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All Plants on this page are in Trade Quart Pots (Qt.) which are 1.68Pints (794 ml) liquid measure. 

(Similar to a true nursery quart on top width and height, but tapered to a smaller bottom for lighter shipping.)

Our Hostas are not Tissue Cultured.  They are hand divided plants grown here and, in fact, most come from Originator Stock.  You may find our prices higher because hand dividing is slow and tedious but here's the alternative:  Tissue Culture Hosta 'Reversions' at a very well-known mail order nursery's Retail Store.  Reversions are supposed to be 'culled' out by the supplier/grower.  It doesn't always happen.  Pete's mother worked at a lab that tissue cultured hostas and when she died, she had flats of some of their 'Tiara' series at her home.  We watched those plants for 3 years and reversions were still happening at the end of three years.  Plants are grown in various size pots, sometimes in the ground, and then potted in Quart pots for shipment.

$15.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Abba Dabba Do'      Zone: 3-8B     

(Avent, 1998) "Destined to be one of the truly great hostas". Leaves have dark green centers w/ light golden margins & are somewhat twisted & widen w/ age. This will become a BIG hosta! Takes lots of sun. The clump emerges green then the edges appear. 30" scapes. Rhizomatous; moderate to fast growth rate. 

Soil: Most any     H: 24" W: 60"     B/M: Light lavender 6-7

$14.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Abiqua Moonbeam'     Zone: 3-8B   

The BEST of the August Moon mutations from Walden-West '87. With heart-shaped leaves, 7" long x 6" wide, it has 1" irregular margins of greenish gold and deep blue-green centers. Bell shaped light lavender (almost white) flowers early summer. AKA Mayan Moon but, technically, an incorrect name that was never registered. 1/2 sun to shade. 

Soil: Most any     H: 15" W: 32"     B/M: Light lavender 7-8

$5.99 Qt.

Hosta 'Allan P. McConnell'       Zone: 3-8B     

Superb small hosta w/ small green leaves (2" wide) w/ a narrow white margin. 8" purple scapes w/ bell-shaped lavender flowers in midsummer. Forms a QUICK, neat clump. Useful for edging or in a shady rock garden. Good for massing. 

Soil: Most any     H: 8" W: 18"     B/M: Purple 7-8

$8.49 Qt. 

Hosta 'August Moon'      Zone: 3-8B   

Young foliage is pale green which deepens to gold if grown in dappled shade and develops large corrugated golden leaves when mature. 3" palest lavender, trumpet-shaped flowers. Vigorous and fast-growing. Holds color well. AHS award winner. Takes up to 3/4 sun with water. 24" scape sits white flowers just above the foliage. Beautiful! 

Soil: Most any      H: 16-20" (24" scape)   W: 30-38"     B/M: White 7-8

$7.99 Qt. 

Hosta fortunei 'Antioch'      Zone: 3-8B    

Robust, medium to large cascading mound of mottled 2 color green, heart-shaped leaves w/ wide edges of gray-green to creamy white. Holds color well in sun. AHS multiple award winner. ONE OF THE BEST WHITE MARGINED HOSTAS. Each leaf is a bit different. "A well grown clump of this giant defies description", T. Avent. 26" scape. 

Soil: Most any     H: 20"(26" scape) W: 36"     B/M: Pale lavender 7-8

$19.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Birchwood Elegance'     Zone: 3-8B    

Medium green leaves, 16"x11". A 48" scape, bare and straight displays fertile, white, funnel-shaped flowers. Superb Hosta. This is (eventually) a very big plant with a graceful drooping habit which does indeed give it elegance. The leaves are heavily textured and cordate. A great background specimen for variegated hostas. (Shaw, '86) 

Soil: Most any    H: 42"(48" scape)  W: 36"    B/M: White 7-8

$7.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Birchwood Parky's Gold'      Zone: 3-8B       

Glossy, golden chartreuse, heart-shaped leaf. 38" scape w/ attractive flower trusses of bell-shaped flowers. VIGOROUS, prolific grower. Compact mound of ruffled foliage that holds its color all season. Tolerates almost full sun; in fact, needs it to color. The most popular of the siebodiana hybrid from Shaw's Birchwood series. 

