Hostas H-K
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Hosta 'June'
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Hosta 'Halcyon'
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to see a larger photo'Hadspen Blue' (Smith 88) MEDIUM (18" high by 38" wide.) Near white flowers; Thick, smooth rich blue, some dimpling; edge almost flat, slightly cupped or convex, heart shaped to nearly round. One of the most 'intense' blues of the Tardiana group. Sun tolerant. Slug resistant. $17.00
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'Halcyon' (Smith 88) MEDIUM (18" high by 43" wide.) Near white flowers; Smooth, intense blue; edge almost flat, widely oval with a long thin tip. Holds colour well into late summer in good light to dappled shade. Slug resistant. Sun tolerant. $17.00
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'Hanky Panky' (H. Hansen, Shady Oaks Nursery, 2004) MEDIUM (15" high by 36" wide.) This unusual hosta has been described by nurserymen as "unlike any hosta we have ever seen" and "you've never seen a hosta like this before." Occuring as a natural sport of 'Striptease', 'Hanky Panky' emerges in the spring with dark green leaves edged with a pale lime edge. An ivory halo separates the center from the margin. As the summer progresses, the center brightens to a creamy-yellow color as the "Striptease-pattern" changes to a dark green and the margin then becomes near white. Lavender flowers top the vigorous clump in midsummer. $20.00
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'Happy Valley' NEW 2012 LARGE (18” high by 49” wide.) Leaf Detail: 9” long by 5” wide; dark green in the center with a ¼” wide margin that changes from creamy yellow to white; moderately wavy; ovate-shaped blade. Flowering: pale purple flowers from late August into September on 24” scapes. Comments: attractive variegation; vigorous grower; Bill & Eleanor Lachman hybrid (Hosta hypoleuca pollen parent) from the 1990s that is still rare in collections and nurseries; possibly the best white-edged hosta you’ve never grown. $17.00
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'Heart Broken' (Solberg) DWARF (10" high by 20" wide.) Yellow leaves turning medium green with a heavily rippled margin. Sport of 'Faithful Heart', oval leaves on a small, dense clump. Pale purple flowers. $17.00
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'Heat Wave' NEW 2012 MEDIUM (12" high by 30" wide.) A sport of 'Bright Lights' with wider margins and a stronger growth rate. In spring, the leaves are chartreuse with wide, blue margins. In summer, the leaf center brightens to gold and the margins deepen to blue-green. When mature, the thick foliage exhibits some puckering. Near-white flowers are produced on 16 inch scapes in early to midsummer. $17.00
Photo Marco Fransen
'Hideout' (Leonard Jones) (Sport of ‘Hidden Cove’) DWARF (5" high by 11" wide.) This little fella has very curly, white-centered, narrow dark green leaves that appear to be in constant motion. It is a fast growing hosta that favors some cool sun and plenty of water. A great container plant, it blooms in June and July with lavender flowers. $17.00
Photo Green Hill Nursery
'High Society' (Hansen/Shady Oaks) MEDIUM (16" high by 37" wide.) White centered 'June' sport. Emerges in spring with a narrow, warm yellow center which widens and brightens to white by midsummer. Wide, blue margins. Pale lavender flowers open just above the mound of foliage in late summer. Small and slow growing, but a fantastic specimen. Very classy hosta! Slug resistant and sun tolerant. $17.00
Photo Walters Gardens
'High Tide' (H. Hansen, 2005) MEDIUM (20" high by 38" wide.) 'High Tide' is a 1998 cross between H. longipes latifolia and H. 'Dorset Blue'. It features a nice compact clump, of frosty blue-green, heart-shaped leaves. Pretty lavender flowers open on 20 inch scapes in late summer. A good hosta for the front of the border or along a shaded garden walk. Slug resistant. $17.00
