 Hostas come in a wide range of sizes and as you go through our listing you will see a letter in parenthesis after the name which denotes the height of the plant…the ledger below will help to convert this to inches.
** denotes new for 2008 |
 Captain Kirk[M] (Brill) A newer introduction by Kirk Brill...H. 'Gold Standard' sport with a wider dark green margin and the gold center holds its color throughout most of the season. Very good substance (probably a tetraploid) and will become a large clump in no time. Topped with lavender flowers in midsummer |
 Carolina Blue[M] (Solberg) Beautiful color…this H. ’Halcyon’ seedling makes a medium-sized mound of light blue rounded leaves that hold their color through most of the season even in warmer climates. Lavender flowers sun |
| **Cat’s Eye [mini] (Japan/NR) One of the cutest minis…gold centered leaves surrounded by a nice dark green margin create the illusion of a “cat’s eye”. Elongated leaves are topped with lavender flowers like it’s parent, H. venusta |
| Celestial [L] (Elslager) Thick dark green leaves have a creamy-white irregular margin and show good corrugation. This white-edged sieboldiana type sports pale lavender flowers in late July |
| Center of Attention [M] (Kulpa) Many great attributes…good appearance, wonderful color, above average substance and rapid growth rate. Leaves are dark green with a yellow-gold center that turns creamy-white with time and the clump will be topped with pale lavender flowers |
You’ve all been waiting for this one from Alttara Cherry Tart[S] (Scheer) A small, fast growing plant, Cherry Tart pops out of the ground a crisp, bright chartreuse and heats up with the weather, getting brighter leaves until it glows yellow, with deep, lipstick red petioles that atypically darken as the leaves brighten up. This is one red/yellow combo that doesn’t fade in the heat |
 Chickadee (recently registered as 'Dixie Chickadee')[mini] (Avent) Tony Avent now brings us a reverse variegated sport of H. ‘Dixie Chick’…very unique in that the creamy-yellow centers of the leaves have greens flecks throughout. The leaves have a nice wide dark green border and great substance for a mini. Lavender flowers appear in late summer (limited) |
 Childhood Sweetheart[M] (Hansen) A new introduction from Hans Hansen that is a cross between a variegated H. ‘Tardiflora’ seedling and H. ‘Shining Tot’…shiny dark green leaves have a yellow to creamy-white border and are topped with pale lavender flowers in early fall. This great new plant occasionally produces branched flower scapes |
 Chishima Iwa] (Japan) From Chishima Island which is one of the northern most islands of Japan…possibly a species. Shiny dark green leaves have good substance and are quite wavy. Leaves are held in a radial fashion and the little clump is quite open and airy. Topped with lavender flowers |
| **Chopsticks [M] (Herold) This vigorous grower has beautiful long red petioles that hold pointed medium green leaves that are topped with lavender flowers in midsummer. Clump is quite upright and will reach about 16” tall |
 Christmas Pageant[M/L] (Pinterics) This wonderful sport of H. ‘Christmas Tree’ has dark green leaves with a very wide yellow to creamy-white margin—twice as wide as its parent. Vigorous grower with thick corrugated leaves and topped with pale lavender flowers in June |
 Christmas Tree[L] (Vaughn/Seaver) Huge rich green leaves have creamy-white margins (yellow early in the season) and heavy substance with lots of puckering...an outstanding plant that displays great vigor and makes an impressive clump. Seems to tolerate a wide range of light conditions with little consequence. Topped with lavender flowers |
 **Clear Fork River Valley[L] (Van Wade) This one has some of the most intense corrugation we have seen on a hosta...thick dark green leaves are nicely rounded and “pucker” like few others. Pale lavender flowers appear in June and July |
Kent Terpening does it again with this beauty… **Clovelly PPAF[M] (Terpening) We have waited for several years for this great hosta to become available…’Clovelly’ has beautiful green leaves with fantastic piecrust edges. The leaves have superb substance and are held horizontally creating an open and airy clump that is easily distinguishable from afar. Pale lavender flowers make an appearance in July |
Don Dean of Minnesota brings us a great little sport… **Clown’s Collar TC[S] (Dean) This exciting plant from Don Dean has a lovely blue leaf of superior substance edged with a pale yellow border that later turns white. A charming little hosta that makes a low dense mound and is topped with pale lavender flowers in July. H. ‘Clown’s Collar’ is an edged sport of H. ‘Dorset Clown’, one of history’s most desirable blue breeders from Dr. Herb Benedict.. |
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**Clown’s Collar OS [S] (Dean) This exciting plant from Don Dean has a lovely blue leaf of superior substance edged with a pale yellow border that later turns white. A charming little hosta that makes a low dense mound and is topped with pale lavender flowers in July. H. ‘Clown’s Collar’ is an edged sport of H. ‘Dorset Clown’, one of history’s most desirable blue breeders from Dr. Herb Benedict.. |
One of our favorite Alttara Scheer creations! Cold Heart[M] (Scheer) Emerging like frosted lime popsicles, H. ‘Cold Heart’ has rippled and serrated edges on heart-shaped leaves with snow white backs. In shade, it maintains its frosted lime color and in sun the frost will melt and these hearts will glow with renewed passion |
One of Kent’s first introductions… **Copa Cabana[S] (Terpening) First time we’ve offered this one...pale yellow leaves have good substance and some corrugation. The leaves hold their color until mid summer and then turn a nice chartreuse color. Topped with lavender flowers |
 CorkscrewM] (Solberg) Wonderful newer introduction from Bob Solberg that is a cross between H. Tortifrons’ and H. One Man’s Treasure’... shiny leaves of good substance are a rich dark green and twist upward in a contorted fashion. Vigorous growth rate and makes a nice clump in no time. Lavender flowers come late in the fall--September and October. We think this is a great plant with many superb attributes that will become a classic |
| Corn Belt [M] (Anderson) A variegated sport of H. ‘Jimmy Crack Corn’…gold leaves have a wide green margin and create a stunning clump in short order. Leaves show nice pie-crusted edge and are topped with pale lavender flowers |
 **Country Mouse[mini] (Hansen) Tiny blue-green leaves have a crisp white border on a great new sport of H. ‘Bill Dress’s Blue’. Vigorous grower and makes a perfect little clump that hugs the ground and is topped with lavender flowers |
 Cracker Crumbs[mini] (Green Hill) This new mini is a sport of H. 'Shiny Penny'...shiny leaves emerge bright yellow-gold surrounded by a dark green margin that looks painted on. As the season progresses the color becomes chartreuse and then almost coppery and continues to darken until late summer. A superior grower with great substance and makes a tight clump topped with dark lavender flowers in midsummer |
 Crepe Soul[mini] (Naylor Creek Nursery) An introduction of ours that is a seedling from an open pollinated streaked H. 'Crepe Suzette'...this mini looks similar to its parent with the exception of size. The 2" to 21/2" elongated leaves are medium green with a wide creamy-white border and have decent substance. The clump is topped with dark lavender flowers in perfect scale (about 10" scapes) midsummer |
 Cutting Edge[M] (Gowen/Benedict) Wonderful product of a cross between H. ‘Salute’ and H. pycnophylla made by Hideko Gowen of Minnesota. Dense clump of ruffled and rippled blue-green leaves topped with lavender flowers in late summer. The leaves fold enough to expose their white backs on this unique specimen |