Soil: Most any      H: 18" (38" scape) W: 30"    B/M: Lavender-violet 7-8

$7.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Blue Cadet'    Zone: 3-8B   

Excellent edger in dappled shade. AHS Award Winner. Leaf 5" x 4" is cordate and smooth. Scape 26". Fertile. Multiplies like crazy if that intrigues you! This early Paul Aden plant makes a low growing dense mound of rounded blue-green, heart-shaped leaves with good substance. It won the Nancy Minks Award in 1986. Awesome Flower!!! 

Soil: Most any      H: 16"(26" scape)  W: 28"     B/M: Dark Lavender/7-8

$11.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Blue Danube'     Zone: 3-8B     

From the tardiana group., this features a mound of flat, heart-shaped, blue-green leaves of thick substance making it less susceptable to slug damage and bell-shaped lavender blooms on 26" scales.  One of the bluest of the hostas.  

Soil:  Most any       H: 6-9"  W: 12-18" (26" IB)       B/M: 6/7

$7.99 Qt.

Hosta 'Blue Lady'     Zone: 3-8B   

Medium blue green, flat leaf 5" x 6" w/ slight ruffled margin. Glaucous bloom on top, dull underneath. Funnel shaped, purple striped flowers during summer. A Hosta so RARE, you will not find it in catalogues. Rare and really inexpensive is a nice combination! 24" bare, straight scape. Fertile. Eventually will get very wide - 2-3'. 

Soil: Most any    H: 12"(24" scape)  W: 10"      B/M: Lavender, Purple striped/6-7

$9.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Blue Umbrellas'    Zone: 3-8B  

A 1986 Aden introductions with huge mounds of umbrella-like leaves that are thick and very slug resistant and have a somewhat cupping appearance. Great texture.   Great background hosta for chartruese Hostas.  Reasonably fast growing.  Blue green early in the season, becoming more green with the heat of summer.  Best Blue Leaf Award, '87 and '98

Soil: Most any      H: 32"    W: 40" (48" IB)    B/M:  Lavender purple/6-7

$9.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Bressingham Blue'      Zone: 3-8B    

Exceptionally large, cupped, puckered, heart-shaped blue-green leaves. Superb glaucous blue! Scape 28", Flower medium, bell-shaped, large, white fertile flowers. An ALAN BLOOM introduction! The leaf is wavy/contorted. It has a unique shape amongst hostas. The plant originated in 1990 in England. 

Soil: Most any     H: 20"(28" scape) W: 24"     B/M: White/ 6-7

$19.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Carousel'     Zone: 3-8B    

5" x 3" thick, rounded, dark green leaves with wide yellow margins. The flower is medium, funnel-shaped on a 15" scape. We paid $79 for this hosta before it was available to the public & when you see it in the mature form, you'll know why! Lachman Hybrid. Our plants are ORIGINATOR STOCK!! Fertile. Like a reversed 'Great Expectations'. 

Soil: Most any      H: 9"(15" scape)  W: 15"      B/M: Lavender/7-8

$14.99 Qt.

Hosta 'Cheatin Heart'      Zone: 3-8B       

This small hosta from Bill Zumbar is our smallest gold leaf hosta. H. 'Cheatin' Heart' has bright gold heart shaped leaves with a slight wave. In early summer, the 1' wide clumps are topped with 7" spikes of light lavender flowers -- right above the foliage -- perfect for the small garden where space is at a premium! 

Soil: Most any      H: 6"(7" scape)  W: 12"      B/M: Light lavender/ 6-7

$12.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Cherry Berry'      Zone: 3-8B   

"This Lachman introduction draws raves from anyone who has the ability to rave. The narrow, dark green leaves w/ a wide white streak down the middle make a spectacular small clump. In midsummer, the violet flowers open atop a red spotted scape to 18". The petioles & fall seed pods are CHERRY RED. Grows the best when planted in morning sun. 

