GROWING HOSTAS IN POTS
Hostas do very well as container plants. If the pot is up on feet there is the added advantage that the leaves are safe from the reach of slugs. We find that the plants do best if you plant them in a soil designed for containers that is enriched with a little compost. Every fall just before freeze up remove the root ball from the pot and dig a hole for it somewhere in a sheltered spot in the garden. Plant the root ball as you would any plant you are moving. Cover the crown of the plant with an extra inch of soil. Mulch well with leaves or other organic material. In the spring when the plant starts to show shoots, remove the root ball and return it to your pot. An easy and inexpensive way to have a lush container for a shady area!
HOSTA 'SAGAE' [FLUCTUANS VARIEGATED] (AHS 1987)
Ht: 50 cm (20") Dia: 100 cm (40") Heart shaped leaves are frosted green with wide irregular margins. Upright growth habit with an attractive twist. Pale lavender flowers. A must for every hosta collection.
$18.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'SATISFACTION' (Stevenson 2001)
A sport of the classic 'Piedmont Gold' Large plants produce dark leaves with a dramatic wide gold margin with celadon streaking toward the midribs. Seer suckered with a rippled edge. The margin covers almost one third of the leaf blade. Near white flowers in mid summer. Spectacular.
$16.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'SECRET AMBITION' (van den Top NR)*NEW*
Ht: 25cm (10") Dia: 33-38cm (13-15") An improvement by the hybridizer over his earlier introduction called 'Secret Love', this new cultivar has heavier leaf substance and a wider leaf margin. Each blue-green leaf is bordered by a yellow margin in spring, transitioning to creamy white in summer. Near-white flowers above the clump in mid to late summer.
$18.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'SECRET LOVE' (van den Top 2004)
Ht: 28 cm (11") Dia: 38 cm (15") A variegated sport of 'Fragrant Blue' with fragrant near white flowers. Intense blue green heart shaped leaves with light yellow margins, which brighten to white.
$18.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'SERENDIPITY' (Aden 1978)
Ht: 41 cm (16") Dia: 76 cm (30") A tokudama hybrid with glaucous blue-green leaves, forming a medium sized mound. Multiplies rapidly. White flowers. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$11.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'SHERBORNE SWAN' (Smith 1988)
Ht: 46Cm (18") Dia: 107cm (42") A tardiana type hosta with rich blue foliage that holds well all season. Thick substance. Near white flowers. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$18.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'SILVER BAY' (Dean 1999)
Ht: 33 cm (13') Dia: 85 cm (34") A lovely new small blue hosta. The rounded leaves are intense, silver blue. The leaves become thick and seersuckered at maturity. Forms a dense flat topped mound.
$16.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'SINGIN' THE BLUES' (Beilstein)
ht: 63.5 cm (25") Dia: 127 cm (50") Large blue heavily puckered leaves are boat shaped and attractively pinched at the base. Wonderful deep glaucous look. Very heavy substance. Gorgeous. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$28.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'SINGING IN THE RAIN' (Walters Gardens NR)
Ht: 81 cm (32") Dia: 102 cm (40") Thick blue green leaves have a narrow chartreuse margin that brightens to gold. Lavender flowers.
$16.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'SLEEPING BEAUTY' (Walter's Gardens 1997)
Ht: 36cm (14") Dia: 51cm (20") Pointed frosty blue green leaves with a striking cream margin. Great Substance.
$16.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'SOMETHING ELSE' (Zilis 2001 NR)
Ht: 48cm (19") Dia: 127 (50") Makes a large mound of non burning gold foliage. Near white flowers.
$14.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'SPARKLER' (Walters Gardens 2011 NR) *NEW*
Ht:15cm (6") Dia: 25cm (10") This new sport of Hosta 'Fireworks' makes a showy specimen in troughs or other small containers. It forms a miniature sized clump of slender leaves with very narrow, creamy white to white centers and dark green margins that jet into the center. The showy variegation offers terrific contrast. The leaves are of heavy substance, increasing their slug resistance. Light lavender flowers are produced in mid to late summer.
$17.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'SPARTAN GLORY' (Wilkins 2000)
Ht: 69 cm (27") Dia: 157 cm (62") An outstanding Jim Wilkins hybrid which combines both H. sieboldiana and H. nigrescens 'Elatior' genes; It becomes a large, semi-upright mound of broad, heavily corrugated, thick, creamy-yellow-margined foliage with a shiny dark green center. The plant is topped by tall scapes bearig whitish flowers in July.
$25.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'SPILT MILK' (Seaver 1999)
Ht: 40 cm (16") Dia: 86 cm (34") A hosta that is so different you will never confuse it with any other. The very thick blue-green leaves are rounded and cupped. The leaves are misted and streaked with narrow white and grey markings with the margins often darker green.
