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'Ogon Tashi' (Japan) Large 20" high by 39" wide. Upright bright gold leaves are 11" and 6". Purple flowers on 58" scapes; beautiful in full bloom with yellow foliage. $12.00	For photo click on www.hostalibrary.org
'Oh Cindy' Named after hosta collector Cindy Nance, this Herb Benedict introduction, a reverse sport of H. 'My Child Insook', first sold for $800 at the 2004 Hosta Convention in IA. The 3' wide clump is composed of thick, dark green, rounded leaves, each surrounded by a wide border of gold which changes to creamy white as the season progresses. $17.00
'Old Glory' (Hansen 99) Medium 14" high by 24" wide. Golden heart-shaped leaves with an uneven dark green edge. A lighter shade of green appears where the green and gold overlap. Prominent veins and a rippled edge. Spectacular! Slug resistant. Sun tolerant. $20.00	Photo Walters Gardens
'Olive Bailey Langdon' (O'Harra NR) Giant 24" high by 60" wide, near white flowers. Leaf blade 13" by 10". This spectacular Russ O'Harra hosta was named in honor of a past president of the American Hosta Society. Similar to 'Frances Williams', we recommend it as a replacement because it has more of a glaucus bloom (powder coating) on the leaf and displays its variegation color later in the season protecting it from the burning to which 'Frances Williams' is prone. Beautiful round leaves are margined with gold. Typical leaf corrugation and plant growth of H. sieboldiana 'Elegans'. Slug resistant. Sun tolerant. $17.00	Photo Don Budd
'On Stage' (Aden 86) Large 22" high by 40" wide. Leaf blade 13" by 8". Bright yellow, with a green cast in shade, widely and irregularly margined bright dark olive-green with light olive-green streaks, furrowed veins rough to touch; edge shallowly undulate with an acute often twisted tip. Considered identical to 'Choko Nishiki'. Sun tolerant. $17.00
'Ooh La La' 18" high by 41" wide. Leaf Detail: 8 1/2" long by 6 1/2" wide; creamy white center with a 2" wide, dark green margin; good substance. Flowering: pale purple flowers from late July into mid-August on 23" scapes. Comments: beautifully variegated hybrid of 'Sea Prize' X H. hypoleuca out of Ed Elslager's breeding program; great contrast between white center and dark green margin. $15.00	For photo click on www.hostalibrary.org
'Orange Crush' (E. Elslager 2000) Large hosta. Apple green with white to cream margin; cupped; slightly rippled; corrugated; upright. Sport of 'Sea Prize' x 'Maekawa'. $15.00	For photo click on www.hostalibrary.org
'Orange Marmalade' Large 20" high by 45" wide. Leaf Detail: 7 1/2" long by 5 1/2" wide; 1/2" wide blue-green margin; center bright gold to orange as it emerges from soil, becoming lighter during the season with bright light. Flowering: pale lavender flowers on three-foot scapes from mid-July into early August. Comments: outstanding sport of 'Paul's Glory' from Bob Solberg of Green Hill Farm, Chapel Hill, NC (2002 AHS registration); has all of the great characteristics of its mother plant, but improves on it with its bright gold to orange center leaf color as it emerges from the soil in spring; should become one of the most popular cultivars in the near future. $20.00	Photo Evelyn Budd
'Oze' Dwarf hosta, 5” high by 12” wide. Leaf detail: 2 1/2” long by 1 5/8” wide; medium green center, creamy yellow to white margin; slightly cupped. Flowering: pure white flowers in August on 12” scapes. Comments: dwarf-sized, runner-forming Japanese hosta with white-edged foliage; produces white flowers that are often semi-double; unusual, distinctive, and extremely rare; also a good breeding plant. $15.00
'Pandora's Box' (Hansen/Shady Oaks Nursery 96) Dwarf hosta 4" high by 10" wide. Thick, palest chartreuse to creamy white irregularly margined dark grey-green with transitional streaks, dimpled; edge flat, cupped or convex, widely oval to near round. Slug resistant. $12.00 or $20.00 depending on size. Both available.	Photos Don Budd
'Paradigm' (Walden West NR) Large 24" high by 40" wide. Thick, chartreuse-green turning yellow widely margined dark green jetting to midrib, satiny, intensely corrugated and puckered; edge slightly rippled, folded to cupped, heart shaped. Enjoys some morning sun. The variegation pattern intensifies later in the spring. Hosta of the year 2007. Slug resistant. $12.00
