Hostas are a great way to add texture & color to any shade spot, in many sizes!
Check out some of the many varieties we have to offer…
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Blaze of Glory
Displays green leaves with slightly rippled, creamy-white margins. Makes a spectacular wide clump. Exhibits fragrant, light purple flowers. Grows best in moist, well-drained, highly organic soils. A good partner for ferns.
Blue Ivory
Displays intense, blue-green leaves with broad, creamy-white edges that brighten to white through the season. Exhibits lavender flowers. Grows best in moist, well-drained, highly organic soils.
Brother Stefan
Striking, large leaves with heavy seersucker texture & a bold variegation consisting of vibrant chartreuse, irregular centers & margins in graduating shades of dark green. In early summer, strong, sturdy, green stems with yellow outlines support racemes of nearly white flowers. 2017 Hosta of the Year.
Curly Fries
This small hosta is the perfect choice for smaller garden spaces. Forms an arching, wiggly clump of extremely rippled, narrow leaves that develop the best chartreuse color when planted within a morning sun exposure. Lavender flowers appear in midsummer. 2016 Hosta of the Year.
Eola Sapphire
A special selection for the shade garden with striking, seersucker-like, metallic blue-green leaves. Larger than others, this dramatic hosta is sure to attract attention. Slender spikes of purple-white flowers appear in summer. The thick, heavily textured foliage is resistant to slug damage.
Fire & Ice
This variegated hosta has slightly twisted leaves that feature white centers & green margins. Creates a wonderful edging in shaded gardens & borders. Lovely lavender flower stalks with white scapes rise above the foliage clumps throughout summer.
Fire Island
Brilliant gold rippled leaves on deep red stems provide a beautiful contrast in the garden! Lavender flowers spikes appear in midsummer as foliage matures to chartreuse. Provides excellent coverage for fading bulb foliage. This small yet vigorous grower is perfect for the front of the shady garden border.
First Frost
A selection prized for its robust foliage which remains attractive straight through to the first frost! Rich blue-green leaves have a creamy yellow border that gradually fades to white. Excellent adaptability to varied climates & conditions. Thick leaves resist slug damage. Selected as 2010 Hosta of the Year.
Fragrant Blue
A mounding herbaceous perennial with striking powder blue, heart-shaped foliage. Fragrant white, bell-shaped flowers bloom on sturdy stems above the plant. Also called Plantain Lilies, they grow best in moist, well-drained, highly organic soils.
Fragrant Bouquet
Lush apple green leaves accented with wide, pale yellow to cream-colored margins. Very fragrant white flowers develop on tall scapes in midsummer. Adds wonderful texture to shaded gardens and borders or under trees. 1998 Hosta of the Year.
Ginko Craig
Narrow, lance-like green leaves edged in white make an ideal edging plant for a shady border & woodland gardens. Thrives in dappled morning sun to shade, protected from harsh sun exposures. Also great under trees, where leaf litter falls through its narrow leaves.
Great Expectations
Large blue-green leaves are accented with dynamic chartreuse centers & margins that fade to green. Tall spikes of pale lavender blooms sway above the foliage in summer. Creates a wonderful edging in shaded gardens & borders, mixing well with astilbes, ferns, and other shade-loving plants.
Guacamole
Soft avocado green & yellow marbled foliage with streaks of slightly darker blue-green. Large flower stalks with white lavender blooms release a soft, sweet fragrance. Requires full shade in hot summer areas. Provides a great contrast in both color & texture in the shade garden.
Hadspen Blue
Steel blue-gray leaves have a soft powdery look & create an elegant mound of foliage. Showy stalks of pale lavender flowers rise above the foliage in summer. A remarkable plant for bold foliage contrasts in shaded beds & borders. Pairs exceptionally well with bright & variegated hosta varieties. Resists slug damage.
