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CULTIVAR/
COST |
DESCRIPTION |
LEAF SIZE |
PLANT SIZE |
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Sagae
(Watanabe 1996)
$14.00 |
Giant; semi-upright mound of creamy yellow margined foliage. A premier
large sized hosta! Award of Merit winner. |
13x10.25 |
70x31 |
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Saint Elmo's Fire
(Solberg 1995)
currently unavailable
$14.00
|
Med.; heart shaped leaves that emerge in the
spring are sharp acid yellow with a pure white edge. Leaves fade to green as
the season progresses with flushes of new light yellow growth. |
7x4
|
45x18
|
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Sara's Sensation
(P & L Hofer 1998)
$25.00
|
Lg.; blue-green in the center with a
3-1/2" wide gold margin. Leaves are heavily corrugated with thick
substance. |
12x10
|
50x22
|
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Satisfaction
(Wasitis/Bridgewood Gardens 2000)
$13.00
|
Lg.; large, deep green leaves of good
substance with a dramatic wide, wavy gold margin up to 2". A sport
of 'Piedmont Gold'. Near white flowers sit just above the foliage. |
9x7
|
49x27
|
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Savannah
(Suggs/Zilis 1999)
$8.00 |
Lg.; medium green with wide creamy-white
margins. Combines fragrant flowers and variegated foliage. Fast
multiplier. |
11x7.5 |
60x25 |
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Sea Dream
(Seaver 1984)
currently
unavailable
$8.00 |
Med.-lg.; very desirable heavy substance bright gold with ivory border; flat, spreading habit. Leaves emerge green in spring and turn
gold with an ivory border. |
9x6.5
|
49x24 |
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Sea Lotus Leaf
(Seaver 1985)
currently
unavailable
$14.00 |
Med.-Lg.; mound of cupped, slug resistant,
blue-green foliage. The nearly rotund shape, cupped foliage resembles a
lotus leaf. |
10x9 |
60x25 |
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Sea Yellow Sunrise
(Seaver 1985)
$5.00 |
Med.; stable yellow form of H. 'Sea Sunrise'.
A yellow, ovate, flat leaf. |
5x4 |
18x12 |
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Second Wind
(Kulpa 1991)
$10.00 |
Med.; thick, leathery dark green, widely oval leaves, dimpled when
mature. A nice green. |
6.5x4.5 |
22x11 |
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September Sun
(Solberg 1985)
$8.00
|
Med.-lg.; 1/2" to 1" wide green
margin, medium to bright gold center; color intensifies during the season
and with bright light. This will grow in full sun. |
9.5x7.5 |
52x22 |
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Shade Fanfare
(Aden 1986)
currently unavailable
$6.00 |
Med.-lg.; heart shaped; light green with wide cream
border. Rapid grower and pest resistant. |
7x5.5 |
24x18 |
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sieboldiana
'Elegans'
(Ahrends + 1987)
$7.00 |
Lg.; large puckered blue-gray rounded leaves; flowers near white. Huge,
striking leaves when established. A CLASSIC. |
16x12 |
40x30 |
Photo courtesy of
Walters Gardens, Inc. |
Sleeping Beauty
(Walters Gardens 1997)
$15.00
|
Med.; pointed, frosty blue-green leaves with
a cream margin. Thick, slug resistant foliage. Superb growing sport of 'Halcyon'. |
|
20x15 |
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Slick Willie
(Hadrava 1996)
currently unavailable
$12.00
|
Med.-lg.;
very glossy dark green with a black cast. The oily, shiny, appearance of
the leaf suffice, especially when splashed with rain. |
8.5x6.5 |
50x20 |
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Smooth Sailing
(Elslager 2002)
currently
unavailable
$25.00 |
Lg.; large mound of deeply veined, slightly
wavy, gold centered, green margined foliage. |
13x7
|
45x24 |
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Snow Cap
(Aden 1980)
currently
unavailable
$10.00 |
Lg.; cordate, rugose, powdered blue-green leaves with a
wide creamy white border. A real beauty. Shade to 1/4 sun. |
7.5x6.25
|
36X24 |
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Snowden
(Smith 1988)
currently
unavailable
$12.00 |
Lg.-giant; very large, narrowly heart shaped, glaucous
gray to
blue-green leaves. Slow to establish but eventually makes a magnificent,
stately, arching specimen. Light to full shade. |
14x10
|
52x32 |
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So Sweet
(Aden 1986)
$7.00
|
Med.; glossy green leaves with wide yellow turning creamy-white margins; large
very fragrant flowers. Pest resistant and long lasting attractive foliage
into late fall. Shade to 90% sun. |
7x4.5 |
20x14 |
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Soft Shoulders
(Avent 1995)
$8.00
|
Sm.-med.; dark green pointed
leaves with a clean creamy-white margin. The shiny leaves have good
substance. Lavender flowers. |
8.5x4 |
24x10 |
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Something Blue
(Simpers/Ruh 1991)
$7.00 |
Med.; cordate, frosted, rugose blue-green leaves. Leaf edge is
attractively rippled. Increases more rapidly than many similar blue hostas. |
9x8 |
50x22 |
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Spartan Glory
(J. Wilkins/ Wilkins 2000)
$17.00 |
Lg.; a large, semi upright mound of broad,
heavily corrugated shiny dark green leaves with a creamy yellow margin. Impressive
plant. |
14x10 |
55x22 |
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Spilt Milk
(Seaver 1999)
currently unavailable
$15.00
|
Lg.; white streaks &
splashes spill over green heart shaped leaves. The misted, streaked leaves
look just like splashed milk on the foliage. Heavy substance. A
beauty! |
10.5x8 |
52x24 |
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Spinach Patch