Soil: Most any      H: 10"(18"scape)  W: 15"     B/M: Violet/ 7-8

$13.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Christmas Tree'       Zone: 3-8B     

A Frances Williams cross. Large, heavily corrugated green leaves w/ a creamy white edge. Very leafy 32" scapes look like a Christmas tree. Looks super all season & the black seed pods look good in flower arrangements. Pale, lavender white blooms. One of the best cream edge H. sieboldianas. Not for containers. Prefers 1/3 to full shade. 

Soil: Most any      H: 20" (32" scape) W: 36"      B/M: Almost white/ 7-8

$7.99 Qt. 

Hosta clausa stolonifera     Zone: 3-8B     

Less known than the standard hybrids, but no less wonderful, this species spreads by stolons & makes an unusual groundcover of very dark green lance-shaped leaves. The flower stalks reach 22" tall, with flower buds that never open (clausa = closed). The buds are DEEP LAVENDER w/ a HOT PINK ring around the base... very striking! 

Soil: Most any          H: 6" (22" scape) W: Varies as it's stoloniferous      B/M: Lavender/ 7-8

$7.99 Qt.   

Hosta decorata      Zone: 3-8B     

Medium-sized broadly oval green leaf w/ a white margin. The blunt rounded end distinguishes this from 'H. undulata Albo-marginata with which it is confused. 24" tall scapes of dark violet bell shaped flowers. Mildly stoloniferous; makes wide spreading mats in cool woodland/peaty soil. Probably the first hosta in the U.S. -- around 1900. 

Soil: Most any      H: 12"(24" scape) W: 18"      B/M: Dark violet/ 7-8

$9.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Diamond Tiara'       Zone: 3-8B    

A sport of and similar to H. Golden Tiara except the wavy leaf margin is creamy white, providing excellent contrast to the green centered foliage. Considered by many to be the BEST of the Tiara series. VIGOROUS & quick multiplying. 28" bare scapes carry sterile purple, bell-shaped flowers. Great if you don't want seedlings.  

Soil: Most any     H: 14" (28" scape) W: 26"      B/M: Purple, bell-shaped/ 7-8

$7.49 Qt.

Hosta 'Feather Boa'      Zone: 3-8B    

A small sized hosta with very narrow RUFFLED YELLOW LEAVES. The unique leaves 4" x 3/4" are yellow and wavy. It has purple striped flowers. One of the better edger hostas. Best in rather dense shade which is an exception for gold hostas, which usually want more sun. 14" scape w/ fertile flowers. This is a great little hosta. 

Soil: Most any       H: 6" (14" scape)  W: 12"     B/M: Purple/ 7-8

$7.49 Qt. 

Hosta fortunei 'Albopicta'       Zone: 3-8B     

Early, the oval/heart shaped leaves are creamy yellow w/ a crisp, green margin. There may be green streaks into the yellow center. By June, the leaves have turned green. Fairly large, dome-shaped plant. Floliferous 38" scapes. SUPERB! Takes up to 3/4 sun. 

Soil: Most any      H: 14-18" (38" scape)  W: 16-24"      B/M: Mauve to light-purple 7-8

$7.99 Qt. 

Hosta fortunei 'Hyacinthina'       Zone: 3-8B      PS/Shade 

Slightly rugose gray-green leaves w/ fine white line on the edge. Leaves whitish gray below. Good funnel-shaped violet flowers well above the foliage. Good container plant. Mostly infertile. The BEST flowering form of the 'fortunei' hostas. Has a violet cast to the leaves & scape from it's probably H. nigrescens parentage. Superb, superb hosta! 

Soil: Most any      H: 24" W: 36"      B/M: Violet 7-8

$8.49 Qt. 

Hosta fortunei 'Francee       Zone: 3-8B        

Newer is always better!  An award winning classic that remains popular.  Recognizable by it distinct, fine white margin on large green leaves.  Extremely tidy and more formal looking than many white edged Hostas.  AHS Eunice Fisher Awared 1976. Klopping 1986  A vigorous 'fortunei' cultivar.