June Fever
Features leaves with unusually glossy, bright gold centers surrounded by dark blue-green edging that sometimes extends to stripes. Displays lavender flowers. Morning sun brings out the best color. Grows best in moist, well-drained, highly organic soils.
Liberty
A gorgeous sport of 'Sagae' with blue-green leaves that have wide, dramatically streaked, yellow margins which fade to a creamy white. Produces showy lavender flowers in summer. The thick foliage has remarkable slug resistance. Adds stunning color to any shade border or woodland garden. 2012 Hosta of the Year.
Mini Skirt
A miniature mound of thick, wavy leaves that are blue-green with creamy yellow margins. Produces pale lavender flowers that attract hummingbirds. Prefers moist, organic soils. Easy to grow and very adaptable.
Minuteman
Among the showiest of hostas with its attractive, wide, lightly cupped foliage. Satiny green leaves are surrounded by creamy white margins. Large, funnel-shaped flowers are dark lavender. A sun tolerant selection. Ideal for adding exuberant color to shady gardens. The thick foliage resists slug damage.
Moonstruck
A small, upright Hosta exhibiting long, narrow, blue-green leaves with wide, creamy-white centers. Displays lavender flowers. Grows best in moist, well-drained, highly organic soils.
Paradigm
Beautiful, boldly colored, heart-shaped leaves emerge in spring with a soft chartreuse, heavily seer-suckered center that graduates to golden yellow, dramatically contrasted by dark green margins. In midsummer, trusses of lily-like, pale lavender to near-white flowers rise above the dense foliage mound on sturdy stems.
Patriot
A superb compact selection with more heat tolerance than other popular varieties. Features glossy, bold, dark green foliage with gleaming white edges. Great for brightening a full or dappled shade border.
Paul’s Glory
Absolutely stunning variegated foliage has deep green margins with creamy yellow centers that turn white in summer. Highlights the shaded garden & is especially beautiful planted with astilbe or ferns. Both foliage & lavender-colored flowers are lovely in bouquets.
Praying Hands
From the prestigious Designer Hosta™ Collection, with unique, narrow, tightly folded foliage that resembles hands folded in prayer. The thick, dark green leaves are heavily rippled with very narrow, gold margins, matte finish topsides & exposed shiny undersides. Resists slug damage. 2011 Hosta of the Year.
Rainforest Sunrise
Lush leaves emerge solid light green, then quickly develop dramatic dark green borders & radiant gold centers. Mild morning sunlight or bright shade brings out the best gold tones. The thick glossy foliage holds up all season & resists slugs. Pale lavender flowers appear in midsummer. Hosta of the Year in 2013.
Stained Glass
Bright golden leaves with wide, deep green margins and prominent veining provide the appearance of stained glass. Large, fragrant, pale lavender flowers complement the dramatic foliage. Bold color for foundation and woodland beds in full or dappled shade. 2006 Hosta of the Year.
Striptease
A medium-sized hosta with large, showy leaves that feature yellow-chartreuse centers irregularly lined in creamy white, with wide deep green margins. The lush foliage is accented by fragrant lavender-violet flowers on tall scapes in mid to late summer. A striking accent for shady borders.
Sum & Substance
Perhaps the largest & most popular of the hostas, this robust award winner has immense leathery leaves of chartreuse that become gold as summer approaches. A bold landscape feature when accentuated by smaller bright-colored hostas & other perennials. Thick foliage resists slug damage. Hosta of the Year in 2004.
T Rex
An enormous hosta with a lush foliage mound of epic proportions. This garden giant produces extremely large, slightly corrugated, undulating, green leaves. Relatively slow growing, given time & growing room in a shady spot, it is certain to become king of the garden. Produces tall scapes of showy white flowers in summer.
Whirlwind
Thick, dramatically variegated & twisted leaves with irregular dark green margins & centers that range from pale chartreuse, to ivory, yellow, & pale green as the season progresses. Adds color & excitement to shady garden borders. Produces showy two-foot stems of showy pale lavender flowers. Resists slug damage.
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