'Paradise Glory' Large 25" high by 36" wide. Very thick, yellow-gold leaves have wide blue margins. One of the best 'Paul's Glory sports. Fantastic! Slug resistant. $20.00	Photos Walters Gardens
'Paradise Joyce' (Fransen) Medium 16" high by 36" wide, white flowers. Good substance, smooth, medium yellow then ivory, irregularly margined blue with streaks; edge flat, slightly cupped, oval with a cuspidate tip. Grow in full sun so the leaf colouring will be much stronger. 'Halcyon' sport. Sun tolerant. Slug resistant. $17.00	For photo click on www.hostalibrary.org
'Paradise on Fire' Small to Medium hosta. Rounded dark green leaves with a narrow white centre, good substance, 'Fire and Ice' sport. $15.00	For photo click on www.hostalibrary.org
'Parhelion' Giant hosta. A sport of H. 'Sum and Substance'. Huge, 15" long leaves are light green with narrow, irregular, cream margins. Leaves have slightly rippled edges and may be shallowly cupped or convex. Lavender flowers are produced on 50" scapes in midsummer. Registered by Walters Gardens, Inc. $17.00	For photo click on www.hostalibrary.org
'Pathfinder' Medium 16" high by 36" wide. Wide, dark green margin, white center with many green speckles; thick substance. Flowering: lavender flowers from late July into August. Comments: a great white-centered sport of 'Francee' that shows excellent vigor for a white-centered plant; developed by Briggs Nursery. $12.00	For photo click on www.hostalibrary.org
'Patricia the Stripper' (Budd Gardens) Large 20" high by 48" wide. Leaf blade 5" by 7". Thick, grey-blue leaf, greyish-green center surrounded by a thin white line, corrugated, oval with a short tip, prominently veined, slightly cupped or convex. This is a stunning hosta that will stand out in any shade garden, fantastic sport of 'Striptease'. Exclusive to Budd Gardens. Slug resistant. $40.00 (6" pot) $20.00 (4" pot).	Photos Don Budd
'Patriot' (Machen 92) Large 20" high by 48" wide. Good substance, dark green center, extra wide crisp white margin; some celadon streaking; edge slightly rippled. This hosta glows in the shade garden and enhances the look of all plants around it. 1997 A.H.G. Hosta of the year. Sun tolerant. $12.00	Photos Don Budd
'Paul's Glory' (Hofer/Ruh 87) Large 25" high by 48" wide. Thick, chartreuse turning golden yellow, irregularly margined dark blue-green with some streaks, corrugated; edge flat to kinked, slightly folded or convex, widely oval with cuspidate tip. Center will bleach to ivory-white if exposed to hot sun. Nice blue margins. Hosta of the Year 1999. Particularly vivid and dramatic leaf colouring. Sun tolerant. Slug resistant. $15.00
'Peanut' Dwarf hosta, 6" high by 18" wide. Leaf detail: 4" long by 2 3/4" wide; dark green margin that sometimes streaks into the creamy yellow to white center; heavily corrugated; ovate blade shape. Flowering: purple flowers from mid-July into August. Jim Schwarz introduction that received the people's choice award at the 2002 "First Look" seedling and sport competition; striking small mound of white-centered foliage with a sharp contrast between the leaf center and margin. $15.00
'Percy' (Benedict) Medium 15" high by 20" wide. Nice green with wide yellow turning white leaf margin; nice clean look, upright form. Very nice plant for middle of hosta bed. $12.00
'Pewterware' (D. Dean,1999) Small hosta. This fine selection from Minnesota hybridizer Don Dean, forms a nice mound of heart-shaped leaves with a wonderful soft-blue color. Lavender flowers add interest in late summer. Perfect for the front of the border or as a specimen among other shade tolerant perennials. $15.00
'Pineapple Punch' Large. Sport of 'Pineapple Upsidedown Cake'. Long, narrow, pointed, distinctively wavy, green leaves with creamy yellow margins that brighten to white. Arching habit. Holds light lavender flowers above the foliage on thick green stems. $20.00	Photo Walters Gardens
