 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 |
 Sagae[L] (Watanabe) An outstanding hosta in every way with beautiful blue-green leaves framed in a yellow to cream border that are held upright. This gentle giant will be topped with lavender flowers midseason. Tremendous substance and is a must for any garden. |
| Satisfaction [L] (Wasitas) A stunning sport of H. ‘Piedmont Gold’...large dark green leaves have a wide gold wavy border. Topped with near-white flowers midsummer. |
 Scallion Pancakes[M] (Scheer) H. ‘Scallion Pancakes’ is a small plant with a large presence, it stands out from the crowd with a distinct architectural form. Not the typical shape of a small plant, it holds each flat oval leaf straight up and out from the red petioles, showing soft white backs. Good substance, fast growth, pretty dark purple flared bellshaped flowers en masse starting in mid August, nicely in scale with the foliage. Highly fertile with many stout purple pods. |
 Sea Current [M] (Seaver/Malloy) One of the latest Mildred Seaver plants to be registered…H. ‘Sea Current’ is a H. ‘Sea Frolic’ hybrid that has medium green leaves with a heavily rippled margin. Leaves have a nice sheen and deeply impressed veins that exhibit some puckering in the center. Topped with near-white flowers in June. |
 Sea Gulf Stream[M] (Seaver) A great plant…medium-sized hosta with rich chartreuse-gold leaves has a wonderful piecrust edge (looks serrated when the leaves emerge) and deep blue-green veins in spring. Good substance and lavender flowers midsummer. |
new offering for 2010 from Jan Van den Top…**Secret Ambition PP19507 [M] (Van den Top) This great plant is the tetraploid form of H. ‘Secret Love’...uniquely colored blue-green leaves are surrounded by a very wide yellow border. Extremely thick leaves make for great substance on a clump topped with near-white flowers. |
 Secret Love [S/M] (Jan van den Top) Wonderful variegated sport of H. ‘Fragrant Blue…H. ‘Secret Love’ has blue-green heart-shaped leaves surrounded by a yellow border. Leaves have great substance and the plant shows same excellent vigor as its parent. Clump will be topped with near-white flowers in early summer. |
 **Seducer PPAF[M/L] (Asch) This showy hosta has large dark green leaves with a slightly ruffled, and very wide, gold border. There is a trace of white between the center and the border which develops later in the season...does require summer heat to develop proper coloration. Topped with near-white flowers in late summer. Vigorous grower that will command attention. |
| **Sharp Dressed Man [M] (Solberg) Unique...thick leaves have white centers surrounded with a wide green border and a third green color where they cross. Lavender flowers in July. |
 Shimmy Shake [M] (Scheer) This is a hosta you will pick out of the garden from afar...beautifully shaped light green leaves ripple and twist as they reach up and outward making a flat spreading mound. The purplish-red petioles are easily seen as the leaves dance atop them. Topped with exquisite star-shaped lavender flowers. |
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 sieboldiana ‘Elegans’ [L] (AHS) The granddaddy of all big “blues” and still one of the best…heavy textured blue-green leaves are corrugated and puckered and have a glaucous bloom. Super substance and topped with white flowers. |
| **Silver Moon [M] (Hansen) Nice cross between H. ‘Blue Moon’ and H. ‘Maekawa’...round powdery blue leaves sport a silver leaf back. Clump has a spreading habit and will be topped with lavender flowers late in summer. |
 Silver Shadow[M] (Holland) Variegated H. ‘Devon Green’…shiny very dark green leaves are framed by a fairly thin silvery-white margin. If you are familiar with the parent you know this will be a standout in the garden. Great substance and smooth texture with a wonderful sheen. Topped with lavender flowers midseason. |
 Sky Dancer [M] (Van Eechaute) From Danny van Eechaute of Belgium… very nice gray-green, almost blue, leaves with a wavy margin. This plant has an obvious H. pycnophylla background but has much thicker leaves. The rounded leaves are topped with lavender flowers late in the season. |
| Sleeping Beauty [M] (Walters Gardens) Sport from H. ‘Halcyon’ with pointed, frosty blue-green leaves surrounded by a creamy-white border. Thick leaves topped with pale lavender flowers. |
 Slim and Trim [S] (Benedict) Tremendous performer...small blue developed by Dr. Benedict that is a seedling from H. ’Purple Verticulated Elf’. Thick wavy leaves are only 1-1 1/2” wide form a dense clump topped with lavender flowers. |