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'Hollywood Lights' (H. Hansen/Shady Oaks Nursery, 2005) LARGE (23" high by 48" wide.) The handsome, large, arching dark green leaves of 'Hollywood Lights' are accented by a yellow flare in the center of the leaf. The dome-shaped leaves form a large clump, and are topped by arching scapes of pale lavender flowers in midsummer. A wider-margined selection from H. 'On Stage'. Slug resistant. $17.00
Photo Walters Gardens
'Holy Mouse Ears' DWARF (8” high by 19” wide.) Leaf detail: 2 1/4” long by 2” wide; bluish green margin, yellow to creamy white center; thick substance. Flowering: dense clusters of purple flowers in July on short scapes. Comments: another TC sport out of ‘Royal Mouse Ears’ developed at our nursery; fantastic dwarf-sized, white-centered plant with a better than expected growth rate. Slug resistant. $17.00
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'Hotspur' (Ian Chrystal) MEDIUM (14" high by 30" wide.) Large pointed blue green leaves of excellent substance with a yellow to cream centre and reddish base to petioles and seed pods. Medium mound size at maturity. $17.00
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'Hudson Bay' NEW 2012 MEDIUM (24" high by 30" wide.) An improvement over its parent, ‘Eskimo Pie’, this new sport is a much showier, larger specimen and a stronger grower overall. The wider, brighter blue margin and apple green jetting contrast nicely with the creamy white center all season long. The leaves are of heavy substance, exhibiting good slug resistance in the landscape. This plant forms a large mound of attractive foliage topped with near-white flowers on white scapes in early summer. $20.00
Photo Carol Brashear
'Hush Puppie' (T. Avent, 2005) DWARF (7" high by 13" wide.) This incredibly vigorous Hosta venusta hybrid features tiny, heart-shaped gray-green leaves edged with a creamy-white margin. Because of its diminutive size and rapid growth rate, it is suitable for edging garden paths, borders and landscape use. Dark lavender flowers top the clump in early summer. $17.00
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'Ice Follies' (Bill Meyer) LARGE (24" high by 50" wide.) This showy variegated cultivar is a wide-margined sport of ‘Antioch’. Dark green leaves display wide, pure creamy white margins all season. The long, pointed leaves quickly form a nice mound, as it has a good growth rate. Pale lavender flowers are produced atop 26 inch scapes in midsummer. $17.00
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'Illicit Affair' (Anderson) DWARF (10" high by 20" wide.) Sport of 'Cheating Heart'. The green slightly wavy leaves are edged with a bright yellow margin; heart shaped. Forms a beautiful small, dense, clump. $17.00
Photo Shady Oaks Nursery
'Independence' (Walters Gardens) MEDIUM (18" high by 43" wide.) A reversed sport of 'Revolution'. Dark green with a green speckled creamy margin. Sun tolerant. Slug resistant. $17.00
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'Irish Luck'NEW 2012 MEDIUM (18" high by 36" wide.) Even beginners won’t need luck to grow this vigorous beauty! What makes it so distinct is the incredibly shiny finish on the leaves, like a glossy lacquer painted on each leaf. They are very dark green with pie crust rippled margins, deep veining, and good substance. This hosta grows quickly to form an upright vase-shaped clump in the landscape. Due to its H. plantaginea parentage, it exhibits some sun tolerance and produces sweetly fragrant, lavender flowers well above the foliage in late summer. $17.00
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'Itsy Bitsy Spider'DWARF (3" high by 6" wide.) Dark green leaves; Flowering: pale lavender flowers in July on short scapes. Comments: one of the best dwarf-sized hostas ever developed; a ‘Hadspen Heron’ seedling from Greg Johnson of Marshalltown, Iowa. $17.00
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'Itty Bitty' NEW 2012 DWARF 5” high by 13” wide Leaf Detail: 2 1/4 ” long by 1 7/8” wide; ½” wide, dark green margin surrounds the white center that develops green speckles as the season progresses; incredibly thick substance. Flowering: pale purple flowers produced on 10” scapes early to mid July. Comments: exciting, white-centered tissue culture sport of ‘Green Mouse Ears’ developed at Q&Z Nursery; excellent for trough gardens and containers. $17.00
