Shades of Green

quality hostas for serious collectors
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NEW!!!  T Rex
Giant. Massive, spreading mound of wavy, medium to dark green foliage. Slightly corrugated. Thick substance.  Near white flowers.

D&J Ward 1999

 
 
$15.00  1 gal
Tambourine
Large. Creamy white margined, green centered foliage. Purple flowers.
Lachman 1987
 
 
 
$12.00  1 gal    Sorry, Sold out
Tappan Zee
Medium. Leaves change from chartreuse centered, yellow margined in spring to dark green with white margins. Thick substance. Pale lavender flowers.
Malloy 2004
 
 
$12.00  1 gal


NEW!!!  Tattle Tails
Mini. Sport of 'Dragon Tails'. Long, wavy leaves have a green center framed by a yellow border. Lavender flowers.

Fransen NR

 
 
$25.00  4" pot
Photo courtesy of  Naylor Creek Nursery
Tattoo  PP11603
Small. Chartreuse margined, gold centered leaf with a darker watermark between. Sport of 'Little Aurora'. Lavender flowers. Limited supply.
Avent 1998
 
 
 
$25.00  1 gal  Sorry, Sold out
Photo courtesy of Ron Drury
Tears of Joy
Mini. Medium green lance-shaped leaves are folded, much like 'Praying Hands'. Vigorous growth. Purple flowers.
Black/Johnson 2005
 
 
 
$12.00  4" pot
Photo courtesy of Shady Oaks Nursery
 


 
Teaspoon
Small. Mid green leaves. Corrugated with age. Leaves somewhat resemble a teaspoon. Pale lavender flowers.
Nyikos 1998
 
 
$14.00  1 gal
Teatime
Medium. Bluish-green early changing to dark green leaves with chartreuse to medium gold margins. Sport of 'English Sunrise'. Pale lavender flowers. Limited supply.
Zilis/Boyden 2006
 
 
$20.00  1 gal
 
 
Teeny-weeny Bikini
Mini. Tiny yellow leaves turn cream with a dark green margin. Lavender flowers. Very popular for trough gardens!
Elslager 2000
 
 
$15.00  4" pot
The King 
Medium-large. Attractive variegation!  Bluish-green centers with gold to creamy white feathered margins. Slightly rippled and moderately corrugated. Good substance. Sport of 'Sir Richard'.  Lavender flowers.
Schwarz 2007
 
 
$24.00  1 gal 
Photo courtesy of Q&Z Nursery, Inc.


NEW!!!  The Queen
Medium. Sport of 'Sir Richard' with gold to creamy white leaves bordered with a bluish to dark green margin. Lavender flowers.

Schwarz 2007

 
 
$30.00  1 gal
Photo courtesy of Q&Z Nursery

The Leading Edge
Giant. Green center with a greenish-yellow margin. Nicely rippled. Thick substance. Near white flowers.
Elslager 2002
 
 
 
$18.00  1 gal
Thumbelina
Small. Shiny, dark green leaves with a creamy white margin. Lavender flowers.
Ward 1996
 
 
$12.00  1 gal



NEW!!!  Thunderbolt PP14232
Medium-large. Wide, blue-green margin and narrow yellow to creamy-white center. Heavily corrugated, wavy, somewhat unruly with thick substance. Sport of 'Elegans'. Near white flowers.

Crowder NR

 
 
 
$15.00  1 gal
 
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
 
Tick Tock
Small. Dense mound of yellow leaves with dark green margins. Sport of 'Gold Drop'. Pale lavender flowers.
Kipplen NR
 
 
$15.00  1 gal
Photo courtesy of Shady Oaks Nursery
Tickle Me Pink 
Small-medium. Bright yellow-chartreuse leaves on red petioles with red tips and some red brushed across the shiny backs. Red petioles. Fuschia-pink flower buds. Limited supply.
Stegeman 2006
 
$20.00  1 gal
Photo courtesy of Naylor Creek Nursery
 
Tiny Bubbles
Small. Bright yellow arrowhead-shaped leaves. Good substance. Closed orchid flowers persist for weeks in mid-summer.
Solberg 2008
 
 
 
$25.00  1 gal
Photo courtesy of Bob Solberg
Tiny Tears
Mini. Teardrop-shaped green foliage. Purple flowers.
Savory 1977
 
 
$10.00 4" pot
 
Titanic  PP12402
Giant. Wide, greenish-yellow margined leaves with green centers. Sport of 'Sum and Substance'. Lavender flowers.
Hansen/Shady Oaks Nursery 1999
 
 
$18.00  1 gal
 
Photo courtesy of Shady Oaks Nursery
 
Tokudama
Medium. Corrugated, blue leaved mound with thick substance. White flowers.
Japan NR
 
 
$12.00  1 gal


NEW!!!  Tobacco Road
Large. Upright, cascading leaves are long and wide and are nearly neon green merging into a bright gold center while spreading gold sporadically over most of the leaf surface.

Petryszyn NR

 
$18.00  1  gal
 Photo courtesy of Shady Oaks Nursery/Petryszyn
Tokudama Aureonebulosa
Medium. Gold centered, blue margined foliage. Thick substance. Slow growth rate. White flowers.
AHS 1987
 
 
$15.00  1 gal
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Tokudama Flavocircinalis
Medium-large. Gold margined, blue centered foliage. Thick substance. White flowers.
AHS 1987
 
 
$15.00  1 gal   Sorry, Sold out
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.


NEW!!!  Tom Schmid
Large. Upright mound of blue-green leaves with narrow, pure white margins. Lavender flowers.

