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Hosta Above the Clouds is a new hybrid of H. Silver Moon x H. Liberty from Hans Hansen of Walters Gardens Inc., 2020. The cloudy silver-blue leaves are nearly round, slightly cupped and slightly corrugated at maturity. Pale lavender flowers appear on 30-38 inch scapes in mid July
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Sport of Hosta Lemon Snap. Just like it's parent, this hosta has beautiful red petioles. The leaves are puckered, shiny, green in the centre with a yellow edge that turns more chartreuse in the summer. Gorgeous purple flowers on red scapes in mid to late summer.
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{[( H. Medusa x H. venusta ) x (H. Neptune x H. Fulda)] x [( H. Neptune x H. Fulda ) x H. Joy Ride )]} from H. Hansen / Walters Gardens 2018. Heart shaped leaves have margins that are heavily ripped and give the hosta an overall wavy appearance. This variety holds its beautiful blue color throughout the season. Near white flowers in late summer on 25-33 inch scapes.
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This cross is from a streaked sport of Niagara Falls and Empress Wu from Hans Hansen of Walters Gardens Inc. in 2019. A beautifully variegated large magestic hosta. Large ovate leaves have green centres and brightly contrasting yellow margins. The margins are heavily rippled and give the leaves a lightly wavy overall effect. White flowers appear above the foliage in midsummer. A showy specimen for the shade.
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Echo the Sun is a bright yellow hosta with nicely rippled margins; comparable to a gold version of the blue 'Diamond Lake', but shares a similar wedge-shaped leaf of thick substance. Compared to 'Coast to Coast', 'Echo the Sun' has a smaller habit and a pronounced rippled leaf margin. Lavender flowers appear in midsummer.
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This is a cream-margined sport of Hosta Humpback Whale from Andrew Torvinen, 2018. The leaves are blue-green to mostly green with a cream colored margin that colors in as summer progresses. Great White Whale forms a large classic mound of rounded corrugated leaves, topped with near white flowers in June to early July.
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This is a sport of Hosta Pineapple Upsidedown Cake from Mark Zilis and A.Vanous, 2011. It may possibly be a tetraploid with thicker leaves and better color contrast. The long strappy leaves are wavy and yellow with a blue-green margin that becomes green in the summer. Lavender flowers in late summer.
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Hosta Hogwarts comes from [H. Clearfork River Valley x (Brutus x h. montana f. macrophylla)] , D. and M. Beilstein, 2022. The extremely thick dark green leaves are so heavily corrugated that they look like they are covered in warts. Light lavender flowers appear above the leaves in summer. Looking forward to seeing this hosta mature as we have always loved the heavy corrugation of its parent Clearfork River Valley.
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H. Purple Haze x H. Riptide from Ronnie Van Keer of Belgium. Holar Purple Flash has bluish green leaves in the spring with a nice blush of purple coming up through the veins and into the leaves. As with all blue-green hostas that have a wax coating on the leaves, this wax wears off in the summer heat, leaving shiny green leaves with a bit of purple still showing in the veins. Lavender flowers in August.
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This hosta is from the late Jane Diesen, 2020. It is a medium sized blue hosta with gently waving heart shaped leaves that are pointed on the ends and have light corrugation. The leaves also have some beautiful light purple coloration along the midribs in spring that catch your attention.
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This is another bright yellow hosta with red petioles from Bob Solberg, 2019. It may be small but you can certainly see the dark burgundy red color of the petioles extending well into the leaf. Leaves are slightly shiny, slightly cupped, and round like Bibb lettuce, making a tight round and flat clump. The leaves turn a chartreuse to light green color later in the season. The flowers are purple on mahogany red petioles, showing off their beauty in mid to end of July.
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New hosta from Dan Heims, 2023. The ruffled, olive green leaves are held on wine red petioles. The wine color comes up into the veins of the leaves and blushes into the leaves themselves. Some red blushing can be seen on the leaf edges.
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This small hosta explodes into spring with bright yellow narrow leaves blushed with red. (( H. Swoosh x H. Raving Beauty ) x First Blush )). Doug Ruff, 2019. As with H. First Blush the red will fade with summers heat and the bright yellow darkens to a medium green by late summer. Give it spring sun to bring out its red blush color. Pale purple flowers in August on red scapes. Sets viable seed so this one may be good for hybridizing.
