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Hosta 'Katie Q'

Medium-sized mound of green-centered, gold-edged foliage; sport of 'Marilyn'; outstanding for vivid foliage colors

Size:  18"H x 45" W

Flower: Pale lavender flowers in July

Growth Rate:  Medium to fast

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Hosta 'Krossa Regal'

Blue-green, deeply-veined leaves are held upright making a dramatic 3ft vase shape in the border. .

Size:  40"H x 48"W

Flower:  Lilac-blue flowers in July and August.

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Krugerrand'

Sun-tolerant hybrid of ‘High Noon’ crossed with ‘Big John’; an extremely large hosta with bright gold foliage.

Size:  72"H x 30"W

Flower:  Pale lavender flowers in July

Growth Rate:  Medium-fast

 

Hosta 'Lakeside Baby Face'

Low, dense mound of creamy white-margined foliage; great as a low edger or ground cover.

Size:  8"H x 24"W

Flower:  Pale purple flowers in July

Growth Rate:  Medium to fast

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Hosta 'Lakeside Down Sized'

Small, dense mound of narrow, rippled, creamy white-margined foliage; recently introduced miniature from Mary Chastain.

Size:  5"H x 16"W

Flower:  Purple flowers in August

Growth Rate:  Medium 

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Hosta 'Lakeside Kaleidoscope'

Wavy, pointed leaves with creamy white margins highlighting streaked blue-green foliage
Size:  8"H x 15"W
Flower:  Near-white.
Growth Rate:  Fast

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Hosta 'Lakeside Rocky Top'

Small mound of wavy, creamy white-margined foliage.
Size:  6"H x 18"W
Flower:  Pale lavender blooming in July
Growth Rate:  Medium to fast

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Hosta 'Lakeside Spellbinder'

Striking, medium-sized mound of white-centered foliage; another great introduction from Mary Chastain

Size:  13"H x 37"W

Flower:  Whitish flowers in July

Growth Rate:  Medium to fast

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Hosta 'Lakeside Storm Watch'

Wavy, shiny, dark green foliage.

Size:  7"H x 18"W

Flower:  Pale purple flowers from late July into August.

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Laura and Darrell'

Gold-margined, green-centered foliage. 

Size:  24"H x 60"W

Flower:  Pale lavender.

Growth Rate:  Medium

 

Hosta 'Leading Lady'

Dark green with a slightly rippled gold margin that changes to creamy white.  Moderately wavy.

Size:  23"H x 40"W

Flower:  Light lavender blooming mid-summer

Growth Rate:  Medium

 

Hosta 'Leather Sheen'

One of the most dark green hosta!  Glossy lance-shaped leaves that are held close to the ground.

Size:  17"H x 48"W

Flower:  Medium purple blooming early to mid-July

Growth rate:  Fast

 

Hosta 'Lemon Frost'

White-edged sport of 'Lemon Lime'; useful as a variegated ground cover or edging plant; rapidly forms divisions.

Size:  10"H x 24"W

Flower:  Purple flowers in July.

Growth Rate:  Fast

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Hosta 'Li'l Abner'

Sport of Hosta 'Rosedale Daisy Mae' with green leaves surrounded by orangy gold margins.   

Size:  18"H x 40"W

Flower:  Pale lavender

Growth Rate:  Medium

 

Hosta 'Mama Mia'

Broad wavy dark green leaves which are set off by irregular gold margins which mature to cream.

Size:  14"H x 40"W

Flower:  Pale lavender.

Growth Rate:  Medium

 

Hosta 'Marilyn'

Hybrid of 'Gold Drop' x 'Green Piecrust'; moderately dense mound; leaves slightly wavy.

Size:  17"H x 43"W

Flower:  Lavender flowers blooming late June into mid-July.

Growth Rate:  Medium to fast

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Hosta 'Marilyn Monroe'

Ruffled, medium green leaves with white undersides.

Size:  17"H x 36"W

Flower:  Purple flowers open on recumbent scapes in September.

Growth Rate:  Medium 

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Hosta 'Marquette Park'

Smooth, elongated green leaf. Gold edge.

Size:  16"H x 40"W

Flower:  Pale purple

Growth Rate:  Fast

 

Hosta 'Midnight Ride'

Strikingly beautiful, deep, dark green-leaved sport of 'Paul Revere'.

Size:  20"H x 45"W

Flower:  Lavender blooming late July into early August.

Growth Rate:  Medium to fast

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Hosta 'Midwest Magic'

Leaves are shiny, golden-yellow with a 3/4" wide dark green margin.

Size:  21"H x 47"W

Flower:  Pale lavender.

Growth Rate:  Medium

 

Hosta 'Mint Julep'

Beautiful medium to dark green centres with wide creamy white margin and good substance.

Size:  20"H x 50"W

Flower:  Pale purple blooming in July.

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Minuteman'

Stunning, very dark green leaves  surrounded by a wide, pure white margin.  One of the most popular white-margined hostas.

Size:  18"H x 30"W

Flower:  Purple

Growth Rate:  Medium

 

Hosta 'Mister Watson'

Sport of Hosta 'King Tut' with deeply cupped and puckered gold leaves that are surrounded by a dark green margin. 

