Planning a hosta garden but not sure where to start?
Many gardeners determine plant selection
by:
Leaf...color, texture, shape
chosen for visual effects in the garden...
Design tips:
Repeating the same color or variety provides uniformity.
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Pictured: foreground: Gold Standard background: Aureo Marginata (fortunei) |
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Pictured: foreground: Gold Standard background: Aureo Marginata (fortunei) flowers: Pink Impatiens |
Contrasting colors accent both. i.e. Blues
look bluer when planted with golds.
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Pictured: Blue Whirls Gold Standard & Richland Gold |
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Pictured: L - Carnival R - Golden Scepter, Floradora Top Center - On Stage |
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Pictured: Sieboldiana Elegans |
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Pictured: Sagae |
For Hosta color groups, visit our homepage and browse the menu bars under the heading "Shopping by Leaf Color and Special Features".
Blooming features
for fragrance, floral displays in the garden and cutting, and
late summer blooms...
Bloom tips:
Hosta blooms well in shade. For enhanced flowering, provide a
few hours of sunlight!
Many blue leaf hostas have white blooms. A nice contrast!
On most varieties, hosta seeds will not germinate or will not
produce the true variety. Ventricosa seeds will reproduce correctly.
Gather them in the fall and scatter in a woodland area for a naturalized
effect. You will see tiny seedlings next spring!
For Hosta with fragrant and/or unusual blooms, visit our homepage and browse the menu bars under the heading "Shopping by Leaf Color and Special Features".
Mature plant height
where uniformity or specified height is important in the planting
design...
| Dwarf 4"-8" | Short 10"-12" | Medium 14"-20" |
| Tall 22"-32" | XtraTall 36"-48" |
Garden applications
Gardeners are always coming up with creative ways to feature hostas.
Here are some ideas you will want to try. We note the sizes frequently
used.
Rock Garden displays - dwarf and short
Groundcover - dwarf, short, & medium
Edging pathways & borders - short, medium, & tall
Water garden settings - all sizes
Background color - medium, tall, xtra tall
Feature spots / Specimen - short, medium, tall & xtra tall
Erosion control / Mass Planting - short, medium, & tall
Containerized planting - short and medium
You'll find detailed descriptions and photos under the leaf color menus. Leaf color group provided for easy access: GN-green leaves, GO-gold & gold variegated, B-blue & blue variegated, GV-green variegated.
| Allan P. McConnell (GV) | Floradora (GN) |
| Calypso (GV) | Ginko Craig (GV) |
| Gold Edger (GO) | Hadspen Hawk (B) |
| Herifu (GV) | Hirao 59 (GN) |
| Inaho (GV) | Kabitan (GO) |
| Mary Marie Ann (GV) | Pacific Blue Edger (B) |
| Peace (B) | Resonance (GV) |
| Scooter (GV) | Stiletto (GV) |
| Venusta (GN) | Whirlwind (GV) |
You'll find detailed descriptions and photos under the leaf color menus. Leaf color group provided for easy access: GN-green leaves, GO-gold & gold variegated, B-blue & blue variegated, GV-green variegated.
| Banyai's Dancing Girl (B) | Blue Diamond (B) |
| Blue Wedgwood (B) | Bright Lights (GO) |
| Brim Cup (GV) | Celebration (GV) |
| Cherry Berry (GV) | Daybreak (GO) |
| Diamond Tiara (GV) | Emerald Tiara (GV) |
| Fire & Ice (GV) | Gay Blade (GV) |
| Geisha (GV) | Golden Scepter (GO) |
| Golden Tiara (GV) | Grand Tiara (GV) |
| Hadspen Blue (B) | June (GO) |
| Knockout (GV) | Lacy Belle (GV) |
| Lancifolia (GN) | Lemon Lime (GO) |
| Lunar Orbit (GO) | Minuteman (GV) |
| Moon Shadow (GO) | On Stage (GO) |
| Patriot (GV) | Pizzazz (B) |
| Platinum Tiara (GO) | Radiant Edger (GV) |
| Sea Dream (GO) | Sea Thunder (GV) |
| Tokudama Flavo-circinalis (B) | Vanilla Cream (GO) |
| Veronica lake (GV) | White Christmas (GV) |
You'll find detailed descriptions and photos under the leaf color menus. Leaf color group provided for easy access: GN-green leaves, GO-gold & gold variegated, B-blue & blue variegated, GV-green variegated.
| Albo-marginata (GV) | Antioch (GV) |
| August Moon (GO) | Aureo-marginata (GV) |
| Birchwood Parky's Gold (GO) | Birchwood Ruffled Queen (GO) |
| Blue Cadet (B) | Blue Shadows (B) |
| Blue Whirls (B) | Bold Ribbons (GV) |
| Candy Hearts (B) | Carnival (GV) |
| Christmas Tree (GV) | Crusader (B) |
| Densa (GN) | Emily Dickinson (GV) |
| Erromena (GN) | Fragrant Bouquet (GV) |
| Gold Standard (GO) | Golden Fascination (GO) |
| Green Gold (GV) | Halcyon (B) |
| Hyacinthina (G) | Invincible (GN) |
| Iron Gate Delight (GV) | Iron Gate Supreme (GV) |
| Jack of Diamonds (B) | Janet (GO) |
| Leola Fraim (GV) | Lunar Eclipse (GO) |
| Moonlight (GO) | Night Before Christmas (GV) |
| Paul's Glory (GO) | Plantaginea (GN) |
| Purple Lady Finger (GN) | Revolution (GV) |
| Richland Gold (GO) | Royal Standard (GN) |
| Sagae (Fluctuans Vari.) (GV) | Sea Yellow Sunrise (GO) |
| September Sun (GO) | Shade Fanfare (GO) |
| Shogun (GV) | So Sweet (GV) |
| Striptease (GV) | Summer Music (GV) |
| Sundance (GV) | Sweet Susan(GN) |
| Tokudama Aureo nebulosa (GO) | Torchlight (GV) |
| Ventricosa (GN) | Wide Brim (GV) |
You'll find detailed descriptions and photos under the leaf color menus. Leaf color group provided for easy access: GN-green leaves, GO-gold & gold variegated, B-blue & blue variegated, GV-green variegated.
| Abiqua Moonbeam (GV) | Blue Seer (B) |
| Blue Vision (B) | Color Glory (GO) |
| Crowned Imperial (GV) | El Capitan (GV) |
| Formal Attire (GV) | Francee (GV) |
| Frances Williams (B) | Frosted Jade (GV) |
| Great Expectations (B) | Honeybells (GN) |
| Inniswood (GO) | Krossa Regal (B) |
| Mildred Seaver (GV) | Mountain Snow (GV) |
| Nigrescens (GN) | Regal Promenade (B) |
| Snow Cap (B) | Sugar and Cream (GV) |
| Sum and Substance (GO) | Sun Power (GO) |
| True Blue (B) | Ventricosa Aureo marginata (GV) |
| Yellow River (GV) |
You'll find detailed descriptions and photos under the leaf color menus. Leaf color group provided for easy access: GN-green leaves, GO-gold & gold variegated, B-blue & blue variegated, GV-green variegated.
| Blue Angel (B) | Blue Umbrellas (B) |
| City Lights (GO) | Montana Aureo marginata (GV) |
| Northern Exposure (B) | Regal Splendor (B) |
| Sieboldiana Elegans (B) |