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Hosta Love Story is a hybrid of H. Niagara Falls Streaked x H. Viking Ship from Hans Hansen of Walters Gardens Inc, 2020. The long heart shaped leaves have medium green margins with chartreuse jetting that bleeds into creamy white centres. The medio-variegation extends from leaf tip to the petiole, flaring at the base of the leaf. Tall 22-30 inch scapes hold large clusters of tubular white flowers in early summer, creating a hosta that can be enjoyed for its foliage and flowers.
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Sport of Solar Mouse from Bob Solberg, 2020. Mouse Madness is a white edged sport of the almost impossible to grow yellow Solar Mouse that is seen in this photo along with Blue Mouse Ears. Leaves are blue-green with bright white margins that turn more cream in the summer. Lavender flowers in late June.
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Sport of Hosta Mouse Madness, from Mark Zilis and Bob Solberg, 2017. The small wavy blue-green leaves are edged with a white margin. A vigorous growing hosta like Ruffled Mouse Ears. Lavender bell- shaped flowers just above the leaves in mid-summer.
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This is a Hosta Allegan Fog seedling from Gary Myers, 2018. This miniature has white flecks and streaks on the light green leaves resembling early morning fog. The pointed leaves are also folded and slightly wavy making this an adorable tight mound for your miniature hosta garden.
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Hosta Atom Smasher x (dwarf yellow seedling x Curly Fries ) from H. Hansen / Walters Gardens 2019. Party Streamers has a mounding habit of long, narrow, wiggly yellow leaves. Its rapid growth rate means you won't have to wait long to see it come to maturity. Deep purple flowers on 29-36 inch scapes in mid to late summer.
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H. Plum Pudding seedling from Bob Solberg, 2021. The leaves are a very intense blue color with light ruffles on the edges. The blue becomes more green later in the summer. The petioles are plum red, and the red extends slightly up into the leaves making this a hosta that you want to situate carefully so that you can see the petioles.
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(( H. Smiley Face x H. Beet Salad ) x ( H. Peacock Strut x H. Beet Salad )) from Bob Solberg, 2021. Bob rescued this hosta from his compost pile. It has a beautiful yellow spring color and a fast growing habit. Leaves turn a light green later in the summer. Pale purple flowers on red scapes in late summer.
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Ruby Earrings is a new and exciting hosta from Bob Solberg marking the 40th anniversary of Green Hill Farm in 2021. Its complicated parentage is (48/49 x 'Beet Salad' x (48/49 Best x [ 'Sunshower' x 'Designer Genes' ])). The yellow leaves are ear shaped and cupped with a piercing ruby red petiole extending almost half way into the leaf.
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{( Komodo Dragon x Key West ) x [ gold seedling x H9-57 (Neptune x Fulda )]} 'Seasons in the Sun' is a large, very bright yellow hosta with a relatively upright habit. Flat leaves have a gentle wave along the margins and deeply impressed veins. Near white bell-shaped flowers are held on proportionate scapes.
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Hosta Curly Fries x H. Hansen seedling from H. Hansen / Walters Gardens, 2018. This unique hosta has narrow blue-green leaves with intensely wavy margins. The leaves are the most blue in spring, as the season progresses the leaves become more blue-green. Pale purple flowers in mid-summer on 17-27 inch scapes.
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Hosta Sister Act is a sport of H. Step Sister with the same habit and performance as the parent, but with very wide green margins. Hosta Step Sister is a sport of H. Sunlight Sister which is a gold sieboldiana type. H. Sister Act comes up in the spring with a waxy gold centre and blue margins. Later in summer the leaves become bright gold in the centre and green on the margins. Near white flowers on 36 inch scapes in mid summer.
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[H. Marilyn Monroe x ( H. Neptune x H. Smoke Signals)] from Dan Wols. Highly ruffled blue leaves stretch to a narrow point with their white leaf backs and purple petioles visible in a gentle breeze. Lavender flowers on purple scapes in mid-summer.
