Definitions that may help.
CORDATE: Heart-shaped. FLORIFEROUS: Blooming freely. GLAUCOUS: Whitened with minute powder. LUTESCENT: Turning yellow. OVATE: Egg-shaped, broad end at base. PETIOLE: The leaf stem. RUGOSE: Uneven leaf surface. SCAPE: Stem bearing flowers. UNDULATE: Wavy leaf or leaf margin. VIRIDESCENT: Turning green Sizes:
(D) = dwarf 3-6” (S) = small 6-12” (M) = medium 12-24”
(L) = large 24-34” (G/XL) = 34” +
2009 hosta price list
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MANHATTAN (M) Brincka/Petryszyn 94 This seedling of H. Sea Frolic has intensely puckered, heart-shaped, medium green leaves that have rippled margins. Nice purple flowers early.....$25.00
MAPLE LEAF (M/L) Minks Leaves are blue-green with a yellow margin, the blue-green part is maple leaf shaped. Leaves are cordate, rugose and cupped. White flowers. This is a beauty!..$20.00
MARASCHINO CHERRY (S/M) You will fall in love with this hosta; green leaves with a fantastic red bloom scape. Fast growing sport of Cherry Berry. Unusual!.$9.00
MARILYN (S/M) Zilis Bright yellow leaves with wavy edges. Great ground cover or edger. Lavender flowers. A must have!.......$8.00
METALLICA (M) Lachman 91 This H. Blue Moon hybrid has lance-shaped, dark blue-green leaves with undulated margins. Lavender flowers.$10.00
MIDDLE RIDGE (M) Boonstra/Lewis/Ruh A sharp select form of ‘Undulata Univitatta’. Medium two-tone green leaves, center streaked with white, and wavy. Lavender flowers......$5.00
MIDWEST MAGIC (M) Swartz This hosta is a sport of H. Zounds that has heavily corrugated, round, gold leaves with a dark green margin. Heavy substance and slug resistant. Lavender flowers........$11.00
MIKI (L) P. Ruh/Zumbar This hosta has medium green leaves of thick substance that are deeply veined. Pale lavender flowers....$19.00
MINT JULEP (M) A. Malloy ’00 A medium to dark green leaf of good substance surrounded by a ½” to ¾” wide, creamy white margin. Pale purple flowers...$16.00
MINUTEMAN (M) Machen The large, stark white margins encircle the dark glossy green centers. Good substance, moderately rippled. Dramatic!...$11.00
montana (L) Species A very large, heavily structured plant with glossy green, elongated leaves. White flowers. Massive!....$7.00
MOON LILY (M) Trott/Harshbarger 93 This rare and slug-resistant hosta has medium to bright gold, Tokudama-type leaves of heavy substance. Very pale lavender flowers......$18.00
MOON RIVER (S) Lachman Stunning broad, heart-shaped leaves are dark blue-green with an irregular white margin and some mid-rib streaking. Some puckering. Violet flowers....$12.00
MOONGATE FLYING SAUCER (S) Isaacs/Solberg ’96 Lightly cupped and corrugated blue-green leaves that are heart-shaped and slightly shiny with moderately prominent veins. Pale lav. Flowers$8.00
MOONLIGHT (M/L) Banyai Gold leaves with a creamy white border. A sport of H. Gold Standard. Lavender flowers. Lovely!.$7.00
MOONLIGHT SONATA (M-L) G. Johnson Bluish-green cupped and wavy leaves turn to a shiny green later in season. White flowers are fragrant...$13.00
MORNING LIGHT (M) PPAF G. van Eijk-Bos/ van Erven 00 This H. Twilight sport has rounded, slightly shiny leaves of pale yellow with dark green margins. Pale lavender flowers. .$14.00
MOUNT HOPE (M) Janet Starnes Nursery Heart-shaped medium green leaves with yellow margin. Lavender flowers$7.00
MR. ASAMI IMPROVED (S) A fast growing clump of green leaves with white edges. Great for shaded rock garden or edging. A neat little plant!...... ......$10.00
