August 2008
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| Name | Size | Exposure | Characteristics |
Slug resistant varieties: Note, some of these varieties are more
resistant than others. |
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| Abiqua Drinking Gourd | 46x24" |  |
Blue leaves, thick and cup shaped. |
| Albo Picta | 10x10" |  |
Pale green/yellow, ideal for patio tubs and containers. |
| Albomarginata | 18x36" | |
Variegated green with white margin |
| Antioch | 36x20" | |
Leaves medium green with white margin. |
| Aureomarginata | 24x18" | |
Dark green leaves, with yellow border, one of the most common hostas. |
| Big Daddy | 35" | |
Rounded cupped and corrugated blue leaves, very popular |
| Birchwood Parky's Gold | 36x24" |  |
Dense yellow leaves, oval shaped ideal as small groundcover. |
| Blazing Saddles | 15" |  |
Large oblong leaves with wide creamy-white edging, you'll like this one. |
| Blue Boy | 29x18" | |
Blue leaves, good for edging, groundcover. |
| Blue Mouse Ears | 7" | |
Small round gray-green leaves, must have for collectors and rock gardens. |
| Blue Umbrella | 48x36" | |
Blue umbrella shaped leaves, hence the name. |
| Bressingham Blue | 24"-30" |  |
Pale lavender flowers |
| Brim Cup |
30x75cm | |
Cupped foliage with deep green centres and wide streaky white edging has good slug resistance |
| Camelot |
29x18" | |
Grey/green leaves, good slug resistance. |
| Candy Hearts | 35x16" | |
Grey/green leaves, sutiable for planting in containers or tubs. |
| Chartreuse Wiggles | 12x9" | |
Narrow yellow leaves, wavy margin, better in the garden than pot |
| Deep Blue Sea | 36x15" | |
Outstanding blue leaves, round and corrugated |
| Diamond Tiara | 22x14" | |
White margined leaves, similar to Golden Tiara. |
| Ecola Salad Bowl | 16" | |
Light green changing to yellow, wavy leaves, rapid grower. |
| Elata | 24" | |
Green, slightly glossy leaves. |
| Elizabeth | 35x25" | |
Deep green leaves, suitable for containers or tubs. |
| Fire and Ice | 10" | |
Small twisting white leaves with dark green margin. |
| Fragrant Blue | 48x18" | |
Smooth heavy blue/green leaves, turns bright blue in June/Aug. |
| Francee | 24" | |
Green rounded leaves with a nice white margin, fast growing |
| Frances Williams | 48x22" | |
Leaves blue/green with yellow margin, number one favorite for many years. |
| Fringe Benefit | 35" | |
Grey/green, creamy margin, fortunei type |
| Ginkgo Craig | 10x4" | |
Leaves green, white margin, popular edger hosta, low and neat. |
| Gold Drop | 10x6" | |
Olive coloured leaves, pointed and heart shaped, very durable. |
| Gold Edger | 24" | |
Light green, changing to golden, looks like Gold Drop but larger. |
| Gold Standard | 35" | |
Golden heart shaped leaves, green margin |
| Golden Prayers | 24x12" | |
Golden-yellow heart shaped leaves, white streaks, border plant, good for containers. |
| Golden Sunburst | 12-24" | |
Elongated heart shaped leaves, are chartreuse, puckered and wavy margined white flowers |
| Golden Tiara | 24" | |
Green rounded leaves, gold margin, fast growing |
| Grand Tiara | 14x12" | |
Variegated green and yellow foliage |
| Great Expectations |
33x22" | |
Leaves bright yellow in spring, turns white later on. |
| Ground Master | 20x12" | |
Leaves green, white margin, long narrow leaves. |
| Guacamole | 54x54" | |
Fast growing rate, colors intensify with more light and during growing season. |
| Halcyon |
38x20" | |
Blue leaves, requires time to develop mature shape. |
| Honeybells | 46x26 | |
Light green leaves, foliage is very durable. |
| Hydon Sunset | 10x12" | |
Dwarf chartreuse foliage |
| Invincible | 38x20" | |
Green glossy leaves, can weather 30? C, pest resistant. |
| Iron Gate Delight | 18" | |
Green, creamy white streaked, twisted leaves, mound habit |
| Jade Sceptor | 24"x18" | |
Green ovate leaves, mound like habit |
| June |
30x12" | |
Blue green with gold center, turns creamy white in bright light, heavy leafs. |
