 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 |
 Earth Angel[L] (Hans Hansen/Shady Oaks Nursery) A variegated sport from H. ‘Blue Angel’…large thick heart-shaped bluegreen leaves have a wide creamy-white border. Topped with pale lavender flowers |
new release from Don Dean for 2008… **Ebony Towers[M] (Dean) This new introduction from Don Dean loves the sun and becomes a dense mound of glossy, wavy green foliage that appears to be in constant motion. Speckled red-purple petioles form the base and stalwart, saturated, black-purple scapes of 40+” emerge in late August which display 2 3/4” lavender flowers. And for a stunning finish come giant black-purple seed pods |
 El Nino[M] (Warmerdam) Sport of H. ‘Halcyon’…very blue leaves surrounded by a tidy bright white border. Good substance and topped with lilac flowers. In the right location this plant can be absolutely stunning and will look great all season. |
 **Elkhart Lake[M] (Cees Visser) This plant has been around for a while but has not been available until now…comes from the same gentleman who gave us H. ‘Harry van de Laar’. Hybrid between H. ‘June’ and H. hypoleuca and has huge leaves of a soft green color with white backs. The rounded leaves have a very nice wavy margin and are topped with lavender flowers |
| Elvis Lives [M] (Avent) Forms a fountain-shaped clump with wavy blue-green leaves that have good substance…when the wind blows they look as though they’re “shimmying”. Lavender flowers midseason |
| Emma [S/M] (D&J Ward) Medium green leaves have a white margin on a smaller plant of good substance. Topped with lavender flowers midsummer |
| Electrum Stater [S/M] (Malloy) Sport of H. ‘Abiqua Recluse’…bright gold leaves with a white edge on this fast grower with above average substance. Topped with pale lavender flowers midsummer |
Brian & Virginia Skaggs bring us one of the grandest... **Empress Wu[VL] (Skaggs) This is definitely a situation where a picture is worth a thousand words! When folks ask us what’s the largest hosta we carry we will no longer have to give it any thought...this sport of H. ‘Big John’ and one of the “Xanadu” series from Brian & Virginia Skaggs of FOoSF fame, surpasses all hostas we know. Huge dark green leaves have deeply impressed veins and tremendous substance. In 5 or 6 years a mature clump can reach 4 1/2’ tall. Topped with pale lavender flowers on 5’ scapes in midsummer...truly a magnificent specimen for any garden……(we are offering 2nd yr tc plants which are nicely rooted and growing well) |
| Enterprise M] (Q&Z Nursery) New sport from H. ‘Captain Kirk’ with a creamy-white center and a wide dark green border. Seems to be a good grower for a white centered hosta and has good substance. Topped with lavender flowers |
 Eskimo Pie PPAF[M] (Walters Gardens) New sport from H. ‘Northern Exposure’…puckered leaves have pale yellow centers, streaked with chartreuse to the center, and surrounded by blue-green margins. As the season progresses the centers fade to cream and the streaking turns apple-green. Topped with white flowers |
 Essence of Summer[M] (Jan van den Top) A wonderful tetraploid sport of H. ‘Warwick Essence’…extremely thick, rounded, medium green leaves are a little darker color than the parent and topped with large fragrant white flowers in late summer. Tremendous substance and fairly vigorous grower. Stunning! |
| Everlasting Love [M] (Johnson) A rapid increaser…leaves have a bluish-green center that turns to dark green framed by a wide creamy-yellow to white margin. Topped with lavender flowers in July |
 **Eye Catcher[M] (Goodwin) The brightest color in the spring garden…truly viridescent. This plant needs to be grown in the sun in order to maintain it’s interesting gold hue. The leaves are cupped and corrugated and H. ‘Eye Catcher’ is a vigorous grower with more than one flush per season. A unique bloom scape with leaves that diminish in size as they go up the scape and purple flowers nestled closely—the color contrast is very appealing |
| **Eye Declare PPAF [M] (Walters Gardens Inc) This great sport of H. ‘Sea Fire’ emerges with glowing yellow leaves in early spring that sport a deep green border...yellow turns to green with time and clump is topped with lavender flowers |