'Pineapple Upsidedown Cake' (Zilis 99) Large 18" high by 50" wide. Leaf blade 9" by 3". Smooth, chartreuse to rich golden yellow developing a narrow and irregular dark green margin with some streaks; edge conspicuously rippled, slightly folded, elliptic with an acute tip. Leaves have resemblance to the tuft of leaves at the top of a pineapple. Site in morning sun. $17.00	Photo Walters Gardens
'Pizzazz' (Aden 86) Large 22" high by 49" wide, white flowers. Leaf blade 10" by 8". Thick, powdery blue irregularly margined yellow turning creamy white with many celadon streaks jetting to the midrib, corrugated and puckered; edge rippled, distinctly cupped, nearly round. One of my favorite hostas. Slug resistant. $12.00	Photo Don Budd
'Platinium Tiara' (Savory) Medium 15" high by 30" wide. Thin, smooth, chartreuse to golden yellow narrowly margined pure white with occasional streaks, widely spaced veins; edge slightly rippled, widely oval with cuspidate tip. Sun tolerant. $12.00
'Plug Nickel' Small mound. Leaf detail: Dark green foliage. Flowering: pale purple flowers in July. Comments: great addition to the shaded rock garden; from Bob Solberg of Green Hill Farm in North Carolina. $15.00	For photo click on www.hostalibrary.org
'Popcorn' (E. Lachman/Schmid, 1999) The 2' wide clump is composed of thick, cupped, blue leaves, each highlighted by a large round creamy pattern in the center of each leaf. In late spring, the clump is topped with a 2' stalk of pale lavender flowers. 'Popcorn' is one the late Eleanor Lachman's last introductions. It produces rounded yellow leaves with a nice blue border. By midsummer the yellow fades to cream. With maturiity the leaves develop wonderful cupping. Suitable as a specimen in the front of the border. Slug resistant. $17.00
'Popo' (O'Harra/Reihl 93) Dwarf 7" high by 15" wide. Very small leaves, good substance, light blue-grey, smooth; edge flat, slightly folded, widely oval with cuspidate tip. Forms a dense mound. $12.00
'Powder Blue' Giant hosta. 26" high by 60" wide. Leaf detail: 14" long by 11" wide; rich, blue-green; heavily corrugated; thick substance. Comments: aptly named seedling with Japanese origins developed by Peter Ruh of Chesterland, Ohio; becomes a huge, broad mound of slug-resistant, powdery blue foliage. $17.00
'Prairie Sky' (H. Hansen/Shady Oaks Nursery, Registration Pending) Medium hosta. 'Prairie Sky' displays gently cupped-shaped leaves of a soft powdery-blue color. Pale lavender flowers top the compact clump of foliage in mid to late summer. This hybrid of 'Blue Jay' makes an excellent addition to the hosta collection. Slug resistant. $15.00
'Praying Hands' (G. Williams, 96) Medium 14" high by 16" wide. Leaf blade 7" by 2". Smooth, olive-green with a very narrow yellow-gold margin, satiny, prominent veining; edge rippled and almost running together with the petiole, furled, lanceolate with an acute tip. Leaves are folded and rolled tightly in an upward stance. $12.00 or $20.00 depending on size, both available.	photo Walters Gardens Photo Don Budd
'Princess Anastasia' A medio variegated sport of 'Ryan's Big One'. Looks similar to 'Tokudama Aureonebulosa' but is larger. Gold leaves of good substance have dark blue-green margins and display some corrugation at maturity. Keeps its color all season long. Forms an attractive durable mound of foliage. Pure white flowers with lavender stripes are borne on 18-22" scapes in midsummer. Registered by Gary Trucks of Amber Wave Gardens. $15.00	Photo Walters Gardens
'Punky' (Kuk & Ziarek) Small 12" high by 24" wide. Thick, glaucous, cream to golden yellow, narrowly and irregularly margined dark blue-green with streaks jetting toward the midrib, undulated to twisted, cupped, dimpled, oval with cuspidate tip. Dramatic constrast between dark margin and bright center. Grow in sun or shade. Sun tolerant. Slug resistant. $12.00	Photo Don Budd
'Queen of the Seas' (M. Seaver 01) Large 24" high by 48" wide. This lovely blue hosta features pointed heart-shaped leaves with extremely rippled margins; cupped and convex; heavily and deeply veined. Winner of 'Best of the Show' at the '1997 National Hosta Convention', where it created a sensation! Slug resistant. Slug resistant. $17.00	Photo Don Budd