$17.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'SPRING FLING' (R. Herold 2000)
Ht: 46 cm (18") Dia: 91 cm (36") A superb new introduction that stands out from the others. The beautiful heart shaped green leaves have a heavily scalloped wide creamy white border. Stalks of lavender flowers complete the show. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$18.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'STAINED GLASS' (H. Hansen 1999)
Ht: 38.1 cm (15") Dia: 81.3 cm (32") A striking mutation of 'Guacamole' with brilliant shiny gold foliage which is surrounded by a wide dark green margin. Very sun tolerant. Large very fragrant light lavender flowers in late summer.
$20.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'STAR LIGHT STAR BRIGHT' (Terpening)
Ht: 30-61 cm (12-24") Dia: 76 cm (30") Long green irregularly wavy leaves with narrow white border. Vigorous grower with lots of lavender flowers. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$23.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'STARGATE' (Wade)
Ht: 61 cm (24") Dia: 127 cm (50") A streaked form of 'Flower Power' found by Van Wade. Like the mother plant it becomes a large mound of semi upright foliage and produces loads of pale lavender flowers on tall scapes. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$25.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'STEPPING OUT' (Vaughn)
Ht: 40 cm (16") Dia: 91 cm (36") A hybrid of 'Breeder Choice' x ' Blue Shadows''. This hosta has very striking contrast between the blue-green center and gold margin. Outstanding slug resistance. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$20.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'STILETTO' (Aden 1978)
Ht: 30 cm (12") Dia: 81 cm (32") This vigorous, but small hosta is a good rock garden candidate with narrow wavy green leaves with a nice white border. The "wiggly" little clump is adorned with pale lavender flowers in mid summer on 30 cm scapes. Forms a nice tight mound, made more interesting because of the wavy leaf edges. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$12.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'STRIPTEASE' HOSTA (Thompson 1991)
Ht: 51 cm (20") Dia: 61 cm (24") Strange mutation of Hosta 'Gold Standard'. Dark green leaf with a yellowish-green center and a unique strip of white right down the middle of the leaf. Guaranteed to cause plant lust. Violet flowers in mid summer on tall scapes.
$20.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'SUM AND SUBSTANCE' (Aden 1980)
Ht: 75 cm (30") Dia: 120 cm (48") Very much in demand because of its huge satin gold leaves. E. Fisher award winner. Lavender flowers in August. Tops the AHS popularity poll. Does best for us in light shade. Awesome plant at maturity.
$16.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'SUM AND SUBTLE' ('Q and Z *)
Ht: 30-61 cm (12-24") Dia: 76-91 cm (30-36") This variegated H. 'Topaz" sport is a beauty with thick blue leaves that have a greenish yellow border which becomes yellow later in the season. This vigourous clump is a very upright grower.
$20.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'SUM CUP-o-JOE' (Elslager 2000)
Ht: 66 cm (26") Dia: 117 cm (46") Unusual irregular streaked sport of H. 'Sum & Substance' with a thin white edge and medium green center. Very odd and unusual sport from Ed Elslager; a true "collector's plant". For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$22.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'SUMMER BREEZE' (Zilis 1999)
Ht: 56 cm (22") Dia: 127 cm (50") This is a wonderful sport of 'Summer Music'. The central pattern of the rounded leaves is dark green. The bright wide gold border (3.81cm) makes a very sharp contrast. Flowers are light lavender.
$16.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'SUN CATCHER' (Solberg 2004)
Ht: 30 cm (12") Dia: (29") A cross of 'Ogon Tsushima' ('Golden Tsushimensis') with H. yingeri.' It become a very interesting medium-sized hosta when given bright light. It emerges with bright yellow, ruffled oval leaves with good substance. It will later turn a shiny, light green and then the real show begins. The straight scapes are filled with stiff bracts and densely clustered purple flowers. The scapes and bracts remain bright green well after the flowers are gone creating a unique"bottle brush" look. Don't cut the flowers off this one! For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$20.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'SUN POWER' (Aden 1986)
Ht: 76 cm (30") Dia: 91 cm (36") Top of the list for one of the best golds. Very ruffled, pointed foliage gives the clump a distinctive shape. Pale lavender flowers on sturdy stems.
$14.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'SURFER GIRL' (Wasistis 2000) *NEW*
Ht: 10cm (4") Dia: 30cm (12") This darling miniature hosta was named for its pronounced, heavily wavy margins reminiscent of the ocean waves. Each pointed, dark green leaf measures only 2" long x 1" wide, but since the plant is stoloniferous like H. venusta, it fills in to form a nice little patch. Pale purple, tubular flowers rise well above the foliage in midsummer.