Soil  Most any   H: 18-28" (42"IB)  W: 36-48"     B/M:  Pale lavender/ 7-8

$10.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Fringe Benefit'       Zone: 3-8B     

Good, textured heart-shaped 9" x 7"bluish green leaves, medium to large w/ a wide creamy yellow edge. A good increaser that appears more resistant to SLUGS than some. Useful for large areas. RAPID grower! 42" tall scape. Takes 3/4 sun. Fertile flowers early in the season. Gorgeous with Arum italicum 'Pictum' or Solomon's Seal. 

Soil: Most any      H: 24"(42" scape)  W: 36"      B/M: Lavender 6-7

$19.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Fronzen Margarita'          Zone: 3-8B       

Introduced by Solberg in 2003, this variegated sport of 'Fried Bananas is a large Hosta with a variable white margin on very shiny greenish gold leaves.  Leaves are of good substance and it's a strong grower.  Very similar to 'Fragrant Bouquet' but without the glaucous white wax in spring which identifies that plant.  In August it has VERY FRAGRANT light lavender blooms.

Soil: Most any      H: 18"   W: 40"       B/M: Light Lavender/7-8

$7.49 Qt.

Hosta 'Gold Edger'       Zone:  3-9      

Hybridized by Aden in 1978 featuring a mound of flat, heart-shaped, chartreuse golden leaves and pale lavender bell-shaped flowers on 14" scapes.  Rapid grower.

Soil: Most any       H: 8-9"" (14" IB)    W: 12-18"        B/M: Pale Lavender/June

$7.49 Qt. 

Hosta 'Golden Scepter'        Zone: 3-8B      

The all-gold mutation of H. Golden Tiara. It is very bright early in the season but has a rather thin leaf, so it can't take sun in midsummer like many gold hostas. Stunning in dappled shade. Has the same excellent growth & flowering characteristics as do all the "Tiaras". Multiplies like a rabbit! 24" scape. 

Soil: Most any       H: 12"(24" scape)  W: 18"       B/M: Purple striped 7-8

$8.49 Qt. 

Hosta 'Gold Standard'        Zone: 3-8B      

The heart-shaped leaves emerge green but gradually change to gold with green edge. If well grown & sited this is ONE OF THE BEST HOSTAS EVER INTRODUCED! It needs dappled light -- too much sun makes it whiten; in full shade, the gold does not develop. Always near the top of the popularity poll.  Vigorous. 42" scapes. 

Soil: Most any      H: 20-26" 42" scape) W: 36"       B/M: Pale lavender 7-8

$7.49 Qt. 

Hosta 'Golden Tiara'       Zone: 3-8B      

A band of gold wraps the edge of each heart shaped, 4" x 2.5" green leaf on this small hosta. A rapid grower, it soon reaches maturity. Great along the edge of a garden. 32" bare scapes. AHS Award Winner & Top 10 Poll. This outstanding Hosta hybrid was responsible for revolutionizing the small/medium hosta world. 

Soil: Most any       H: 14"(32" scape)  W: 22"       B/M: Purple striped 7-8

$14.99 Qt. 

 Hosta 'Grand Master'        Zone: 3-8B       if moist

12" x 9" blue-green leaf with white margins, heavily textured. 26" scape with leaves produces fertile, lavender, funnel-shaped flowers. Takes a lot of sun. The heart-shaped leaves have a textured surface. Introduced by Paul Aden in 1986. Fairly new & quite eye-catching. Will take a great deal of sun with lots of watering. 

Soil: Most any       H: 20"(26" scape)  W: 20"       B/M: Lavender 7-8

Hosta 'Guacamole'           Zone: 3-9    

Solberg 1994.  Possibly the most exciting Hosta to hit the trade in years.  A reverse variegated sport of Hosta 'Fragrant Bouquet' with the same near-white fragrant blooms that are huge.  Grows vigorously to 48" wide.  Leaves are greenish-gold with a wide green edge and it a show stopper!

Soil: Most any      H:18"   W: 48"      B/M: Near white lavender/

$10.99 Qt.