 Faith[M] (Dean) Don Dean of Minnesota brings us a great new gold…the nearly round, dinner-plate size leaves are so heavily puckered that they develop a brassy golden-yellow on the raised portions and maintain a chartreuse tone in the shaded creases and craters. H. ‘Faith’ forms a 16” tall by 40” mound of cupped and domed leaves which, simply put, glows! The clump is adorned with near white, bell shaped flowers just above the leaves in early summer |
| Fantasy Island [S] (Solberg) A sport from H. 'Island Charm' with many improvements...better substance, sun tolerance and vigor. Makes a nice small mound of heart-shaped leaves with white centers framed by a wide dark green border. Topped with lavender flowers on pink scapes in July and is a rapid grower |
 Fire Island[M] (Brincka) A wonderful newer hybrid that will standout in any garden...stunning red petioles with color that reaches into the leaf holds bright yellow to greenish-yellow wavy leaves that rapidly create a beautiful mound. Topped with lavender flowers midsummer. Plants offered are 2nd yr tissue cultured that are growing well |
| Fire Opal [M] (Larsen) A sport of H. ‘Gold Standard’…this one comes up apple green with a cream edge in spring and then the center changes to greenish-yellow, to yellow and finally parchment white surrounded by a white border. A narrow dark green area remains between the center and the border. Topped with pale lavender flowers |
 Fireworks PPAF[S] (Walters Gardens) Sport from H. ‘Loyalist’…leaves are narrow and stiff and stand straight up. Leaves have a creamy white center surrounded by a very dark green margin. Pale lavender flowers |
 First Frost[M] (Scolnik/Solberg) Fantastic new sport of H. 'Halcyon'...they just keep getting better and better! H. 'First Frost' makes a medium clump of beautiful blue leaves surrounded by a frosty white border. Superb substance and will hold its looks long after others have gone down in the fall. Topped with lavender flowers |
 First Mate[S] (Machen) This is the tetraploid of H. sieboldii ‘Kabitan’…grows into a dense small clump of narrow yellow leaves with a dark green border that will be topped with lavender flowers in midsummer. Vigorous grower |
 Five O’Clock Somewhere[M] (N&B Solberg) A sport of H. ‘Five O’Clock Shadow and believed to be a somewhat smaller tetraploid form of its very large parent. The leaves have a bright gold narrow center framed by a very wide green border. Leaves are quite thick and can be slightly contorted. Light lavender flowers in June |
 Flemish Sky[M] (van Eechaute) Great new blue from Danny van Eechaute of Belgium…white backed blue leaves are wedge-shaped and the color is a unique “chalky” blue. The margin is quite wavy and some cupping is evident. Clump shows nice form and is topped with lavender flowers. Vigorous grower. Open pollinated maybe from H. ‘Salute’ |
we are very pleased to bring this one from Don Dean for 2008… **Fluted Fountain[L] (Dean) Green truly is beautiful when it is a tall, vase-shaped fountain of foliage with deeply impressed veins, tight ruffles, and a sharp, twisted tip. Strong erect scapes are in proportion to the plant and hold a bouquet of near-white flowers accented by bracts with rose-red centers. This one does well in a wide range of light conditions. A large and vigorous cross from H. ‘Sun Power’ and H. ‘Donahue’s Piecrust’ |
Forest Fireworks [M] (Randy Goodwin) Newer intro from Randy…very bright light greenish-yellow leaves have a wide yellow to creamy-white border that shows some streaking to the center. Leaf margins are slightly wavy and the clump is topped with pale lavender flowers in July |
 Fragrant Bouquet[L] (Aden) Apple-green leaves have wide light yellow margins. White flowers are very large and fragrant. A vigorous grower that is tolerant of some afternoon sun and makes a wonderful statement in the garden |