Photo Q&Z Nursery
'Itty Gold' NEW 2012 DWARF 8” high by 19” wide Leaf Detail: 3” long by 2 1/2” wide; medium gold, brightest in spring; cupped; corrugated. Flowering: lavender flowers open on 20” scapes in July. Comments: tissue culture sport of ‘Shade Parade’ developed at Q&Z Nursery; becomes a low, dense mound of roundish, bright gold foliage at maturity. $17.00
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'Ivory Coast' LARGE (29" high by 48" wide.) A smaller sport of 'Sagae' with much wider leaf margins. Broadly ovate, pointed leaves are grey-green with rippled, yellow margins. Center darkens to blue-green and the edge lightens to ivory in summer. Grey-green jetting is present between the center and margin .Lavender flowers are produced on tall scapes in early summer. Striking specimen plant. Registered by Savory. Slug resistant and sun tolerant. $17.00
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'Jabulani' NEW 2012 MEDIUM 18” high by 40” wide. Leaf Detail: 9” long by 7” wide; gold-centered with a ½” wide, green margin; corrugated; thick substance. Flowering: near-white flowers bloom from June 25 to July 16 on 30” scapes. Comments: : tissue culture sport of ‘Rich Uncle’ developed at Q&Z Nursery; forms a medium-large mound of roundish gold-centered foliage; name means “rejoice” in the Zulu language. $20.00
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'Jack of Diamonds' (Savory) LARGE (16" high by 40" wide.) Near white flowers; Very thick, leathery, rich blue-green irregularly margined yellow turning cream, corrugated; edge slightly undulate, shallowly cupped or convex, heart shaped. Slug resistant. The golden yellow margin does not scorch, best leaf colour in filtered shade. Slug resistant and near white flowers. $17.00
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'Jewel of the Nile' (K. Walek, 2000) LARGE (22" high by 50" wide.) This spectacular hosta, which was registered in 2000, is a sport of another of Kevin's beautiful hostas, 'Dee's Golden Jewel'. 'Jewel of the Nile' forms a large, upright mound of shiny, bright blue leaves that are edged with a wide irregular gold border. EACH LEAF IS DIFFERENT. Its near white flowers bloom in June or July. This plant has excellent substance and is sun tolerance. This 'jewel' is even more beautiful than Cleopatra! Slug resistant. Sun tolerant. $20.00
Photo Budd Gardens
'Journey's End' (H. Hansen/Shady Oaks Nursery, 2004) GIANT (25" high by 70" wide.) This sport from 'Choo Choo Train' produces large heart-shaped leaves with a gently ruffled edge. The yellow-gold leaves displays several shades of green where the wide dark green margin bleeds into the gold center. Pale lavender flowers open above the 6-foot clump of foliage in midsummer. Filtered shade or morning light draws the richest colors from the plant. 'Journey's End' was a multiple award winner at two American Hosta Society National Conventions. A selection that only gets better with time. Sun tolerant with near white flowers. $17.00
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'June' (Neo Plants 91) MEDIUM (16" high by 37" wide.) Violet flowers; Leaves are yellow with an irregular blue margin overlapping the center, resulting in blue and celadon streaking. Can be grown in full sun or full shade and the result is two very different coloured hostas. In sun the center of the leaf becomes cream-white. Slug resistant. Sun tolerant. Hosta of the Year 2001. $17.00
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'June Fever' MEDIUM (16" high by 30" wide.) Chartruese leaves with narrow blue-green edges. Resembles H. 'June' but is much glossier and really stands out. Sun tolerant. Slug resistant. $17.00
Photo Walter's Gardens
'Justine' NEW 2012 SMALL 12” high by 30” wide (est.) Leaf Detail: 6” long by 4 ½” wide (est.); bright gold in the center with a narrow, dark green margin; very thick substance. Flowering: pale lavender flowers from late July into early August. Comments: tetraploid sport of ‘June Fever’ from Jan van den Top of the Netherlands; thick, gold-centered foliage. $17.00