nakaiana (D) Species Medium green, heart-shaped leaves. Lavender flowers that re-bloom. A cutie!........$6.00
NAKAIMO (S/M) Imperial Garden of Japan/AHS Heart-shaped, undulate-edged, green leaves. Lavender flowers. Nice!....$5.00
NANCY GILL (L) Vaughn This hybrid of H. pycnophylla x H. Sum and Substance makes a stiffly upright mound of bluish-green leaves that will turn dark green. The leaves are of heavy substance and have a thick, white underside bloom. Medium purple flowers in August.........$21.00
NIAGARA FALLS (L) Brincka/Petryszyn 91 This dark green hosta grows in a large semi-upright mound of neatly rippled, pie-crust leaves. Almost whitish flowers........$18.00
NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (M) Machen A sport of H. White Christmas that has green leaves with white centers. Lavender flowers.$12.00
nigrescens (L) Species Ashy gray-blue, upright habit with arching, but erect leaves. Leathery-like texture. White flowers. 1989 Lucille Simpers award winner. Choice!$9.00
NORTH HILLS (M) Summers/AHS 86 Medium green leaves with a thin white margin. Lav. flowers......$5.00
NORTHERN EXPOSURE (L) Walters Gardens Much corrugation makes up these blue-green leaves with thick creamy yellow margins. Award winner. White flowers. A must!.........$14.00
OLIVE BAILEY LANGDON (L) O’Harra This is a spectacular hosta; we recommend it as a replacement for H. Francis Williams because it has more of a powder coating on the leaf; and displays its’ variegation of color later in the season so it doesn’t burn like H. Francis Williams is prone to. Beautiful round leaves are margined with gold; typical leaf corrugation and growth of H. sieboldiana Elegans..$13.00
PARADISE JOYCE PP12119 (S/M) M. Fransen This ‘Halcyon’ sport is similar to ‘June’, but emerges blue early then develops the yellow center that turns creamier later in season. Lavender flowers...$14.00
PARHELION (L) Walters Gardens 97 This sport of H. Sum and Substance has huge, gold-chartreuse leaves with a narrow cream margin. It gets better every year! Clustered lavender flowers. .$15.00
PARTY FAVOR (M) Solberg 00 This seedling of H. Donahue‘s Piecrust has greatly ruffled blue-green leaves that are ovate with a cordate base. Pale lavender flowers......$20.00
PEANUT (D) J. Schwarz ‘02 This little cutie has heavily corrugated, ovate shaped leaves with a creamy-yellow center surrounded by a dark green margin that may streak into center. Purple flowers..$18.00
PEEDEE ABSTINTH (D) Ursula Syre-Herz Heavily textured light yellow-green leaves. White flowers.........$8.00
PETER RUH {L} M. Zilis NR The reversed sport of “Paul’s Glory”, should become a stunning large-sized mound of gold-margined foliage; a good companion for any of your other favorites. Good substance and takes some sun. Pale lavender flowers in July.$22.00
PHANTOM (M/L) Solberg/Wilkins 95 This H. Riptide hybrid has glaucous, dark green leaves with heavily rippled margins and reddish petioles. Flared, medium lavender flowers....$16.00
PILGRIM (S) Rasmussen/Malloy 97 This H. Flamboyant hybrid has gray-green leaves with wide white margins and are of good substance. Lavender flowers$13.00
PINEAPPLE POLL (M) Smith/BHHS 88 Heavily rippled, dark green leaves that grow into a dense mound. Slug resistant and a fast grower. Lavender flowers. Choice!.....$6.00
PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE (M) Zilis/Solberg 99 This sport of H. Pineapple Poll has narrow, rippled leaves that are green early changing to bright gold with a green margin by mid-summer. Lav. flowers.$16.00
