spread to 3 feet wide when mature. It is a sport of Abiqua Recluse (H. White Vision x Sum and Substance). The glossy leaves intensify in color as the season goes on and it is moderately corrugated with really heavy substance. A wonderful specimen it is topped with lavender flowers in midsummer.

$15.00

Hosta Minuetman

By Cathy

John Machen 1994

Hosta Minuet Man

‘Minuteman’ is a ‘Francee’ sport. It is different from, but similar to ‘Patriot’.

The leaves are a little rounder and more cupped. They can be a little wavy and rippled. The leaves are broadly ovate with a rounded base and have good heavy substance. They are slightly shiny on top and dull grey below.

The size is 24 x 12″ with 18-30″ scapes. The color is very dark green with a smooth wide creamy-white margin.

The flowers appear in July and are tubular, pale lavender, and striped.

$10.00

Hosta Midwest Magic

By Cathy

By Zilis – 1999

Hosta Midwest Magic & Karin

This mutation of Zounds has shiny heart shaped golden leaves with a ¾” wide dark green, irregular margin. The ovate pointed leaves are slug resistant due to very good substance and a glaucous underside, and are dimpled and cordate. It can spread to a 3 ½ wide by 2 foot mound with 2 foot scapes bearing very light lavender flowers in July. The plant has a fairly good growth rate and is fertile. It can take a little sun and will grow faster if it is provided.

$12.00

Hosta Mama Mia

By Cathy

By Herb Benedict – 2009

A nice unregistered medium sized hosta that gets about a 1 ½ feet tall and nearly 2 feet wide. It will really pop in your garden; with shiny, green, heart shaped leaves edged by wide borders of gold that change to creamy white as the leaves age. Light lavender flowers appear in June.

: Hosta Mama Mia with Paridigm, Zounds and Heuchera

$10.00

Hosta Lunar Orbit

By Cathy

By Lydell – 1991

Hosta Lunar Orbit and Katherine Lewis, Bleeding Heart Gold Heart

Lunar Orbit is a sport of August moon that has rugose, cordate yellow leaves that are thick and leathery with blue green margins that occasionally streak in towards the center. Mature plants are about 2 ½ feet wide and a foot tall and the slug resistant leaves are about 7 x 5”. The 2 foot scapes bear pale lavender bells in July. This beauty can even take some sun.

$15.00

Hosta Little Wonder

By Cathy

By Lachman – 1989

Hosta Little Wonder

Little Wonder is a super cute miniature hosta with slightly wavy leaves. It has dark green, 1.5 by 2.5” leaves with a wide cream margin and makes a nice dense clump that only gets about 5” high. The purple flowers float on 12” scapes. It is a seedling of Neat Splash.

$7.00

Hosta Little Aurora

By Cathy

By Paul Aden – 1978

Lamium Herman’s Pride, Hosta Island Charm, Fire Island, Temptation, Little Aurora, Elvis Lives

Little Aurora is one of the brightest gold hostas available and holds its color all summer. The mounding habit supports heart shaped leaves, that are cupped and slightly rugose, with good substance. A mature plant will be a foot tall and 2 feet wide. The flowers are lavender and are held on 1 foot scapes. The plant is fertile, and so will set seed pods. This plant will grow faster with some sun, but will hold its color better in a little shade.

$7.00

Hosta Lemon Lime

By Cathy

Bob Savory 1977

Hosta Lemon Lime and Heuchera purple palace

Registered in 1988 by Robert P. Savory, ‘Lemon Lime’ is a mini hosta that re-blooms several times beginning mid-season. The light purple flowers are bell-shaped and fertile. The scape is 13-18″ in height, bare and straight.

The flat, lanceolate, chartreuse-gold leaves measure 3″ x 1″. They sometimes have wavy margins. The leaves start more yellow and become greener as they age which is probably how it got the name lemon lime.

The clumps are about 8” across when mature and about 5” tall.

Lemon Lime

Lemon Lime’ is a nakaiana hybrid. This one increases quickly so you can use it as a nice bright ground cover in a shady spot.

$6.00

Hosta Lancifolia

By Cathy

Engler 1888/AHS 1993

Hosta Lancifolia

This is the old standby. We call it “Joe Hosta”. Soon you’ll be giving shovels full of it to your friends, because it increases rapidly.

‘Lancifolia’ was the first hosta introduced to Western botany. No one really knows where it originally came from but it showed up in 1692 by Kaempfer and then was taken to Holland in 1829 by Von Siebold. It is thought to come from the sieboldii line.

Mature plants are 2 feet across, a foot tall and mound shaped.

The lance-shaped leaves are about 5” x 3” and are smooth and a shiny. The top surface is a medium green and the underside is a glossy lighter green. The undulated leaves have 5-6 veins. The green scape has reddish dots on it.

The funnel-shaped violet flowers are striped. They bloom late, and are sterile. The plant looks similar to forcathayana which is fertile.

‘Lancifolia’ is both sun and drought tolerant but prefers light shade. Lancifolia is one of the first hostas to come up in the spring and one of the last to go dormant, making it one of the most reliable ground covers around. It is sometimes found under the names ‘Saji Giboshi’ or ‘Koba Giboshi’.

You will get plenty of extra eyes with this one.

$5.00

Lakeside Hoola Hoop

By Cathy