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Hosta Lakeside Downsized

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On October 28, 2016

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Mary Chastain 2003

Hosta Wind River Gold, Twist of Lime, Striptease, Blue Moon, Brunaria, Lakeside Downsized

Hosta Wind River Gold, Twist of Lime, Striptease, Blue Moon, Brunaria, Lakeside Downsized

This seedling of Knickknack is small, but not exactly mini. This hosta can spread into a little patch sometimes 16” across and about 5” high, with 1 foot scapes, bearing purple flowers in August. After a few years you can divide this one out in to many plants because it increases quickly, for a nice row at the front of the shade border.

The 2” x 6” leaves have 8 veins and develop rippled edges as they emerge. The green yellow leaves get brighter if given a little sunlight and the margin is a creamy white. More moisture will produce a denser mound.

Lakeside Downsized is the one in the lower front of this photo.

$9.00

Hosta Krossa Regal

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On October 28, 2016

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Gus & Alma M. Krossa 1980

Hosta Krossa Regal, Francee with Praying hands (front) and (back), Regal Splendor, Pulmonaria, Honeybells

Hosta Krossa Regal, Francee with Praying hands (front) and (back), Regal Splendor, Pulmonaria, Honeybells

This plant was purchased by Gus Krossa in Japan in the 1950’s and was registered in 1980 by Alex Summers. It is a sterile anigrescens hybrid.

What sets this plant apart from the crowd is its regal vase shaped, upright form. It makes a great anchor in the back of the hosta garden, standing above the rest. It sometimes attains a huge size of 3 feet across by 3 feet tall with 5 to 7 foot flower scapes, sometimes even taller.

The flowers are orchid/lavender in color and appear in mid-July.

The plant is a good fast grower.

The frosty blue green leaves have an undulating edge and they arch gently. They are 11” x 6” have pointed tips and 12 veins. The texture is smooth and somewhat leathery with a powdery sheen.

‘Krossa Regal’ is a 1974 Eunice Fisher Award winner and an Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Hosta in 2001.

$15.00

Hosta Knockout

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On October 28, 2016

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By Paul Aden – 1986

Hosta Albomarginata aka Silver Crown, Knockout and Blue Cadet

Hosta Albomarginata aka Silver Crown, Knockout and Blue Cadet

Knockout has rounded intensely colored blue green leaves, with wide creamy white, undulating margins. It is a medium sized hosta with fertile lavender flowers. Other pluses include heavy substance and the ability to take a fair amount of sun.

$7.00

Hosta Island Charm

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On October 28, 2016

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By G. Rasmussen/Alex Malloy; 1997

This small plant is a beauty with its thick, yellow centered leaves, sporting a green margin which turns whiter as they age. The plant multiplies rapidly and it’s special attribute is pink to red scapes and petioles. The pink/lavender flowers sometimes even turn into pink seed pods.

$7.00

Hosta Hacksaw

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On October 28, 2016

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By Ron Livingston

Hosta Hacksaw, Thunderbolt

Hosta Hacksaw, Thunderbolt

Hacksaw is a miniature hosta that grows quickly and has long, thin, tapered leaves that are appear serrated, due to the very rippled edges. I must get a better photo next year as the plant is much wavier than shown here. The leaves are about 6 inches long and less than an inch wide. It’s so unusual that it really does not even look like a hosta. The lavender flowers appear very late in the season, but it will set seed if the season is long enough. The plant can form patches up to 2 feet wide given time, but it gets no taller than 8 inches. The Parentage is ‘Atom Smasher’ x ‘Stiletto’. Hacksaw is the winner of the William and Eleanor Lachman Award.  This plant is fairly sun tolerant. The light green leaves will just be lighter in more sun.

$8.00

Hosta Guacamole

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On October 28, 2016

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Bob Solberg 1994

Hosta Guacamole

Hosta Guacamole

This hosta really is the exact color of guacamole. The leaves are rounded, and they are very shiny, with a chartreuse center and wide darker green margin, that is close enough in color that they blend with the center.

With its upright open mounding habit, this beauty does a little better if it gets some sun in the morning, this will make the colors really intensify. Very distinctive; it is one of the last to go dormant.

This reverse variegated sport of H. ‘Fragrant Bouquet’ was found in tissue culture. It has the same wonderful giant sized near-white or very light lavender, fragrant flowers in late summer.

The vigorously growing clump grows to 3 feet wide by 2 feet tall.

$12.00

Hosta Great Expectations

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On October 28, 2016

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John Bond/Paul Aden 1988

A very distinctive hosta; you won’t get this one mixed up with the others. Another sport of sieboldiana ‘Elegans’, it originated in England.

The chartreuse center turns creamy white as the season progresses and the blue green margin streaks toward the center displaying several different shades of green. The leaves are very heavy and puckered which makes it somewhat slug resistant. The color will be better if given a little morning sun.

This eye catcher has 5”x 6” leaves and the clumps are nearly 3 feet across. The white flowers are quite large and are born on 3 foot tall, sturdy scapes in July.

Awards include: Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Hosta 1992, AHS President’s Trophy 1994; Benedict Award 1994, and AlaHoSo Award 1997.

$15.00

Hosta Golden Tiara

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On October 28, 2016

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By Bob Savory – 1977

Golden Tiara is a fast growing small hosta with heart shaped olive green leaves, that are bordered with a band of yellow. A mature plant can mound to about 20 inches wide by 14 inches tall. The lavender flowers appear in mass in early June and continue for a long bloom period. Because of its vigor and tidy mounded form it makes a nice edger or mass planted ground cover. This plant won the Alex Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 1994 and the Nancy Minks Award for outstanding small-leaved cultivar. The plant does best in light shade to part sun.

$6.00

Hosta Gold Drop

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On October 28, 2016

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By Anderson – 1977

Hosta Gold Drop

Hosta Gold Drop

‘Gold Drop’ is a miniature, clump-forming hosta; a seedling of (H. venusta x H. ‘August Moon’). It forms a 6” mound that can spread to about 15” wide when it is mature. Smooth heart shaped leaves are about 2 by 3 inches, and are chartreuse to light yellow depending on how early in the season it is and how much sun the plant gets. 12” flower scapes bear lavender flowers in August. This is a nice edger that will tolerate more sun than most.

$6.00

Hosta Francee

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On October 28, 2016

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Minnie Kloppi/AHS 1986

I originally got this one because someone I know is named Frank, but I really like it for its crisp white border. It is one of the best sports of Fortunei Hyacinthina with white margins, and it won the AHS Eunice Fisher Award in 1976.

The 10 pairs of veins are raised on the dark forest green, heart shaped, leaves with white margins.

A mounded 3 foot wide form sets off lavender flowers on sturdy 2 foot scapes in July.

Francee looks good no matter what the weather and will hold up even if given a fair amount of sun. My favorite old stand-by.

$7.00
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