Hosta 'Hadspen Heron'        Zone: 3-8B      

A famed blue Tardiana (Sieboldiana 'Elegans' cross) hosta from Eric Smith. White blooms over narrow, pointed deep blue leaves which get wider with age. Smith's Tardianas are the best blue hostas & this is one of the very best of the bests!  Bare 14" scape supports fertile blooms. One of the few hostas that looks tidier if divided periodically. 

Soil: Most any       H: 8"(14" scape)  W: 14"       B/M: White 7-8

Hosta 'Halcyon'        Zone: 3-8B      

Deep powder blue foliage forms a dense, medium size mound. Leaves are heart shaped, w/ distinct veins & wavy margins & rise up & out like a fountain of gray & blue. Takes time to reach mature shape. Holds color in up to 3/4 sun. Will grow in container. AHS Award winner. One of, if not the best blue Hosta. Young leaves are not as blue as mature leaves and a bit more pointed.  We tried various 'new blues' and returned to this in the Fall of 2007 because newer just wasn't better!

Soil: Most any       H: 20" W: 38"       B/M: Dark lavender 7-8

$7.49 Qt.

Hosta heloniodes 'Alba'  'Albo-Picta'   

Considered by most to be the same as Hosta 'Gingko Craig'.  We don't see any real difference.

Lance-shaped, white-edged leaves w/ attractive prolific, long-blooming, purple flowers. Vigorous. Grows well in a pot. Young leaf is small & flat. Mature leaf is much larger w/ irregular, white undulate margins. Shows both forms at transition time, 4-6 years. Immature form is 4" by 8". Divide every 2-3 years to maintain juvenile form, if desired. 

Soil: Most any      H: 4"(10") W: 10"(18")      B/M: Purple striped 8-10

$7.49 Qt.

Hosta 'Herifu'         Zone: 3-8B      

Medium green foliage, with a size and shape similar to Hosta lancifolia, with a pure white margin. 5" x 3" leaf. Deeply veined. 20" scape, bare, straight. Flower medium, funnel-shaped. Mature leaf significantly different, and better, than immature. An Alan J. Summer introduction. 

Soil: Most any       H: 8"(20" scape)  W: 12"       B/M: Purple striped 7-8

$18.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Inniswood'        Zone: 3-8B      

Pebbly, bright gold foliage w/ crisp, marrow borders of dark green on 9" long x 6" leaves. This hosta has excellent contrast between the gold & green colors. Intensely puckered leaves bordered w/ a side, deep green margin. Good sun tolerance. Fast growing. 30" tall scapes. "One of the best hostas ever introduced," T. Avent. 

Soil: Most any       H: 20-24" (30" Scape) W: 40"       B/M: Lavender 

$8.99 Qt.  

Hosta 'Invincible'       Zone: 3-9     

Unusually shiny, pest-resistant green leaves. Tolerates almost full sun. Excellent ground cover. Fragrant, long, almost white blooms in midsummer. Tightly massed leaves. Rapid grower. 

Soil: Most any       H: 10-12" W: 14-24"       B/M: Almost white 6-7

$6.99 Qt.  

Hosta 'Jade Scepter'       Zone: 3-8B      

The all green cousin of the Tiara series, Golden Tiara, Golden Scepter, Diamond Tiara.  The all green hostas are what makes the variegated ones pop out in the landscape.  

Soil: Most any       H: 14"(32" scape)  W: 22"       B/M: Purple striped 7-8

$12.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Janet'        Zone: 3-8B      

Like a smaller version of Hosta Gold Standard. A rapid-growing hosta, Janet quickly forms a medium-large mound w/ a thin green margin. The 'albescent' (turning white) center emerges chartreuse, turns gold then to parchment white by mid summer (depending on the amount of sun). A must for the collector. Sterile blooms on 32" scapes. 

Soil: Most any       H: 14"(32" Scape) W: 24"       B/M: Pale Lavender 6-7

Hosta 'June'           Zone: 3-8B      

Neo Plants 1991.  Former 'Hosta of the Year' from the Hosta Association.  Holds up better than most through the first frosts.  A variegated form of our personal favorite blue, H. Halcyon.  Leaves start out blue with a wide creamy center which gradually changes to chartreuse.  Best color with some direct morning sun.