$18.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'SWEET HOME CHICAGO' (Zilis 2002)
Ht: 45.7 cm (18") Dia: 114 cm (45") A sport of 'Birchwood Parky's Gold'. Dark green margins contrast with the bright gold centers. Colour contrast gets stronger throughout the season. Lavender flowers in early summer. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$15.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'SWEET INNOCENCE' (Hansen NR)
Ht: 38 cm (15") Dia: 91 cm (36") Sweet Innocence' is the tetraploid form of 'Fragrant Bouquet'. Like 'Fragrant Bouquet', 'Sweet Innocence' has heart-shaped apple-green leaves, but with a much wider leaf margin. On mature plants, the leaves are dome-shaped rather than flat like 'Fragrant Bouquet'. Large fragrant near-white flowers perfume the late summer air, and have wider petals than 'Fragrant Bouquet A specimen hosta for bright, filtered sun.
$22.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'SWIRLS' (Zilis NR)
Ht: 41 cm (16") Dia: 76 cm (30") A fantastic sport of 'Geisha'. The leaves are brilliantly streaked with gold and white in spring. Gradually changing to misted streaks in simmer and fall. Purple flowers in August and September. Very unusual and eye catching. Limited availability. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$30.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'TAMBOURINE' (Lachman 1987)
Ht: 36 cm (14") Dia: 61 cm (24") Heart shaped green leaves with a wide creamy white edge. Reddish purple pigment on the petioles provides a nice contrast. Lavender flowers in mid summer. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$15.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'TEASPOON' HOSTA (Nyikos 1998)
Ht: 19 cm (7.5") Dia: 53 cm (21") Forms a dense mound of round green foliage. The leaves are medium green and rounded with nice corrugation. It makes a good groundcover because of its fast growth rate.
$13.00  11cm pot
HOSTA 'TEMPLE BELLS' (Banyai 1992)
Ht: 35 cm (14") Dia: 81 cm (32") Grown for its profusion of heavy drooping deep purple flowers. The dark green leaves form an attractive open rosette. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$10.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'THUNDERBOLT' (Crowder)
Ht: 45 cm (18") Dia: 66cm (26") 'Thunderbolt' is a vigorous sport of H. sieboldiana 'Elegans', possibly a tetraploid. It has rubbery, corrugated, blue-green leaves with a narrow, yellow thunderbolt down the middle.
$25.00  2 gal
HOSTA 'TINY BUBBLES' (Solberg 2008)
Ht: 20 cm (8") Dia: 41 cm (16") A cross of 'Corkscrew' X 'Lemon Frost'. This bright yellow harbinger of spring has arrowhead-shaped leaves with good substance but it is the closed orchid flowers that persist for weeks in mid-summer on perfectly proportioned yellow scapes that make this a very unique hosta. It is a very sturdy little plant that grows very well.
$32.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'TOKUDAMA 'AUREONEBULOSA' (Maekawa 1987)
Ht: 30 cm (12") Dia: 55 cm (22") Very choice hosta because of its unusual colour pattern. Very marbled blue-green margins with a chartreuse and gold center. Slow growing. White flowers in July.
$20.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'TOKUDAMA 'FLAVOCIRCINALIS' (AHS 1987)
Ht: 43 cm (17") Dia: 120 cm (48") It makes an impressive mound of heavily corrugated, thick substanced green leaves with a bright gold margin. Flowers are near white.
$15.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'TOUCH OF CLASS' (Hansen 1999)
Ht: 40cm (16") Dia: 56 cm `(22")A tetraploid sport of 'June'. Blue leaves with striking yellow gold centers and green jetting. The leaves are of heavy substance and the plant is more upright than 'June'. Lavender flowers.
$26.00  2 gal
HOSTA 'TOY SOLDIER' (Solberg 2000)
Ht: 25 cm (10") Dia: 61 cm (24") A sport of 'Blue Cadet' with the same fast growth rate and slug resistance. Small to medium mound of blue heart shaped leaves with uniquely bicoloured cream and green margins. Long pale lavender flowers. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$24.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'TROPICAL DANCER' (van den Top 2008)*NEW*
Ht: 36cm (14") Dia:66cm (26") This sport of 'Spring Fling' puts on a much showier performance in the landscape with its wider, pie crusted margin. The heart-shaped, green leaves display creamy white margins which brighten to white later in the season. The plant forms a broad mound and is a strong grower in the garden. Strong, upright scapes carry the lavender flowers in early thru midsummer.
$17.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'TROPICAL STORM' (Walters Gardens 2007)
Ht: 25cm (10") Dia: 46cm (18") Heart shaped puckered leaves are green with a brilliant gold margin.
$20.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'ULYSSES S GRANT' (Sugita/Ruh 2001) *NEW*
Ht: 66 cm (26") Dia: 130 cm (51") This is a very big hosta with a vase-shaped mounding habit. It has a rich blue foliage color and exhibits corrugation, rippling and very heavy substance. It is considered the best of Peter Ruh's Presidential Series.
