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Hosta Earth Angel

The first yellow-edged sport out of 'Blue Angel; magnificent specimen plant.

Size:  26"H x 50" W

Flower: Near white, blooming in late June

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'El Capitan'

Eye-catching variegation; forms a broad mound.

Size:  22"H x 50"W

Flower:  Lavender; blooms from mid-July into early August.

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Elegans'

Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' has become the standard to which all other large blue-green hostas are compared.  Large mound of heavily corrugated, blue-green foliage.

Size:  28"H x 61"W

Flower:  Near-white blooming in June/July

Growth Rate:  Slow

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Hosta 'Eventide'

Green-centered, white-margined leaves.

Size:  16"H x 40"W

Flower:  White flower 

Growth Rate:  Slow

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Hosta 'Everlasting Love'

White-margined, green-centered leaves.  Margins change from creamy yellow to white.  Excellent grower.

Size:  14"H x 38"W

Flower:  Lavender blooming in July

Growth Rate:Medium 

 

Hosta 'Faithful Heart'

Small mound of light gold-centered leaves with dark green margins.
Size:  10"H x 24"W
Flower:  Purple, blooming in July.
Growth Rate:  Medium to fast

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Hosta 'Fantasy Island'

Small mound with yellow center early, changing to creamy white; medium-green margins; slightly wavy

Size:  8"H x 20"W

Flower:  Pale purple flowers in July

Growth Rate:  Medium to fast

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Hosta 'First Frost'

AMERICAN HOSTA GROWER'S ASSOC. 2010 HOSTA OF THE YEAR!

Margined sport of 'Halcyon'; Foliage colors change from a combination of blue center with gold margin to dark green and cramy white.

Size:  14"H x 36"W

Flower:  Very pale lavender blooming from late July into mid-August.

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Fragrant Blue'

One of the finest cultivars in the large blue-leaved category of hostas.  Deep blue-green foliage

Size:  32"H x 80"W

Flower:  Near white blooming from late June to mid-July

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Fragrant Bouquet'

Pale green center; creamy yellow to white margin.

Size:  22"H x 48"W

Flower:  Fragrant lavender blooming mid-August into September

Growth Rate:  Fast

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Hosta 'Francee'

Medium-large mound of white-margined foliage; premier landscaping hosta

Size:  21"H x 50"W

Flower:  Medium lavender blooming in late July into early August

Growth rate:  Medium to Fast

 

Hosta 'Fried Bananas'

Guacamole sport; beatuiful, fast-growing mound of golden foliage; color intensifies in bright light.

Size:  23"H x 53"W

Flower:  Pale lavender, nearly white.

Growth Rate:  Fast

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Hosta 'Fried Green Tomatoes'

Medium to dark green leaves; most vigorous member of 'Fragrant Bouquet' family.

Size:  25"H x 59"W

Flower:  Pale lavender to near-white

Growth Rate:  Fast

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Hosta 'Frosted Mouse Ears'

A premier dwarf-sized plant with a wide, creamy white margin, a bluish green center, and thick substance.

Size:  7"H x 18"W

Flower:  Dense clusters of purple, blooming in July.

Growth Rate:  Slow 

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Hosta 'Garden Party'

Impressive, vase-shaped mound of gold-centered, green-edged foliage; spectacular specimen plant in the shaded garden.

Size:  30"H x 60"W

Flower:  Near white blooming late June to July.

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Garden Treasure'

Gold-margined, green-centered (bluish early) leaves.

Size:  22"H x 55"W

Flower:  Very pale lavender, blooming from late June into July

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Gay Blade'

Dense, wide-spreading mound of wavy, white-margined foliage; attractive all season.

Size:  20"H x 53"W

Flower:  Medium lavender blooming early to late August.

Growth Rate:  Fast

 

Hosta 'Ghost Spirit'

Misted green and white center; blue-green margin

Size:  20"H x 42"W

Flower:  Lavender, blooming from late June to July

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Ginko Craig'

Small mound of narrow, white-margined foliage; premier edging plant.

Size:  14"H x 44"W

Flower:  Medium purple with darker mid-petal striping, blooming mid-August to early September.