Schmid 1995

 
 
 
$16.00  1 gal
Tongue Twister
Small. Rich, dark green leaves twisting upward out of the clump. Long lasting hosta with a great growth rate and substance. Pale lavender flowers.
Solberg 2008
 
$25.00  1 gal  Sorry, sold out
Photo courtesy of Bob Solberg
Topaz
Medium. Intense, blue-green, dimpled leaves. Fast growth rate. Lavender flowers.
Johnson 2004
 
 
$15.00  1 gal  $12.00 until March 15th



NEW!!!  Torchlight
Large. Semi-upright mound of shiny, green-centered, white-margined foliage. Slightly wavy with average substance. Lavender flowers.

W&E Lachman 1990

 
 
$14.00  1 gal
NEW!!!  Tortifrons
Mini. Very narrowly elliptic, contorted, rough textured dark green leaves. Thick substance. Pale bluish-lavender flowers.

Maekawa/Schmid/Japan 2002

 
 $12.00  4" pot
 
Photo courtesy of Shady Oaks Nursery
Tot Tot
Mini. Small mound of green leaves. Fast growth rate. Lavender flowers.
Aden 1978
 
 
$12.00  4" pot  Sorry, Sold out
 
Totally Twisted 
Medium. Heavily rippled medium green leaves that display the white undersides when the leaves twist. Purplish red petioles show off lavender flowers. Very limited supply.
Scheer NR
 
 
 
 
$25.00  1 gal
 
 
 
 
Photo courtesy of Naylor Creek Nursery
Touch of Class  PP13080
Medium. Tetraploid form of 'June'. Thick leaves held more upright than 'June'. Lavender flowers. One of our best sellers!
Hansen/Shady Oaks Nursery 1999
 
 
$17.00  1 gal
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
 
Tranquility
Medium. Sport of 'Aspen Gold' with blue-green centers and yellow-gold margins. Pale lavender flowers. Limited supply.
Wilkins 1995
 
 
 
 
$14.00  1 gal
Trifecta 
Small. Sport of 'Little Sunspot'. Dark green margins with creamy to pure white centers. Where the margin and center meet, there is a very distinct, wide yellow line that resembles the shadow of a feather. Pale lavender flowers. Limited supply.
Briggs Nursery/A. Birks and Briggs Nursery 2008
 
 
$22.00  1 gal  Sorry, Sold out
 
Tropical Dancer PP21209
Medium. Sport of 'Spring Fling'. Long, tapered, green leaves bordered by wide, ruffled, creamy white margins. Lavender flowers.
van den Top/Van Eechaute 2008
 
 
$25.00  1 gal
Photo courtesy of Jan van den Top 
Tropical Storm  PPAF  CPBRAF
Small. Sport of 'Rainforest Sunrise' with heart-shaped, puckered green leaves developing brilliant yellow margins. Lavender flowers.
Walters Gardens/Bergeron 2007
 
 
$22.00  1 gal  Sorry, Sold out
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
 
Twilight  PP14040
 
Twilight  PP14040Medium. Dark green leaves with wide gold margins. Good substance. Sport of 'fortunei 'Aureomarginata'". Lavender flowers. Photo shows colours in spring and summer.
van Eijk-Bos/van Buren/van Erven 1997
 
$10.00  1 gal            
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
Twilight Time
Small-medium. Dense mound of bright blue, moderately rippled leaves. Good growth rate. Pale purple flowers.
Johnson 2004
 
 
$15.00  1 gal
 


NEW!!!  UFO
Large. Sport of 'Gunther's Prize'. Emerges dark green and soon develops a fairly narrow and even yellow margin. Later in the season, the margin fades some and the leaves turn yellowish-green - much like the colour of 'Gunther's Prize'. Pale lavender flowers.

Fransen NR

 
$25.00  1 gal
Photo courtesy of Naylor Creek Nursery
Undulata Albomarginata
Medium. Medium green with wavy, white margined foliage. Popular! Pale lavender flowers.
AHS 1987
 
 
 
$8.00  1 gal         
 
Undulata Mediovariegata
Small-medium. Wavy, white-centered foliage with medium green margins. Pale lavender flowers.
Liberty Hyde Bailey/Schmid 2001
 
 
 
$8.00  1 gal
 
Vanilla Cream
Small. Pale lemon-green turning yellow turning creamy yellow. Lavender flowers.
Aden 1986
 
 
$10.00  1 gal
Velvet Moon
Large. Heart-shaped green leaves with wide, irregular margins. Sport of 'Abiqua Moonbeam'. Lavender flowers.
Hansen/Naylor Creek 2003
 
 
$19.00  1 gal
 
ventricosa 'Aureomarginata'
Medium-large. Yellow-turning white margined foliage that streaks into the center. Very attractive sport of ventricosa. Purple flowers.
Hensen/AHS 1986
 
 
 
$14.00  1 gal   $10.00 until March 15th
plantaginea 'Venus'
Large. Apple green foliage resembling 'plantaginea'. As many as thirty petals per flower! Fragrant double-double white flowers.
AHS/Walters Gardens/Falstad 1993
 
 
$20.00  1 gal    Sorry, sold out


NEW!!!  Venusta
Mini. Small, dense, rounded mound of medium green, slightly wavy foliage. Bright purple flowers.  Great rock garden plant. Hosta venusta is the smallest species in the genus Hosta.

Japan

 
 
$12.00  4" pot
NEW!!!  Victory
Giant. Semi-upright mound of shiny, dark green leaves with yellow to creamy-white margins. Smooth texture. Near-white flowers  on  5-6' scapes. Very impressive when mature!

Zilis/Solberg 2003

 
$20.00  1 gal
 
Photo courtesy of Shady Oaks Nursery
Vulcan
Medium. Creamy white leaves with dark green margins and golden yellow streaks between. Sport of 'Captain Kirk'. Good grower. Pale lavender flowers.
Hansen/Shady Oaks 2007
 
 
$20.00  1 gal
Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.