 Small Parts [mini] (Van Eechaute) New little mini with character...looks like a miniature H. ‘Devon Green’. Dainty dark green leaves of good substance clump up fast as the plant is a vigorous grower. Happier if given lots of sun and will be topped with lavender flowers. |
good supply for 2010…Snow Mouse [mini] (Fransen) A H. ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ sport from Marco Fransen with a beautiful white center surrounded by a blue-green border that makes a stunning display. Leaves are very thick and topped with lavender flowers. Availability for 2009 is quite limited and we will sell out very early in the ordering season. |
| Snowden [L] (Smith/BHHS) Fantastic large blue-green leaves are held in an upright manner and make a huge clump topped with white flowers. |
streaked H. ‘Pineapple Punch’…**Spiked Punch [S/M] (Walters Gardens) Streaked version of H. ‘Pineapple Punch’...shiny dark green leaves are streaked with white and yellow (of course, the streaking varies tremendously from one plant to another) Topped with lavender flowers. We will pick the best streaked plant we have at the time your order ships. |
| Spilt Milk [M/L] (Seaver) Blue-green heart-shaped leaves have variable width white to greenish-white streaks (looks exactly like “spilt milk”)…a very unique variegation. Corrugated leaves and near-white flowers. |
 Spinach Soufflé [M] (Solberg) Tetraploid of H. ‘Garden Treasure with very round bright green leaves framed with a wide yellow border. Will not get as tall as its parent but has tremendous substance. Topped with pale lavender flowers on thick short scapes. |
| St. Paul [M] (Goad) Great sport from H. ‘Paul’s Glory’…thick leaves have a gold center surrounded by a wide blue-green border. Great substance and vigorous grower topped with pale lavender flowers in early summer. |
 Stained Glass[M/L] (Hansen/Shady Oaks) Sport from H. ‘Guacamole’…similar in many ways to its parent but, colors up earlier and maintains a much brighter brilliant gold leaf center throughout the season. The veins are quite evident and give the leaf a “stained glass window” effect. Large fragrant near-white flowers. |
 Star Light Star Bright [M] (Terpening) Hybrid from H. ‘Tremors’ and it maintained the best qualities of the parent and included the addition of a nice narrow white border to accentuate its unique irregular waviness. Smaller than H. ’Tremors’ but twice as nice and will add a real punch to the garden. Shows good vigor and will be topped with lavender flowers. |
 Step Sister [M] (Draheim/Trucks) Nice sport from H. ‘Sunlight Sister’…leaves are yellow with an irregular green margin that is sometimes thin and sometimes thicker. Has sieboldiana in its background, thus great substance. Topped with white flowers. |
 Stitch in Time PP18,061[M] (Mortko) This wonderful introduction from Rob Mortko brings a vast range of exclamations and more than its share of astonishment! Very wide, brilliant gold margins surround a most irregular shaped dark green center. The gold tissue is gathered or “stitched” where it meets the green center. Pale lavender flowers on a sport from H. ‘Summer Breeze’ Plant is a good grower and has excellent substance...likely a polyploid. |
 **Strawberry Banana Smoothie[M] (Solberg) Bright red petioles hold “screaming” yellow leaves that will stand out in any garden. Good morning sun needed to achieve best coloration. Lavender flowers show in July. Bob says its one of his best! |
 Sugar Daddy [L] (Zilis) Variegated sport of H. ‘Big Daddy’...wonderful corrugated and cupped blue leaves have a variable creamy-white margin up to about 1” wide. Same great substance and dense clump form of its parent and topped with near-white flowers in June. |
 Sum and Substance[VL] (Aden) Very large hosta…satin-gold leaves have heavy substance and make a MASSIVE specimen. In cooler climates grow in full sun for maximum growth and color. Lavender flowers top huge leaves. |
 Summer Breeze[M] (Zilis/Diesen) Upright clump with dark green leaves surrounded by a wide gold margin. Leaf with a sheen topped with pale lavender flowers. |
| Summer Music [M] (Klehm) Very colorful leaves…snow white centers are surrounded by gold and chartreuse margins. Substance is pretty good and the clump is topped with lavender flowers. |
 Sunlight Child[S] (Benedict) Shiny, leather-like yellow leaves are undulated and twist at the tips. Lavender flowers on scapes about 5-6” tall. Dr. Benedict named this plant after Hideko Gowen, ‘Sunlight Child’ is the translation of her Japanese name. |
 **Super Sagae[M/L] (Dautzenberg) This is another sport of H. ‘Sagae’ with a wide and variable border...makes a medium to large clump of green leaves with a wide creamy border and will be topped with lavender flowers. Width of border improves with age. |