'Quilting Bee' (R. O'Hara 99) Small 10" high by 26" wide. Thick, dark olive-green, dimpled to corrugated; edge flat to slightly rippled, cupped or convex, widely oval to near round with mucronate tip. Has a quilted surface texture. $15.00	For photo click on www.hostalibrary.org
'Radiant Edger' (Zilis 90) Dwarf hosta 8" high by 20" wide. Rich green leaves with wide, irregular gold border. Excellent mound. One of my favorites. Sun tolerant. $12.00	Photo Don Budd
'Radio Waves' (G. Johnson) Dwarf hosta 6" high by 17" wide. Medium green; center band of chartreuse in spring; very wavy; good substance. Fast growing seedling of 'Shining Tot' from Greg Johnson of Marshalltown, Iowa; a flash of variegation in spring, but the real value of this plant is in its attractive waviness and fast growth rate, making it an ideal edging plant or low ground cover. Extremely fast grower! $12.00	For photo click on www.hostalibrary.org
'Rain Dancer' (Hans Hansen/Shady Oaks Nursery, Reg. Pending) Large hosta. Hosta 'Rain Dancer' is the chartreuse-yellow margined sport of the ever popular 'Blue Umbrellas'. The margins, up to two inches, frame the large 12 inch blue-green leaves. Pale lavender flowers in early summer. A large, imposing plant for the back of the hosta border. Slug resistant. $15.00
'Rainbows End' (Hans Hansen/Shady Oaks Nursery, 2005) Dwarf hosta. This yellow-centered sport of 'Obsession' features very thick, rubbery-like dark green leaves with a lighter central flare. The bright yellow center becomes white by summer. Large lavender flowers open in late summer on red flower scapes. With its smaller size, 'Rainbows End' is suitable for the front of the border. Slug resistant. $15.00
'Rainforest Sunrise' (Vaughn's) Small 10" high by 16" wide. Fluorescent golden leaf surrounded by dramatic black-green border. Leaves are very cupped and puckered. A beautiful hosta that is growing and looking great in my garden. Striking sport of 'Maui Buttercups'; sharply contrasting variegation pattern, i.e., dark green margins with a bright gold center. $20.00	Photo Walters Gardens Photo Don Budd
'Raspberries and Cream' 10" high by 24" wide. Leaf detail: 4" long by 3" wide; shiny, dark green centers; gold margins; smooth texture; good substance. Flowering: bluish purple flowers open on 20" scapes in August; scapes vividly colored reddish purple. Comments: sport of 'Raspberry Sorbet' with gold margin; developed by Q & Z Nursery. $20.00	For photo click on www.hostalibrary.org
'Red Hot Poker' A medium sized hosta. Clean, non-burning variegated hosta with fabulous red flower scapes. Shiny green leaves with a 1/2 inch wide, creamy white margin. Leaves are of very good substance and are slug resistant. $12.00
'Red October' Medium 15" high by 24" wide, fall blooming flowers. One of the best of red petiole hostas. Dark red colour covers length of front and back of the petioles, and extends an inch onto the top of the golden leaf blade. Tapering yellow leaves are glaucous with white underside, a strong contrast to the red petioles. $17.00	Photo Walters Gardens
'Regal Splendor' (Walters Gardens 87) Large 32" high by 48" wide. Leaf blade 11" by 6". Thick, glaucous grey-blue irregularly margined yellow to creamy white with some streaks, closely ripped veins; edge rippled, arching, folded, oval with a cuspidate tip. The plant has a unique vase-shaped form. Hosta of the Year, 2003. Sun tolerant. Slug resistant. $12.00	Photo Walters Gardens
'Remember Me' (Van Eijk-Bos/Van Erven 01) Medium 12" high by 30" wide. Thick, smooth, glaucous, bright ivory-white to creamy yellow, irregularly and narrowly margined mid-green with a blue undertone and some jetting toward the midrib; edge flat, widely oval with a cuspidate tip. Named in honour of Walters Gardens employee who died of breast cancer. Site in morning sun. Slug resistant. $20.00	Photo Don Budd
'Reptillian' (R. Sawyer NR) Medium 15" high by 24" wide. Very thick, rubbery, light grey-blue with a grey cast, corrugated and puckered; edge rippled to piecrust, flat to slightly folded, oval with a cuspidate tip. Slug resistant. Heavily textured surface of the leaves feels reptilian to the touch. $12.00