| Key Lime Pie | 16" | |
Green leaves with a wide yellow edge, heavily ruffled leaves, held horizontally, vigorous grower. |
| Lancifolia | 18x12" | |
Green leaves, excellent groundcover ability, spreads into large colonies, good for mass plantings. |
| Love Pat |
24x20" | |
Puckered and blue, vigorous performs well in the garden. |
| Mediovariegata | 35x18" | |
Deep green, light green, variegated white, very popular for edging. |
| Medusa | 12x8" | |
Deep green, variegated, yellow, suitable for containers or tubs. |
| Minor | 16" | |
Small green leaves, wavy margin. |
| Moerheim | 18" | |
Green and coarse, low maintanence. |
| Morning Light | 22" | |
Leaves have golden yellow centers, and green margins, heavy. |
| Mr Big | 70"x33" | |
Blue leaves, one of the biggest, slug resistant, good for planting in mixed containers or tubs. |
| On Stage | 20x30" | |
Variegated green and yellow, nice and bright |
| Pandora's Box | 8" | |
Small grey/green leaves, white center, not always easy Hosta |
| Patriot | 50x23 | |
Dark green heart-shaped leaves, snow white margins, upturned leaves, stands out in any garden. |
| Pauls Glory | 26x17" | |
Blue/green leaves, with yellow, excellent for the center of the garden. |
| Pizzazz | 48x21 | |
Green, white margined heart-shaped leaves, excellent slug resistance. |
| Praying Hands | 23x16" | |
Deep green, leaves unusual upright and narrow |
| Purple Dwarf | 16" | |
Narrow green leaves, rippled margin, hybrid with beautiful flowers. |
| Queen Josephine | 42x17" | |
Dark green, white margined leaves, a collectors item. |
| Rainforest Sunrise | 16" | |
Cupped rounded bright gold leaves with a green border. |
| Regal Splendor |
34x36" | |
Blue/green leaves, white margined, extremely elegant plant. |
| Royal Standard | 38x18" | |
Green leaves, extremely durable, withstands drought, good all round landscape Hosta. |
| Sagae | 59x31" | |
Grey/green, variegated white yellow, good slug resistance, great in borders, formerly known as Hosta fluctuans 'Variegated'. |
| Sea Thunder | 31x16" | |
Deep green, variegated, white, yellow, good for containers, very showy. |
| Serendipity | 24" | |
Blue/green heart shaped leaves, fast grower |
| Shade Fanfare | 24x16" | |
Golden yellow foliage, creamy edge, use as a small groundcover, or larger edger. |
| Sharmon | 35" | |
Green leaves, yellow center with green veins. |
| Sieboldiana | 24"x66" | |
Large and bold green foliage |
| sieboldiana 'Elegans' |
40x30" | |
Large blue/gray leaves, earlier blooming, can grow much larger than the stated size. |
| Silver Bay | 8" | |
Wonderful silvery-blue color, warrants a special place in the garden. |
| So Sweet | 12x22" | |
Dwarf, compact, variegated green and yellow |
| Spilt Milk | 22" | |
Green heart shaped leaves, white streaks. |
| Stained Glass | 16x36" | |
Brilliant Gold with green edging, 2006 American Growers Hosta of the Year! |
| Stiletto | 8x6" | |
Green, white margined leaves, small edger or rockery plant. |
| Striptease | 28" | |
Green leaves, streaked with pure white, ovate leaves, mounding habit |
| Sum + Substance |
60x30" | |
Yellow, large, useful as a specimen plant. |
| Summer Fragrance | 35" | |
Green leaves, yellow changing to creamy/white margin, fast growing, some sun for good flowers |
| Summer Music | 15" | |
Cream-white center, bordered by a two-tone green and gold margin. |
| Sunpower |
36x24" | |
Yellow leaves, semi vase shaped, very effective specimen plant. |
| Tattoo | 10" | |
Pale green, distinctive blue-green markings. |
| Wide Brim |
24" | |
Green heart shaped leaves, wide yellow/creamy margin |
| Wolverine | 40x18" | |
Dense foliage, good growth rate. |
| Zagers White Edge | 35" | |
Grey/green, wavy/white margin different from other white margined fortunei types |
| Zounds |
30x16" | |
Bright gold, textured heart-shaped leaves, good for shady areas of the garden, leaves seem to glow in the evening. |