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Sport of Hosta Sugar Plum from Bob Solberg, 2019. This hosta has the same rich purple petioles and white leaf backs as its parent with an added light yellow margin that brightens to pure white in summer. Being upright, Hosta Sugar Plum catches the eye of everyone walking by. I am sure Hosta Sugar Cookie will do the same.
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Sport of Hosta Sparkle, from Bob Solberg, 2023. This sport of a Japanese hosta has a classic look of its parent longipes. It has a clean white margin on a shiny dark green leaf and wonderful purple flowers that bloom in late summer that will surprise you with their rich purple scapes.
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{[( H. Neptune x H. Fulda ) x H. Joy Ride] x [H. Neptune x ( H. Neptune x H. Winfield Blue )]} from H. Hansen / Walters Gardens 2019. A cascading blue hosta with an upright habit that is unique among other hostas in its color category. Ruffled, wedge shaped leaves hold their color late into the season. Pale lavender flowers have a darker lavender pattern on centre petals. Flowers show up in mid summer on 12-24 inch scapes.
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Streaked sport of H. sieboldiana 'Elegans' x Empress Wu from H. Hansen / Walters, 2020. A beautiful blue hosta with a non-burning yellow margin. Blue-green, moderately corrugated leaves have smooth margins. White flowers in early to mid-summer on 25-36 inch scapes. An improvement on the classic Hosta Frances Williams.
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[H. Atom Smasher x Curly Fries hybrid] from H. Hansen / Walters, 2019. This hosta boasts narrow yellow leaves that are moderately wavy. Throughout the summer, the yellow leaves become more chartreuse. Deep purple flowers contrast with its foliage when it blooms in late summer. A unique feature of the flowers is that they do not open-meaning the flowers stay on the stems and last longer.
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Hosta Trendsetter is a streaked sport of H. Niagara Falls x H. Empress Wu from Hans Hansen of Walters Gardens Inc., 2019. The green heart shaped leaves have wide yellow margins that over the course of the summer turn creamy white. The slightly rippled margins will draw attention to its beautiful variegation. Pale lavender flowers appear in early to midsummer on 28 inch scapes.
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Reverse colored sport of H. St. Paul which is a tetraploid form of H. Paul's Glory. This hosta originated from Soules Garden. Thick blue-green leaves have wide 2 inch chartreuse margins that mature to gold and produce an upright, spreading clump. Light lavender flowers are produced in early to mid summer on 22 inch scapes.
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Seedling of Curly Fries from Kevin and Olga Elchuk of Giboshihill Hostas, 2015. This is one of our own seedlings of Curly Fries, our own introduction. As a young plant the long narrow leaves are heavily rippled much like its parent Curly Fries. As the plant matures, the leaves widen out with not as many ripples. The leaf color starts out a nice blue-green color but changes to green later in the season. Petioles are a nice reddish purple which is why we named this hosta Twizzler, just like the licorice candy we used to enjoy as kids. Flowers are lavender on tall 28 inch purple scapes. Seeds are viable.
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Hosta Artic Blast x {(Hosta Neptune x Hosta Windfield Blue ) x Hosta Joy Ride} from H. Hansen / Walters Gardens, 2019. Beautiful blue-green wedge shaped leaves have very ruffled creamy yellow margins. Medium growth rate. Pale lavender flowers appear in mid to late summer.
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Hosta When I Dream is an exiting medio-variegated hybrid of (a streaked sport of H. Empress Wu x Queen of the Seas) from Hans Hansen of Walters Gardens Inc., 2020. Large creamy white centred leaves have very wide rippled blue-green margins. Chartreuse jetting separates centre and margin colors. Although not as large as the pod parent Empress Wu, When I Dream still reaches an impressive landscape size and will be a head turning performer in the garden. White flowers appear on 27-34 inch scapes over the mounded habit in early to midsummer.
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{ H. Electrocution x [H9-57 (H. Neptune x H. Fulda ) x H. Joy Ride ]} from Hans Hansen of Walters Gardens Inc 2020. This wild looking blue hosta creates a sizable mound of narrow twisted and ruffled leaves. Exceptionally large plant for a strap-leaf hosta. Compared with recent new introduction of H. Silly String this plant is more than twice the size. Lavender flowers on 17-36 inch scapes.