(Vaughn)
currently
unavailable
$14.00 |
Lg.; heavily corrugated, unruly,
twisted, dark spinach green foliage. Resembles spinach. |
11.5x9 |
50x22 |
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Spring Fling
(Herold 2000)
$15.00
|
Lg.; medium green leaf with a heavily
rippled creamy yellow to white 1/4" to 1/2" wide margin. White
margin accentuated by the attractive rippling. |
11.5x8 |
49x17 |
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Squash Casserole
(Avent 1995)
$12.00
|
Lg.; gold, heavily veined oval
leaves with lightly rippled edges. Light purple flowers. Nice form &
color. Ideal in southern gardens (even in sun) if plenty of moisture is
available. This is one of Ron's five favorites. |
11x6.5 |
47x20 |
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St. Paul
(Goad NR)
currently
unavailable
$17.00 |
Med.-lg.; thick, heart shaped
bright gold leaves with an extra wide blue-green margin. A stunning sport
of 'Paul's Glory'. |
|
40x20 |
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Stained Glass
(Hansen/Shady Oaks Nur. 1999)
$15.00
|
Lg.; shiny brilliant gold
centered foliage with a 1" to 2" wide green margin. The bright
color lasts all season. Fragrant and sun tolerant. 2006 Hosta of the
year. Award of Merit winner. This is one of Ron's five favorites. |
9x7 |
45x20 |
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Stepping Out
(Vaughn NR)
$17.00
|
Med.; rich blue-green
centered thick leaves framed with a gold border. |
7x5 |
36x16 |
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Stetson
(Walters Gardens
1997)
currently
unavailable
$8.00 |
Med.; dark green centered leaves
surrounded by a strong yellow edge. Extremely wavy leaves that fold toward
the center. Sport of 'wide brim'. |
7.5x6.5 |
25x16 |
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Stiletto
(Aden 1987)
currently unavailable
$6.00 |
Mini.-sm.; narrow,
heavily rippled, white margined green foliage. Margin changes from yellow
to creamy white. Very dense, low mound habit and fast growth rate make
this one of the best edgers. |
5.5x1.5 |
32x12 |
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Striptease
(Thompson 1991)
$15.00 |
Med.; narrow gold center and a wide rich green margin with
a narrow to flecked white line between the two colors. 1997 Nancy Minks
Award winner. |
8x6 |
50x20 |
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Sugar and Cream
(Zilis 1984)
currently unavailable
$6.00 |
Lg.; tall, cascading, impressive clump; soft, wavy green
leaves with cream borders. Specimen. |
12x6 |
36x24 |
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Sum and Substance
(Aden 1980)
$12.00 |
Giant; chartreuse to gold (varies with
light), glossy,
tough textured leaves that forms a massive plant. Pest resistant and lots of
lavender flowers. A large hosta award winner. A CLASSIC. |
16x14 |
70x31 |
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Sum It Up
(Zilis 1999)
currently unavailable
$17.00 |
Giant; 'Sum and Substance'
sport with a narrow 1/4" gold margin and green center. |
16x12 |
|
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Sum of All
(Zilis 2003)
$16.00
|
Giant; green center surrounded by
1/2" to 1" wide gold margin. With maturity the gold margin can
go up to 3" wide. |
16x12 |
80x32 |
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Summer Breeze
(Zilis/Diesen 1999)
currently unavailable
$15.00
|
Med.-lg.; very wide gold margins surround a
rich green center. |
8.5x6.5 |
50x22 |
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Summer Fragrance (Vaughn 1983)
currently unavailable
$8.00 |
Lg.; large oval leaves, satiny above, shiny beneath, mid green with an
irregular cream to white margin with some gray streaking back towards the
center. Fragrant, bell-shaped lavender-purple flowers. Happy in more sun
than most hostas. |
8x4 |
40x20 |
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Summer Lovin
(Zilis/Mullins 2004)
currently unavailable
$20.00 |
Med.-lg.; shiny dark green center with a wide,
rich yellow margin. Wonderful color contrast. |
7x6 |
40x18 |
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Sun Power
(Aden 1986)
currently unavailable
$9.00 |
Lg.; twisted gold leaves that color early and hold color;
vigorous. One of the first yellow leaf hosta, and still one of the
best. A mature plant, with its intense color and size, jumps out at you. |
12x7.25 |
70x28 |
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Sweet Home Chicago
(Zilis/Northern IL HS/Ruh 2002)
currently
unavailable
$10.00
|
Med.; chartreuse to yellow, widely &
irregularly margined mid-green with the colors intensifying as the season
progresses. Vigorous, a rapid increaser and easy to grow. |
6.5x5
|
45x18
|
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Sweet Innocence
(Hansen NR)
$15.00
|
Med.-lg.; large, broadly ovate, light apple
green leaves are of good substance with a very wide creamy white border.
Except in the hottest climates, full sun all day to produce the best leaf
color. Large, fragrant, near white flowers. |
8x6
|
24x12
|
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Sweet Sunshine
(Solberg 1997)
$14.00 |
Sm.-med.; cupped, rounded, heavily puckered gold leaves.
Resembles a gold 'Tokudama' but is more heat tolerant and a faster
grower. White fragrant flowers in early July. |
4.75x4.5
|
24x14
|
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Sweetie
(Aden 1988)
$10.00
|
Med.; fast growing mound of pale green to gold
centered leaves with a white margin. Fragrant lavender flowers in August. A brightly
colored plant for a shady area. |
9.25x6
|
50x20
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