By Anderson – 1977
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
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.
By Bill Brincka – 1998
‘Fire Island’ is a stand out with its iridescent yellow to lime green leaves, that are shiny on top and dull on the underside. The wavy leaves are pointy and lance shaped and about 7 x 4 inches. The fountain shaped plant remains small to medium in size. What really sets this hosta apart is the very red petioles, which hold their color for the entire season. The tube shaped flowers are lavender, and the fertile plant will produces green pods. Its parentage is longipes hypoglauca x ‘Crested Surf’
By Tony Avent 1995
“Elvis lives” is popular for its wavy edged blue-grey leaves. The long, narrow, tapered leaves are medium sized. The heavy substance and light powdering on the underside gives it a suede appearance and the top of the leaf is a bit shiny. The fountain shaped plant grows to about 18” tall and can be 3 feet across when mature. Lavender flowers appear in spring on 22 inch scapes. It is a cross of Peter Pan and Green Fountain. It is best in part shade.
Hylander/AHS 1987
Hosta Fortuni Aureomarginata aka Ellerbroek
This sport of fortune Hyacinthina was originally from Germany but is now one of the most popular hostas anywhere. This is because of its rapid growth and lack of problems.
It has dark green leaves with a crisp gold edge and will take some sun and hold its color even in very hot weather. The leaves are 10” x 8” and oval, coming to a point at the end. The have a matte finish and recessed veins.
The flowers are lavender on 2 foot scapes in late July and August.
The plant that can be 2.5 feet across and 1.5 feet high and it has a classic mounded form.
Ellerbroek sometimes goes by other names like Aureomarginata, Gold Crown and Yellow Edge.
$7.00
By Siebold (discovered), Hylander (named as a species in 1954), Schmid (registered as a cultivar in 1987)
Hosta Fortunei Hyacinthina
‘Fortunei Hyacinthina’; sometimes just called ‘Hyacinthina’, is a hosta that has produced more sports than any other. It has been around awhile, so is also one of the most used hostas of all time in its own right. Fortuni was changed from a species to a cultivar when it was discovered that many of the plants that were in the fortune species were unrelated. It is very dark green to a little blue, slightly glaucous, and silver grey underneath. It is fertile and holds lavender flowers on 30” scapes. This hosta quickly forms a mound that gets 1 1/2’ tall and 2-3 feet wide. The leaves are about 9 by 7”.
$7.00
By Kulpa – 1997
Hosta Diana Remembered
Diana Remembered is a fertile sport of Seventh Heaven that has a blue green leaf with a wide cream colored margin. It is a medium sized hosta at about 2 feet wide by 15” high, with 22” flower scapes holding white fragrant flowers. The leaves are oval shaped and about 8 x 11” when mature (smaller on a young plant). The leaves are corrugated and shiny on the top and dull underneath. The flowers can be quite large.
$8.00
By Silvers-Elbert Nursery
Hosta Count Your Blessings
Count Your Blessings is a stable sport of Lakeside Mom. It has heart shaped greenish yellow leaves with a bright yellow edge that turns white as the season progresses. It is a medium sized hosta with lavender flowers.
$8.00
Alan Bloom 1943
A sieboldiana hybrid from England with very large heart shaped cupped and puckered leaves.
The blue foliage is finely ribbed.
It has 36” scapes bearing near white flowers. Best if well watered. An old fashioned Blue.
The large clumps can be more than 3 feet across and 2 feet tall. The heavy leaves are slug resistant.
By Eric Smith 1988
Hosta Blue Angel, Count Your Blessings, Blue Dimples and Paradise Joyce
This medium sized hosta forms a dense mound about 13” high. The leaves are heart shaped and blue green and about 5×7”. They are very glaucous on the underside with undulated edges. The origin is tardina x sieboldiana “Elegans” and the leaves are nice and thick. Pale lavender flowers open in July.
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