'Restless Sea' (H. Hansen, Registration Pending) Small to medium hosta.The gray-green leaves of 'Restless Sea' seems to be in a state of constant motion. Wedge-shaped leaves have a slightly serrated edge and undulating leaf margin, and are cupped at the leaf base. Pale lavender flowers top the upright clump of foliage in late summer. A 1999 seedling that has generated much interest over the years. Slug resistant. $15.00
'Revolution' (Walters) Medium 20" high by 40" wide. Smooth, creamy ivory conspicuously flecked green, widely margined dark black-green with light olive-green splashes jetting to the midrib; edge widely undulate, variably oval or heart shaped with a cuspidate tip. Sun tolerant. $17.00	Photo Walters Gardens
'Rhinestone Cowboy' Large hosta, 17" high by 46" wide. Leaf Detail: 9" long by 7" wide; chartreuse in the center with a creamy white margin; slightly rippled; thick substance. Flowering: near-white flowers in July on 24" scapes. Originally registered as a mixture of chimeras, but has stabilized to chartreuse-centered, creamy white-margined foliage that is also thick-substanced and rippled; 'Sea Prize' X 'Maekawa' hybrid from Ed Elslager (2000 AHS registration). Slug resistant. $12.00
'Rickrack' (Lachman) Large hosta. Green with very piecrusted edge and cascading leaves. $12.00
'Riptide' (Sellers, 1987) Medium 20" high by 30" wide. Thick, blue-green, strongly veined, dimpled; edge rippled, arching, widely oval to almost round. Underside of leaf has a thick white coating. Petioles covered with intense purple dotting. Slug resistant. $12.00	For photo click on www.hostalibrary.org
'Robert Frost' (Lachman 88) Large 24" high by 48" wide, white flowers. Thick, dark blue-green turning grey-green, widely and irregularly margined creamy white to white with celadon streaks, dimpled; edge flat to slightly rippled, cupped or convex, widely oval with a mucronate tip. Striking effect of the wide and splashy creamy white margin outlining the darker center of the leaf. Outstanding specimen. Slug resistant. $15.00	Photo Walters Gardens
'Robin Hood' (Jim Schwarz) Medium 18" high by 40" wide. Flowers near white. Leaf blade 10" by 8". Leaves medium green with a dark blue-green margin with colours blending celadon-like; thick substance; heavily corrugated. Very nice! $15.00
'Rock Island Line' (Rasmussen&Malloy) Dwarf 6" high by 15" wide. A beautifully variegated dwarf; medium green center with creamy white margin. $12.00
'Roller Coaster Ride' 11” high by 24” wide. Leaf detail: 6” long by 2” wide; green-centered with a 1/8” wide, creamy yellow to white margin. Flowering: purple flowers from late August into September on 40” scapes. Growing: fast growth rate. Comments: small, dense mound of heavily rippled, creamy-edged foliage; interesting, narrow-petalled flowers that bloom late in the growing season; developed at QZ Nursery and registered with the AHS in 2005; sport of laevigata 'Ray of Hope'. $20.00	For photo click on www.hostalibrary.org
'Rootin Tootin' A medium sized hosta. A sport of 'Abba Irresistable'. Dark green leaves have lime green jetting into the narrow, creamy white center (yellow in spring). Some green speckling appears in the center of the leaf. Leaves are thick and corrugated, making them more slug resistant. Lavender flowers are produced in midsummer. Registered by Ziarek. $20.00	Photo Walters Gardens
'Roy Klehm' H. Hansen, Reg. Pending) Large hosta. This tetraploid conversion of H. 'Summer Serenade' was named after nurseryman Roy Klehm, the introducer of 'Summer Serenade'. Hosta 'Roy Klehm' features an upright vase-shaped habit, with leaves displayed horizontally. The yellow leaves are framed by a dark green margin significantly wider than 'Summer Serenade'. Lavender flowers top the clump in midsummer. $20.00
'Royal Tiara' Dwarf hosta, 8" high by 17" wide. Leaf Detail: 4" long by 3" wide; pale green margin, narrow white center; twisted shape. Flowering: lavender flowers in July. Comments: the most unusual of all the "Tiaras" known for its very odd, gnarled, white-centered foliage; registered by Mark Zilis in 1988. $15.00

Hostas A-C | D-G | H-K | L-N | O-R | S-T | U-Z
Heuchera | Hemerocallis | Echinacea | Astilbe | Phlox
Perennials A-Z | Field Grown Perennials