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'Kaleidochrome' (Q & Z Nursery) (seedling from Japan, possibly H. longipes parentage) SMALL and STREAKED (10" high by 22" wide.) The most exciting new hosta in years, this beauty is streaked bright yellow and green. Plant is fertile. Leaf Detail: Streaked 5" long by 2 1/2" wide; streaked and mottled, green with large sectors of creamy white and golden yellow; narrowly ovate blade shape Flowering: pale purple flowers in August on 15" scapes. Comments: streaked and mottled variegation; unusual flowering habit; Hosta longipes seedling from Japan that is unlike any other variegated hosta. $40.00
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'Katie Q' (Zilis) LARGE (18" high by 45" wide.) Leaf detail: 7" long by 4" wide; medium to dark green margin center (bluish early); 1/4" to 1/2" wide, medium gold margin; slightly wavy; average substance Flowering: pale lavender flowers in July on 18" - 30" scapes. Mound of green-centered, gold-edged foliage; sport of 'Marilyn', outstanding for vivid foliage colors and good growth rate. Slug resistant. $17.00
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'Key Lime Pie' (Hansen/Shady Oaks) LARGE (18" high by 44" wide.) An amazing sport of our H. 'Squash Casserole'. Unlike the gold leaf of the parent, H. 'Key Lime Pie' has a green leaf surrounded by a dramatic wide ruffled gold edge. H. 'Key Lime Pie' has the same vigor as its parent and quickly forms a 5' wide clump. In early summer, the clumps are topped with 20" scapes of light lavender flowers. This hosta is destined for stardom! Sun tolerant. $17.00
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'Key West' (O. Petryszyn, 1999) GIANT (37" high by 88" wide.) 'Key West' a member of Olga's "Americana Series," is a cross between H. nigrescens 'Elatior' and 'High Noon'. The bright gold, heart-shaped leaves are very large and form a clump of foliage that when mature will reach over six feet across. Bright filtered shade draws out the most intense gold coloration. near white flowers top the clump in early summer. A choice selection. Sun tolerant. $17.00
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'King of Spades' (Beilstein 2007) (‘Neat Splash’ X ‘Blue Moon’) MEDIUM (16" high by 30" wide.) This unusual, medium blue-green hosta has extremely heavy puckering throughout its spade-shaped leaves. This eye-catcher forms a very tight clump in the garden and is a very tough, dog-proof plant. Lavender flowers in July. $20.00
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'Kiwi Full Monty' LARGE (18" high by 45" wide.) Emerges with frosty blue leaves that have a blue-green center surrounded by a white line (same as H. 'Striptease). The center later turns to bright gold. Topped with lavender flowers. Excellent substance and good vigor are also evident with this rapid multiplier. $17.00
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'Komodo Dragon' (Seaver) GIANT ( 28" high by 72" wide.) Leaf blade 15" by 11'. This Mildred Seaver introduction makes a stunner of a clump! The heavily rippled dark green pointed leaves stretch outward to form an impressive upright H. fluctuans-like clump. Don't plant one of these unless you have plenty of room. Large, loose piecrust edge on large dark green leaves; white flowers. . Slug resistant. $20.00
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'Krossa Regal' (Krossa/Summers 80) GIANT AND UPRIGHT (33" high by 71" wide.) Leaf blade 11" by 7". 'Krossa Regal' is a 1974 Eunice Fisher Award hosta and a must for every garden. It displays an upright vase-shaped habit of frosty blue-green wavy leaves. It has lovely orchid colored flowers on 5' scapes. The hosta was brought from Japan by Gus Krossa, who purchased it there, and registered in 1980 by Alex Summers. The leaves are leathery and held at a distinct angle. The plant is good to use with base plantings because of its upright habit. It is generally accepted to be a nigrescens hybrid and has not yet produced a viable seed. A good grower and one of the most common and distinctive hostas, it is considered one of the cornerstones of a hosta garden. Slug resistant. Sun tolerant. $17.00
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