$16.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'UNFORGETABLE' (Kuk 1999)
Ht: 56 cm (22") Dia: 61 cm (24") A unique vase shaped hosta with dark green leaves and a wide gold margin. The leaves are of very substance and develop corrugation as they mature. Long tubular flowers. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$20.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'VENTRICOSA' (Stearn 1931)
Ht: 50 cm (20") Dia: 90 cm (36") We would grow this hosta just for the mass of deep purple flowers produced late in the summer. It was brought from China in 1790 and has been popular in gardens since. Leaves are semi-glossy and a very deep dark green. Makes a very attractive mound as a specimen or massed. Good slug resistance. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$10.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'VERONICA LAKE' (Riehl 1993)
Ht: 43cm (17") Dia: 72cm (50") This is the white edged form of the wonderful H. 'Pearl Lake'. Just like the parent, this introduction forms a symmetrical clump of blue green heart shaped leaves, but each leaf is bordered with a dramatic wide creamy white band. In early summer, the clumps are topped with abundant 45 cm scapes of lavender flowers. Like it's parent, H. 'Veronica Lake' is a superb hosta to use for a border in the woodland garden. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$12.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'VICTORY' (Zilis/Solberg 2003)
Ht: 76 cm (30") Dia:178 cm (70") Victory makes a beautiful, very shiny, vigorous, huge mound of margined foliage. The wide margin emerges chartreuse, changing to creamy white by early summer. 'Victory' has thick substance making it slug resistant. Near white flowers on tall scapes from mid-July into early August. This is a sport of H. nigrescens 'Elatior.' which is known for its beautiful, upright, vase-like form. Victory is outstanding as a specimen or background plant.
$22.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'VULCAN' (Hansen 2007)
Ht: 56 cm (22") Dia: 61 cm (24") This vigorous sport of 'Captain Kirk' has crisp white centers that do not melt out. Dark green margins and yellow colouring jet toward the center of each broad, heart-shaped leaf. Light lavender flowers on white scapes top the clump.
$20.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'WHEATON BLUE' (Zilis 1999)
Ht: 66cm (26") Dia: 127cm (50") Makes a handsome mound of blue green foliage. Faster growth rate than many big blues.
$15.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'WHEE' (Meyer) *NEW*
Ht: 45cm (15") Dia: 61cm (24")Extremely ruffled, cream colored margins extend from the tip of each green leaf all the way down the petiole to the crown. This ruffled margin is evident even in the juvenile stage of the plant. The leaves of this medium sized hosta are of excellent substance, making them slug resistant in the landscape. Light lavender flowers appear atop purple scapes in midsummer
$17.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'WINFIELD BLUE'
Ht: 46cm (18") Dia: 114cm (45") H. Winfield Blue features purplish blue, lance-shaped leaves of very heavy substance. It forms a medium sized mound of wavy foliage. Pale lavender flowers appear on 60 cm scapes in late summer. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$15.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'WINTER SNOW' (Winterberry Farms 2003)
Ht: 89cm (35") Dia: 165cm (65") A sport of 'Sum and Substance'. Beautiful shiny medium green leaves have a nice wide white border. Clump is topped with lavender flowers in mid summer. For photo, follow this link http://hostalibrary.org">Hosta Library.
$16.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'WOLVERINE' HOSTA (Wilkins 1995)
Ht: 38 cm (15") Dia: 96 cm (38 ") An outstanding hosta from one of the best known of the American hosta breeders, this plant is a"must have" for any collection. It combines beautiful gold edged, blue heart shaped leaves with a rapid growth rate. Lavender flowers above an attractive mound of gently arching foliage.
$18.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'WOOLY BULLY' (NR)
Ht: 25 cm (10") Dia: 46 cm (18") Leaves are heart-shaped, blue-green with a chartreuse margin. By fall, a thin cream stripe surrounds the blue-green center. The thin stripe between the center and margin appears late in the season and intensifies as the plant matures. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$17.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'YANKEE BLUE' (Balitewicz)
Ht: 51cm (20") Dia: 140cm (55") Full symmetrical wide mound of elongated wedge shaped leaves. Holds blue colour well until late summer.
$14.00  1 gal
HOSTA 'ZIPPITY DO DAH' (Walters Gardens Inc)
Ht: 61 cm (24") Dia: 127 cm (50") Bright medium green hosta with attractive marbled yellow-gold margin. Leaves are slightly twisted and rippled. Arching form. Attractive white flowers. Award winner. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$20.00  1.5 gal
HOSTA 'ZODIAC' (Zilis 2003)
Ht: 48 cm (19") Dia: 135 cm (53") Makes a large mound of chartreuse foliage with a creamy yellow margin. By mid summer the center is gold with a white margin. Pale lavender flowers. Strong grower. For photo, follow this link Hosta Library.
$20.00  1.5 gal