HOSTA

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'Baby Blue Eyes'

NEW

(Solberg, 2006) Mini-Small  6" high x 16" wide.  Very cute mound of blue, heart-shaped leaves that form a showy, flat clump with a tight growing habit. Great substance and lavender flowers on short scapes in July.  Fast growth rate.

$15.00

Photo courtesy of Bob Solberg

'Baby Doll'

(Van Eechaute 08)  Small.   This is a beautiful little sport of 'Blue Cadet' from Danny Van Eechaute in Belgium. Round blue-green leaves with a dark yellow centre.   Great substance.  Tubular lavender flowers mid-summer. Looks a like a little 'June'. 

Very eye catching!

Limited number for 2012

$30.00

Photo courtesy of Danny Van Eechaute

'Banana Boat' 

NEW

(Eleanor and William Lachman 91)  This small to medium sized hosta from the Lachman's is still quite rare.  It grows slowly and was originally sold thru Handy Hatfield.  Its ancestry is listed as a hosta taken from Lachmans's 'Carnival' and 'Galaxy' series X 'Reversed'.  Dark green leaves are rounded and elongated displaying a wide yellow centre.   They are cupped like a boat and have a leathery substance.  Violet flowers.

$22.00

'Barbara Ann' 

(Park Green Nurseries)  Large.   A sport of H. sieboldiana 'Elegans' discovered in Great Britain by two lab technicians named Barbara and Ann.   Forms a stunning clump of thick, corrugated blue-green leaves with a broad, cream margin that lightens to white.   Near white flowers appear on 24" scapes in midsummer.

$14.00

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens

'Barbara May'

(Solberg 04) Medium.  This beautiful hosta has everything you want; great bright blue colour with abundant white wax on the top and bottom of the leaves, interesting, almost triangular leaves with delicately ruffled margins, strong veins and good substance.   This hosta holds its' blue colour well.  Light lavender flowers. 

 $22.00

'Bashful'

NEW

(Sisson)  Kathie Sisson is an emerging hybridizer and we are bringing several of her plants to market this year. H. Bashful is an open pollinated seedling from H. Blue Cadet with leaves that come up in spring a very creamy color mottled with green. The green will slowly become more prominent but newer flushes of leaves will be lighter and misted. This small clump will be topped with white flowers in June.

Limited number for 2012

$28.00

Photo courtesy of Kathie Sisson

'Beach Boy'

NEW

Tetraploid of H.'Great Expectations'  Similar, but with narrower margin than H.'Thunderbolt'

Limited first edition for 2012 from Europe

$tba

coming soon

'Bedford Rise and Shine'

(Chrystal/Bond) Small-size.   From the UK comes this small hosta with thick, shiny green leaves framed by a creamy-white border.  Lavender-purple flowers. Very vigorous.

$14.00

Photo courtesy of Danny van Eechaute

'Bell Bottom Blues' 

(Naylor Creek)  Large.   Sport of 'Jewel of the Nile'  This blue upright hosta has excellent substance and tolerates the sun well.   Near white flowers. 

$34.00

Photo coming in the spring

'Big Daddy' 

(Paul Aden 1978) Chalky-blue leaves that are rounded, cupped and puckered at maturity; white flowers.

$15.00

'Bix Blues'

(Ron Simmering 2000)   Medium-Large.  22" high x 54" wide.  This hybrid of Hosta 'Halcyon' x Hosta 'Elegans' forms a medium large mound of incredibly blue-green foliage.  Leaves are thick, slightly cupped.  Near white flowers.

$15.00

Photo courtesy of Q&Z Nursery

'Black Hills'

(Savory 1983)  Large.  24" high x 36" wide.  Deep green leaves rounded and cupped.  Heavily-textured foliage of black-green makes this one a real stand-out.  Lavender flowers.  

Outstanding specimen hosta.

$15.00

'Blaze of Glory'

(Ed Elslager 1999)  A bright lemony-gold hosta that lights up in any garden ... slightly wavy leaves are topped with near-white flowers in July. Great substance and vivid color make this a desirable specimen.

