 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 2010 |
 **Candy Dish [M] (Summers, Wrede) This is really a great plant! Good substance, dark green color and lots of ruffles on a broad leaf held by purple petioles creates a stunning display. Add a glass-like sheen and purple flowers in late summer and you have a pretty complete package. |
 Captain Kirk [M] (Brill) H. ‘Gold Standard’ sport with a wider dark green margin and a gold center. Good substance and lavender flowers...good grower and very showy plant. |
| Cat’s Eye [mini] (Japan/NR) One of the cuter 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. |
| Cathedral Windows PP17295 [L] (Hansen) Wonderful sport from H. ‘Stained Glass’...vigorous grower with heart-shaped leaves that have a glowing golden center between the very wide dark green border. Bright filtered light will give the best coloration. Large, fragrant near-white flowers will top the clump in late summer. Stunning and desirable hosta! |
Don Dean of Minnesota brings us another unique plant...**Celtic Uplands [M] (Dean) A unique introduction from Don Dean...deeply corrugated dark green leaves are held on red petioles and form a stunning vase-shaped clump. The sheen on the leaf and the spider-like flowers make the H. Yingeri heritage quite evident. The clump is topped with dark lavender flowers in late summer and sets viable seed. |
| **Chain Lightning [M] (Ward) Great introduction from Dick and Jane Ward...superb grower with thick gray-green leaves that have an irregular yellow to creamy-white center. Lavender flowers show in midsummer. |
 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 and likes lots of morning sun. |
 **Cherry Tomato [mini] (Walters Gardens) This is the tetraploid form of H. ‘Cherry Berry’...stays small, grows well and has good substance. Long lance-shaped leaves have a creamy white center surrounded by dark green borders and are topped with dark lavender flowers in July. Great addition to your mini collection. |
| **Chesapeake Bay [L] (Petryszyn) New blue from Olga ...large clump of “oyster-shaped” blue leaves that are topped with near-white flowers in midsummer. |
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 Childhood Sweetheart [M] (Hansen) Variegated ‘Tardiflora’ x ‘Shining Tot’ seedling…shiny dark green leaves have a yellow to creamy-white border and are topped with pale lavender flowers in early fall. |
 **China Girl [M] (Scheer) This new introduction from Alttara Scheer is a cross between H. ‘Maya Kingsnake’ and Ron Livingston’s H. ‘Funny Cide’...a fast growing medium-sized plant with undulating shiny green leaves held on deep red petioles makes a semi vase-shaped clump. Very fertile both ways. A very flirty disposition, overall! |
| Choo Choo Train [L] (Sears/Avent) Giant golden clump of beautifully ruffled leaves that are topped with near-white flowers. Nice plant with good substance. |
| 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 Candy US & EU PPAF [M] (van Eijk-Bos/van Erven) Sport of H. ‘Night Before Christmas’…rapid grower with medium green lance-shaped leaves that have white centers and are topped with lavender flowers. Good substance. |
 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. Vigorous grower with thick corrugated leaves and topped with pale lavender flowers. |
 Clifford’s Stingray [M] (Clifford) Thick leaves have a wide dark green border surrounding an irregular white center that resembles a feather. Attractive plant and somewhat different from other white centered hostas on the market. Topped with lavender flowers. |
| **Cloudburst [M] (Zilis/Beilstein) H. ‘Glory seedling with thick blue-green leaves that change to shiny dark green. Impressive plant with lavender flowers. |
 Clown’s Collar [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. |
 Cold Heart[M] (Scheer) Emerging like frosted lime popsicles, H. ‘Cold Heart’ has rippled and serrated edges on heart-shaped leaves with now 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. |
eye-catching new intro from Danny Van Eechaute…**Color Festival [M] (Van Eechaute) This sport from H. ’Enterprise’ really stands out...an eye-catching yellow line flows between the white center and the dark green border and makes this new introduction from Danny Van Eechaute an outstanding tri-colored hosta. Lavender flowers are held on creamy white scapes. |
Very limited in 2010…**Confused Angel [M/L] (Van Eechaute) Danny’s streaked sport of H. ‘Blue Angel’...large blue leaves are streaked with white and yellow. We will have about 25 nicely streaked plants available for 2010 and do expect to run out very soon. |
| Cookie Crumbs [mini] (Solberg/Zilis) Small heart-shaped green leaves have a wide border and are topped with lavender flowers...makes a nice dense little clump. |
| Corkscrew [M] (Solberg) Cross between H. ‘Tortifrons and H. ‘One Man’s Treasure...shiny dark green leaves twist upward in a contorted fashion. Good growth rate and topped with lavender flowers late in September and October. |
| **Corn Muffins [M] (Beilstein) Forms a nice dense mound of heavily corrugated gold leaves that are cupped and have a rippled margin. Excellent substance and will be topped with lavender flowers in midsummer. |
| **County Park [S/M] (Grounds/Hutchins) We’ve brought this different looking hosta from Great Britain back after a couple years…round flattened green leaves make a low dense clump topped with white flowers in July. The leaves have very short petioles and appear to come straight out of the ground similar to a head of lettuce. Can be a little fussy about placement…it requires very sharp drainage and must not be planted too deep or there can be problems with the leaves rotting. |
 Cracker Crumbs[mini] (Solberg) Sport of H. ‘Shiny Penny’…shiny leaves emerge bright yellow-gold surrounded by a dark green margin and, as the season progresses, the color becomes chartreuse, then almost coppery, and continues to darken until late summer. Makes a tight clump topped with dark lavender flowers. |
 **Crumb Cake [mini] (Solberg) We really like this cross between H. ‘Cinnamon Sticks’ and H. ‘Cracker Crumbs’...nice thick honey-gold leaves on mahogany petioles have a beautiful sheen and rapidly form a dense clump. Leaves are somewhat wavy and will be topped with lavender flowers in July. Has shown great “staying power” and looks good late. |
| **Cuyahoga [M] (Beilstein/Zilis) Almost round blue-green leaves are very thick and have a wide creamy-gold border. Growth habit is semi-upright and lavender flowers show in July on this good grower. |