Growth Rate:  Medium

 

Hosta 'Golden Tusk'

Sport of H 'Wooly Mammoth'.  Large golden leaves are thick and corrugated;  one of the best large hostas for containers and sun.

Size:  22"H x 48"W

Flower:  Near-white

Growth Rate:  Slow to medium

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Hosta 'Great Arrival'

A reversed form of 'Great Expectations'.  Gold margin turning creamy white by mid-summer with blue-green center; heavily corrugated.

Size:  26"H x 50"W

Flowers:  Near-white from late June into mid-July

Growth Rate:  Medium to slow 

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Hosta 'Great Expectations'

Large foliage with excellent contrast between margin and center of leaf; slug-resistant.

Size:  24"H x 50"W

Flower:  Near-white from mid-June into July.

Growth Rate:  Slow.

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Hosta 'Great Lakes Gold'

Leaves are bright gold with slightly rippled margins

Size:  24"H x 60"W

Flower:  Lavender blooming in July

Growth Rate:  Medium

 

Hosta 'Green Mouse Ears'

The perfect companion in the garden for 'Blue Mouse Ears'; small, thick-substanced foliage in a rich green color; great as a low edger, rock garden plant, or in troughs

Size:  8"H x 18"W

Flower:  Pale purple in July

Growth Rate:  Medium to slow

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Hosta 'Ground Sulpher'

Ground-hugging mound of narrow, gold leaves

Size:  8"H x 20"W

Flower:  Pale purple in mid to late July

Growth Rate: 

 

Hosta 'Guardian Angel'

 A sport of 'Blue Angel' with a misted white and green center and blue-green margin; sensational specimen plant in May and June; also useful as a background plant or large ground cover.

Size:  28"H x 55"W

Flower:  Near-white blooming in June-July

Growth Rate:  Medium 

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Hosta 'Halcyon'

Has become one of the most popular blue-leaved hostas in cultivation; outstanding blue foliage color and good slug resistance; forms a dense mound of foliage; great as a ground cover or edging plant, even useful as a specimen plant

Size:  16"H x 40"W

Flower:  Very pale lavender from late July into mid-August

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Heart Broken'

Sport of 'Faithful Heart' with small wavy edged green leaves.  A very compact, small mound. 

Size:   12"H x 28"W

Flower:  Pale purple blooming mid-summer

Growth Rate:  Fast  

 

Hosta 'Heart's Content'

Thick, corrugated, heart shaped leaves with a wide white-cream edge.

Size:  22"H x 46"W

Flower:  Pale lavender in mid-summer

Growth Rate:  Medium

 

Hosta 'High Society'

Sport of 'June'; small-sized hosta that emerges in spring with wide, blue margins and a narrow, yellow center that widens and brightens by mid-summer.

Size:  8"H x 15"W

Flower:  Pale lavender blooming in late spring

Growth Rate:  Slow

 

Hosta 'Hippodrome'

Blue-green to dark green center; creamy yellow margin.

Size:  15"H x 40"W

Flower:  Near-white blooming in July

Growth Rate:  Medium to slow

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Hosta 'Holy Mouse Ears'

Fantastic dwarf-sized, white-centered plant with a better than expected growth rate.

Size:  6"H x 16"W

Flower:  Purple blooming in July

Growth Rate:  Slow

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Hosta 'Ice Age Trail'

Beautifully streaked sport of 'Big Daddy'; show-stopping specimen plant

Size:  16"H x 36"W

Flower:  Near-white flowers from late June into mid-July

Growth Rate:  Slow

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Hosta 'Ivory Necklace'

Sport of 'Emerald Necklace' developed at Q & Z Nursery; sharp contrast between leaf center and margin

Size:  15"H x 40"W

Flower:  Medium purple from late July into mid-August

 Growth rate:  Fast

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Hosta 'Jade Beauty'

Green leaved sport of Francee.

Size: 25" H by 65"W

Flower: Medium Lavender blooming from late July into early August

Growth Rate:  Moderately fast

 

Hosta 'June'

Gold-centered sport of 'Halcyon', making this hosta a variegated Tardiana-type; unusual and distinct

Size:  12"H x 30"W

Flower:  Pale lavender flowers from late July into August

Growth Rate:  Medium to slow

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