Hosta ‘Earth Angel’
Hosta 'Earth Angel'
Heart-shaped blue-green leaves are bordered by a creamy white margin, which gets wider as the … Continued
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One of the best-known plants for shade gardens, hostas are easy to grow in reasonably decent soil with little care once established and sited with protection from sun. Also called plantain lilies, cultivars grow in a diverse variety of foliage shape, color, and size, from miniature hostas for containers to mammoths for dramatic borders.
Miniature: Less then 8 inches tall.
Small: 9-14 inches tall.
Medium: 15-22 inches tall.
Large: 23-29 inches tall.
Giant: 30 inches and above.
Some varieties are more sun tolerant, but even they require protection from afternoon sun.
Hostas look great planted with anything — bleeding hearts, ferns, epimediums, purple foliage plants like coral bells, cohosh and ajuga — their foliage compliments other plants beautifully.
Become a collector of hosta varieties!
Hosta ‘Emerald Tiara’
Hosta (Walters Gardens 1988)
Nice contrasting gold leaves with a green edge. Forms an attractive dense mound 14″ h … Continued
Hosta ‘Empress Wu’
Hosta (Skaggs 2008)
This giant grows an incredible 4′ high x 9′ wide in a semi-upright habit and … Continued
Hosta ‘First Frost’
Hosta 'First Frost'
This sport of ‘Halcyon’ with the same intense blue-green leaf center emerges with a gold … Continued
Hosta ‘Frances Williams’
Hosta 'Frances Williams'
A sport of ‘Elegans’ and remains one of the best-known cultivars of hosta. The large … Continued
Hosta ‘Gingko Craig’
Hosta ‘Gingko Craig’
Narrow dark green foliage with crisp white margins. This Hosta has a low dense mounding … Continued
Hosta ‘Gold Drop’
Hosta 'Gold Drop'
Compact hosta grows 12” h x 33” w, with bright, heart-shaped leaves topped with lavender … Continued
Hosta ‘Gold Standard’
Hosta ‘Gold Standard’
Creating excellent foliage contrast, heart-shaped foliage emerges green and matures to golden with a dark … Continued
Hosta ‘Golden Tiara’
Hosta (Savory 1977)
The heart-shaped foliage is green with a chartreuse to gold margin. Bell-shaped purple flowers in … Continued
Hosta ‘Grand Tiara’
Hosta 'Grand Tiara'
A rapid-growing tetraploid sport of ‘Golden Tiara’ with a wider bright gold margin and dark … Continued
Hosta ‘Great Expectations’
Hosta 'Great Expectations'
A slow grower with thick, puckered, broadly ovate leaves with excellent slug resistance. Wide, irregular, … Continued
Hosta ‘Guacamole’
Hosta 'Guacamole'
Huge, glossy, apple green leaves are surrounded by streaked, dark green leaf margins just like … Continued