Size:  18"H x 40"W

Flowers:  Pale lavender flowers.

Growth Rate:  Medium 

 

Hosta 'Mojito'

Fast growing, rich green sport of 'Avocado' offering thick substance and beautifully fragrant flowers

Size:  24"H x 52"W

Flower:  Fragrant, pale-lavender blooming in August

Growth Rate:  Fast.

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Hosta 'Moonlight Sonata'

Wide leaves emerge a bluish green and by the end of the season are a shiny green. Upright growth habit. It needs a couple of years to develop its full character.

Size:  20"H x 48"W

Flower:  Fragrant whitish flowers

Growth Rate:  Medium

 

Hosta 'Moonstruck'

Small hosta with long narrow white centered leaves with a narrow blue margin.

Size:  10"H x 24"W

Flower:  Lavender

Growth Rate:  Fast

 

Hosta 'Night Before Christmas'

A vigorous hosta with a pure white center surrounded by a dark green border.

Size:  18"H x 30"W

Flower:  Pale lavender

Growth Rate:  Fast 

 

Hosta 'Northern Exposure'

The best white-margined sport of H. sielfoldiana 'Elegans'; makes an impact in the landscape because of its combination of distinct white margins and large- sized mound

Size:  27"H x 70"W

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

Growth Rate:  Slow 

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Hosta 'Ocean Isle'

Green-centered, gold-edged sport of 'El Dorado' found by Dave Chopko.

Size:  26"H x 55"W

Flower:  Pale lavender in July.

Growth Rate:  Medium to slow.

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Hosta 'On Stage'

Lustrous gold center and dazzling, irregular, jagged green margin.

Size:   22"H x 48"W

Flower:  Lavender

Growth Rate:  Slow  

 

Hosta 'Orange Marmalade'

Outstanding sport of 'Paul's Glory' with blue-green margin; center bright gold as it emerges from soil, becoming lighter during the season with bright light.  .

Size:  20"H x 45"W

Flower:  Pale lavender from mid-July into early August

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Oze'

Dwarf-sized, runner-forming Japanese hosta with white-edged foliage; unusual, distinctive, and extremely rare.

Size:  5"H x 12"W

Flower:  Pure white flowers in August that are often semi-double. 

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Pandora's Box'

A sport of H. 'Baby Bunting', It is the tiniest variegated hosta in existence. The quarter-sized, rounded, blue-green leaves sport a large dollop of pure white in their centers.

Size:  3"H x 2"W

Flower:  Pale lavender.

Growth Rate:  Slow

 

Hosta 'Pathfinder'

A great white-centered sport of 'Francee' that shows excellent vigor for a white-centered plant

Size:  16"H x 36"W

Flower:  Lavender flowers from late July into August

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Paul's Glory'

Rapidly increasing in popularity for its vivid foliage colors, good substance, and attractive mound habit; 1/2" wide dark green margin surrounding the center which changes from chartreuse in spring to creamy white by mid-summer.

Size:  25"H x 55"W

Flower:  Pale lavender blooming mid-July to early August.

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Peanut'

Striking small mound of white-centered foliage with a sharp contrast between the leaf center and margin.

Size:  6"H x 18"W

Flower:  Purple flowers from mid-July into August

Growth Rate:  Medium

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Hosta 'Pilgrim'

Smooth, heart-shaped, light green leaves, each bordered in creamy-yellow margins which become creamy-white by early summer.

Size:  12"H x 24"W

Flower:  Medium purple

 Growth rate:  Medium

 

Hosta 'Pineapple Poll'

Dense mound of narrow, wavy green foliage.

Size: 20" H by 66"W

Flower: Lavender blooming from late early to late August

Growth Rate:  Medium to fast

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Hosta 'Pistachio Cream'

Green-leaved sport of 'Vanilla Cream; dense, medium-sized mound of dark green foliage

Size:  12"H x 18"W

Flower:  Lavender flowers in late July.

Growth Rate:  Medium

 

Hosta plantaginea 'Athena'

Streaked leaves, double flowers and fragrance---a true goddess of the hosta garden; form of H. plantaginea 'Aphrodite'

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Hosta 'Plug Nickel'

Great addition to the shaded rock garden; sport of 'Cracker Crumbs'
Size:  6" H x 12" W
Flower:  Pale purple flowers in July
Growth Rate:  Fast

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Hosta 'Prairie Glow'

Glowing golden foliage with heavy corrugations: Mother plant of ‘Midwest Magic’

Size:  20"H x 45"W

Flower:  Pale lavender

Growth Rate:  Medium

 

Hosta 'Praying Hands'

Unusual cultivar with extremely cupped, very wavy, white-margined foliage; great in the garden, but outstanding as a container plant which emphasizes its upright mound habit and narrow, wavy foliage.

Size:  16"H x 30"W

Flower:  Lavender flowers from late July into August.

Growth Rate:  Medium to slow 

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Hosta 'Punky'

A sport of 'Blue Wedgwood'; yellow-centered, blue-green-margined leaves.

Size:  9"H x 12"W

Flower:  Pale lavender blooming from mid-July to mid-August

Growth Rate:  Medium

 
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