plantaginea (L) Species Light glossy green foliage. Known also as “The August Lily”. White trumped-shaped flowers with wonderful fragrance. Full Sun. You need this one!$8.00
PLATINUM TIARA (S) Walters Gardens This one has chartreuse green leaves with a narrow white margin. Lavender flowers. Charming!.$7.00
POTOMAC PRIDE (M/L) (Avent) Dark blue-green leaves. Lavender flowers.......$13.00
PRAYING HANDS (M) Williams This awesome hosta has narrow, wavy and cupped foliage that is dark green with narrow white margins that grows upright. Funnel-shaped lavender flowers.$16.00
PRIMA DONNA (L) Wilkins This H. William Lachman sport has moderately wavy and folded, pointed leaves of dark green with a creamy white margin. Lavender flowers......$19.00
PURPLE AND GOLD (S) Minks A great mound of narrow, yellow leaves with deep purple petioles. Purple flowers. Outstanding!........$5.00
PURPLE LADY FINGER (M) Savory This hybrid of H. clausa makes an upright mound of narrow dark green leaves. Purple flowers.........$7.00
QUEEN JOSEPHINE (S) Kuk’s Forest 91 Glossy, dark green, heart-shaped leaves with a margin of variable width, about 5/8”, that is yellow when it emerges but becomes creamy white. Some streaking toward the midrib. Medium violet flowers. Magnificent specimen!$14.00
RADIANT EDGER (S) Zilis Medium green leaves with a chartreuse margin of irregular width. Good substance. Nice contrast between margin and center of foliage. Lavender flowers. Excellent!.$9.00
RAINFOREST SUNRISE (S/M) J. Anderson This is a great sport of H. Maui Buttercups with rounded, bright gold leaves that have dark green edges. Early lavender flowers.....$22.00
REGAL SPLENDOR (L) Walters Gardens Bluish-gray leaves with creamy white edge; irregular margins. 1993 Eunice Fisher Award Winners. Grows into erect vase-like shape. Lavender flowers. Superb...$12.00
REGINALD KAYE (S) (Kaye/Klose) Very blue leaves are heavily textured. White flowers...$7.00
REPTILLIAN (M) Sawyer The puckered, gray-blue leaves on this hosta are of heavy substance and semi-cupped with distinct rippled margins. Pale lavender flowers.$14.00
RICH UNCLE (M) A. Malloy ‘02 This sport of ‘Electrum Slater’ has puckered leaves of very thick substance that are chartreuse to medium gold. Near white flowers........$26.00
RICHMOND (M) (Seaver) Wide and pointed chartreuse leaves with creamy-white margin. Lavender flowers. ......$10.00
ROSEDALE BARNIE (M) Hadrava ‘99 This hybrid of H. ventricosa x H. Invincible has nearly round, dark green leaves with a slightly rippled edge. Pale lavender flowers w/dark stripes$18.00
ROSEDALE GENEVIEVE (L) Hadrava ‘99 This hybrid of H.Galaxy x H. Elegans has nearly round, moderately corrugated, golden yellow leaves that grow upright. Near-white flowers$16.00
ROSEDALE GOLDEN GOOSE (L) J. Hadrava ‘99 This beautiful corrugated hosta has bright gold leaves of good substance is reported to be sun-tolerant. Lavender flowers....$22.00
ROSEDALE MISTY PATHWAYS (L) J. Hadrava ’00 This nice hosta has dark green leaves with a wide golden yellow margin. Pale lavender flowers....$21.00
ROYAL STANDARD (M/L) Wayside Gardens 86 These glossy, green leaves grow in an upright vase-like form. Fragrant white flowers. A classic!$5.00
ROYALTY (S) Anderson Erect growing chartreuse to yellow leaves. Purple flowers..$6.00
RUFFLED QUEEN (L) Yellow, viridescent, cordate leaves with a piecrust margin. Lavender flowers.......$8.00