$20.00

Photo courtesy of Q&Z Nursery

'Blue Angel'

(Aden 86) Extra-Large.   Gigantic, heart shaped, blue-green leaves are heavy substance which makes them very slug resistant.  Leaf petioles stand upright holding the leaves horizontally, then they cascade down forming a beautiful mound of foliage.   Light lavender flowers on 4' scapes.  

$10.00

 Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens

'Blue Baron'

(Deckert)  Small.   Thick, steel blue leaves are lance shaped with a rounded base that forms a flat, spreading mound.   Slug resistant.   Slow growth rate making this one ideal for rockeries or containers. Striking blue remains throughout the season.

$16.00

'Blue Cascade'

NEW

(Monty & J. Carlson 09)  Medium.   This is one outstanding hosta! Beautiful blue, very dense mound of extremely pie-crusted leaves.  Leaf tips twist outward creating the illusion of constant motion.  Lavender flowers.   With these origins of this hosta - longpipes var. latifolia 'Urajiro' x 'Elvis Lives', it has to be a stunning hosta!    Limited numbers.

$25.00

Photo courtesy of Naylor Creek

'Blue Clown'

(Benedict/Stratton)  This small hosta is a superb blue hybrid created by Dr. Benedict from a selfed 'Dorset Blue' seedling.   Thick leaves are an intense blue-green and form a dense mound topped with pale lavender flowers in July. 

$20.00

 Photo coming in the spring

'Blue Flame'

(Naylor Creek Nursery)  Medium.   Wavy, yellow-edged sport of 'Fragrant Blue' found at Naylor Creek.   It offers attractively variegated foliage.   Good growth rate.   Pale lavender, almost white flowers.

$20.00

Photo courtesy of Naylor Creek

'Blue Ivory' PP29623

(Klinkhamer)  Medium.  A new and very showy sport of 'Halcyon' with thick blue leaves framed by a very wide creamy-yellow border in spring that later tuns to white.   Lavender flowers.

$26.00

Photo courtesy of CNB Greenteam

'Blue Mouse Ears'

(Deckert 00)  Mini to small.  This blue miniature hosta has round, thick, blue leaves.  The leaves resemble a mouse ear.   Forms an eye-catching little mound with lavender flowers.  Simply adorable!  

Start your collection of Mouse Ears with 'Frosted Mouse Ears', 'Holy Mouse Ears', 'Cat and Mouse', 'Pure Heart', 'Mighty Mouse', 'Mouse Tracks', 'Blue Mouse Ears Supreme', 'Lucky Mouse', 'Funny Mouse', 'Desert Mouse', 'Snow Mouse', or 'One Iota Streaked'.  

 $14.00

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens

'Blue Mouse Ears Supreme'

NEW

(Silvers 06)  Mini to small.  This is a beautiful streaked sport of 'Blue Mouse Ears'.  It is medium green with greenish-yellow, yellow and creamy white streaks.   Pale lavender flowers.   VERY LIMITED NUMBERS.

$45.00

Photo courtesy of Bill Silvers

'Blue Shadows'

(Ken Anderson 80) Medium.   This hosta has blue-green leaves with streaked, muted gold centres.   This sport of 'Tokudama Aureonebulosa' has a darker colouration.   Near white flowers in early summer.    

$14.00

Photo courtesy of Sandy Hanson

'Blue Umbrellas'

(Aden 78) Extra-large.  Shiny, blue-green leaves with heavy substance.   Very corrugated and puckered. Near white, bell shaped flowers bloom mid summer.   

$11.00

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens

'Blue Vision'

(Paul Aden 1976) Large.  22" high.  Large powder blue leaves, round and cupped, heavily textured. Very impressive as a specimen. White flowers.

$14.00

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'Blue Wu'

NEW

(King)  Large.  This is a hybrid from 'Empress Wu' and 'Skylight'.   With parents like these, this will be one impressive blue-green hosta!   VERY LIMITED NUMBERS.

$28.00

Photo courtesy of Naylor Creek

'Blueberry Muffin'

(Meyer) Medium.   This excellent new blue hosta is a strong grower and reliable performer.   It forms a medium-sized mound of large, blue rounded leaves that are rugose and puckered in unusual patterns.   Late in the season, the foliage transitions to green.  Attractive light mauve speckles appear on the petioles.   Lavender flowers.