 Fragrant Dream[L] (Fransen/van den Top) From Holland… sport of H. ‘Fragrant Bouquet’ with dark green leaves surrounded by a light yellow border that turns almost white late. A vigorous grower topped with near-white large fragrant flowers |
 Fragrant Fire[L] (Jan van den Top) Brand new for 2004 from Jan van den Top of Holland...a variegated H. 'Old Faithful'! Large glossy green leaves surrounded by a creamy-yellow border are held upright on reddish petioles. Tall scapes hold near-white fragrant flowers late in summer |
 Fragrant King[L] (Jan van den Top) A new introduction from Jan van den Top of Holland and first time offered in the US...sport of H. 'Fried Green Tomatoes' with dark green leaves framed with a wide creamy-white border. Leaves are covered with "bloom" early in the season and have great substance. A vigorous grower topped with large fragrant lavender flowers late in the season |
 Fragrant Star[M] (Jan van den Top) A wonderful introduction from Holland...a cross between H. 'Invincible' and H. 'June' has produced a new fragrant hosta. The size, shape and form of the plant are the same as H. 'Invincible' but the leaves are blue. The fragrant flowers are lavender and appear in late summer |
 Fragrant Surprise[M] (Jan van den Top) Another new fantastic fragrant offering from Jan van den Top available for the first time...H. 'Fragrant Surprise' is a sport of H. 'Sweetie' and has a dark green center surrounded by a creamy-white margin. Topped with near-white fragrant flowers late in the season |
 **Fran Godfrey[VL] (Park Green Nurseries) New and from Great Britain...a sport from H. ‘Sum and Substance with yellowish-green leaves that are surrounded by a dark green border. Lavender flowers appear on 4’ spikes |
 Frances Williams[L] (Williams) Still one of the most planted hostas in the world...large metallic blue-green leaves are rounded and cupped and surrounded with a wide irregular gold margin. White flowers midseason |
Ron Livingston shares another new creation… **Francheska[M] (Livingston) This wonderful hybrid comes from H. ‘Harmony’...the pointed green leaves have a blue-green cast and are surrounded by a nice wide border that begins yellow and turns creamy-white and frosty. Leaves have good substance, are somewhat wavy and create a fairly dense, upright clump that will make a commanding statement in the garden. Topped in early summer with near-white flowers |
 Frosted Dimples[M] (Dean) Wonderful introduction from Don Dean…pebbled blue leaves are framed by a variable creamy-white border. Leaves have tremendous substance and form a dense flat mound topped with near white flowers |
and another… **Frosted Frolic[S] (Livingston) The name really fits this charming smaller hosta… semi-rounded blue-green leaves have a wide creamy-yellow border that does some streaking. Thick little leaves are rigid and held somewhat upright creating a substantial clump that holds its appearance well. Lavender flowers |
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Margarita[M] (Solberg) A variegated sport of H. ‘Fried Bananas and same fragrant flowers! Large shiny leaves are greenish-yellow and are framed with a pure white margin. Leaves have good substance and the plant is a vigorous grower. Topped with near white fragrant flowers in July and August |
new from Don Dean of Minnesota… **Fruit Punch[M] (Dean) Watermelon petioles hold vibrant lemon-yellow leaves edged in blackberry for SPRING foliage. In time, changes bring wavy kiwi colored, sized and shaped leaves of good substance which quickly form a dense flat mound. In August and early September saturated strawberry colored scapes are topped with grape-purple flowers edged in white. This one looks best grown in moderate shade to shade and has proven to be a vigorous grower |
 **Fujibotan[M] (Japan, NR) Beautiful specimen with fully double lavender flowers found on Mount Fuji by Gotemba Nursery. Grown mainly for the flowers but the tight green clump also makes a nice statement. Older clumps are capable of producing stems with over 50 flowers |
| **Fulda [S/M] (Klose) Very blue leaves of good substance on a German Tardiana...topped with lavender flowers. Different enough to make it worthwhile to grow |