Soil: Most any      H: 15" (20"IB)   W: 36"      B/M: Light Violet/6-7

$7.99 Qt.

Hosta 'Kabitan'       Zone: 3-8B      

'The Captain' needs moist soil, high temperatures & direct sun in early spring then cool, P.Shade later -- next to a big rock under an oak is ideal. In the right spot, it grows quickly into a GROUNDCOVER (stoloniferous) of ruffled yellow leaves w/ green margins. A MUST HAVE!! Masses of medium lavender flowers on 15" scapes. 

Soil: Most any       H: 10" W: 15"       B/M: Purple 7-8

$8.99 Qt. 

Hosta kikutii        Zone: 3-8B      

A variable species from Japan. Narrow, arching green leaves with very DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT WHITE FLOWERS (occasionally lightly suffused with purple in the middle of the lobe), equally distinct flower buds. This species is seldom available to the public. Takes a great deal of sun. 

Soil: Most any       H: 12" W: 18"       B/M: White 9-10

$9.99 Qt. 

Hosta kikutii 'Green Fountain'        Zone: 3-8B       

Lustrous cascading green mound with leaning scapes of pale lilac flowers from midsummer through to autumn. A very distinctive, excellent green hosta that grows vigorously. Red tinged petioles. Takes a lot of sun. Blooms FOREVER! Beautiful, distinctive leaf. Takes a great deal of sun with adequate water. 

Soil: Most any       H: 26" W: 36"       B/M: Lavender 7-10

$15.99 Qt. 

Hosta laevigata        Zone: 3-8B      

Recently discovered in Korea, this species was selling for $200.00 in 1996!  Our clone was selected by Hosta expert George Schmid. The undulation on its long strapping, glossy leaves alone make this species very desirable. It forms a large display very quickly & produces many stems of spider-like, violet flowers on 36" scapes. This is an extraordinary hosta.

Soil: Most any       H: 10-18"(36") W: 15"       B/M: Violet 8-9

$7.49 Qt. 

Hosta lancifolia        Zone: 3-8B      

Narrow, lanceolate, shiny green leaves form a dense, vase-shaped mound. Many spikes of trumpet-shaped deep violet flowers lilac-blue anthers from LATE SUMMER-AUTUMN. Excellent for ground cover/edging. Sterile. Scape has purple-red dots on the lower 1/3. Sun tolerant. 

Soil: Most any       H: 12" W: 14--20"       B/M: Deep lilac 8-10

$5.99 Qt.

Hosta 'Lemon Lime'       Zone: 3-8B         

3" x 1" chartreuse veined leaf. 18" bare scape. A mature plant forms a round ball w/ leaves packed so tightly it resembles a big, yellow cheerleader's Pom-Pom. Very unusual, eye-catching hosta. Small but vigorous & it blooms a really long time! A venusta hybrid. 15" tall flowers scapes. Old leaves fade from green (lime) to gold (lemon). 

Soil: Most any       H: 6-12"(18" scape) W: 8-12"       B/M: Purple striped 7-10

$7.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Lunar Eclipse'        Zone: 3-8B       

Characterized by a spring flush of cupped-rugose leaves which usually stay chartreuse, especially during dry & hot springs. The 2nd summer flush of leaves emerges & stays more yellow & is not quite as cupped & rugose. 6"x5" leaf has white margins. 1/2 sun is too much! 

Soil: Most any       H: 20" W: 36"       B/M: White 7-8

$19.99 Qt. 

Hosta 'Mary Marie Ann'        Zone: 3-8B      

10" x 8" veined, chartreuse leaf w/ a viridescent (yellow, turning green) center & a green margin. The 16" scape is bare.. One of the BEST DWARF or edger hostas. Early in the season, the leaf has a cute little twist & often a light green streak in between the dark green border and the center. A great hosta that should be better known. 

Soil: Most any