$20.00

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens

'Bobbie Sue'

(Owens, '94) Medium.  16" high x 46" wide.    Dark green with a wide pure white margin, slightly rippled and provides excellent contrast. Leaf is very glossy on both sides, heavy substance and is broadly ovate. Pale lavender, tubular flowers have striping on the inside. The seed is viable and the plant blooms in midsummer.

$13.00

'Boracay'

PPAF, CPVRAF

NEW

(Jan van den Top/Danny Van Eechaute 2008)  Medium.  Sport of Captain Kirk.  Unusual complex leaf pattern.  Green leaf becomes variegated with watermark effect.

$30.00

'Bottom Line'

(Jim Anderson, NR) Extra-large.  A sport of 'Sum and Substance' with a shiny green centre and a wide gold edge.  Vigorous growth rate.  Give it lots of room to show off!

$15.00

Photo courtesy of Jim Anderson

'Boyz Toyz'

(Sheer)  Mini.  Alttara Scheer (of FOoSF fame) brings us this sassy plant which emerges bright chartreuse with pointy little red leaf tips.   As the red fades on the tips, the slightly glossy leaves turn bright yellow and in July it sends up brassy scapes in perfect proportion to the clump with ultraviolet flowers in abundance.  Leaves have good substance and the compact clump has a vigorous growth rate.  Will tolerate sun and colours up best with a few hours of direct sun.

$16.00

'Brass Ring'

(Lydell 00)  Medium.  Now here's a hosta that you can plant in the spring and it will still look fabulous late in the season.  This attractive hosta displays broad, rounded, corrugated leaves of good substance. Yellow margins jet towards the green centre of each beautifully variegated leaf.  Light lavender flowers stand just above the foliage midsummer.

$20.00

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens

'Bridal Veil'

(Bob Hird 03) Medium.  Cascading, rippled green leaves, outlined by a demure wavy creamy margin.   Very pale lavender flowers.   Pair this one up with 'Bridgegroom' 

$14.00

Photo coming in the spring 

'Bridegroom'

(Benedict/Gowen 90) Medium.   This uniquely shaped, twisted hosta has shiny dark green leaves with twisted tips that turn upward.  Purple bell-shaped flowers in midsummer.  Truly an intriguing hosta - for the collector!  Recipient of the '04 AHS Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award!

$15.00

Photo courtesy of Shady Oaks Nursery

'Bright Lights'

(Aden/Klehm)  Small.  A reversed 'tokudama Flavocircinalis'.  Bright yellow with blue margin, medium size. Heavy substance.  Gold with bluish border.   White flowers in June. An outstanding plant. 

The hosta pictured here is in full sun.

$8.00

'Broad Band'

NEW

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(Livingston) This showy large hosta forms a wide clump of attractive heart shaped leaves with creamy yellow to creamy white margins that jet into the dark green centre.   The extra wide, show margins are what set this hosta apart from the others.   Near white flowers are produced mid to late summer.

Photo courtesy of Ron Livingston.

$20.00

Photo courtesy of Ron Livingston

'Brother Stefan'

(O. Petryszyn 98)  Large.  This beauty is simply one of the best from Olga.   It boasts large, nearly round, heavily corrugated gold leaves with a wide dark green margin.   Near white flowers top the thick leaves in early summer.  A spectacular hosta that will stand out in your garden.

$19.00

Photo courtesy of Shady Oaks

'Brutus'

(D. Beilstein 2007)  Very Large upright clump measuring 36" high  X 65" wide.  Huge, dark green leaves which are a little unruly. Purple flowers in early summer on tall scapes. Makes an impressive specimen if raised above ground level. 'Brutus' is a beast!  

Only a couple of these in stock,.

$28.00

Photo courtesy of Bob Solberg

'Bubbatini'

NEW

Small.  10” high x 25” wide.  It forms a low, dense mound of blue-green foliage of outstanding substance and color intensity. It is a selected seedling out of a cross of a gold sport of ‘Blue Dimples’ X ‘Shining Tot’.  Leaves are 4 ½” long by 2 ½” wide; pale purple flowers  on 10-20” scapes in August.

$15.00

 Photo courtesy of Q&Z