Hosta Foliage Descriptions
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BOTANICAL NAME |
LEAF COLOR | LEAF SHAPE | LEAF SIZE | CLUMP DIAMETER |
Hosta 'Abby' |
green center w/ 1/2 in. gold irregular margin | heart shaped | 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. | dia. |
Hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd' |
blue green | round cordate, cupped rugose | 11 x 11 in. | dia. 46 in. |
Hosta 'August Moon' |
bright yellow/greenish | oblong-ovate, some rugosity | 9.5 x 8 in. | dia.42 in. |
Hosta 'Big Daddy' |
blue-green | rounded-cordate, cupped, rugose | 15 x 10 1/2 in. | dia. 66 in. |
Hosta 'Blue Angel' |
blue-green, green in the fall | broadly ovate, deeply lobed base | 16 x 13 in. | dia. 70 in. |
Hosta 'Cascades' |
wide med.green w/ white center | lance shaped, some wavy effect | 11 x 4.5 in. | dia. |
Hosta 'Crested Surf' |
gold center to chartreuse to green, white margin | elliptic to elliptic-ovate, smooth | 6 x 2.5 in. | dia. 40 in. |
Hosta 'Dancing in the Rain' |
white center, blue green irregular margin | wavy oval, cordate | ||
Hosta 'Earth Angel' |
blue green w/creamy wide white margin | large, heart shaped | large | |
Hosta fortunei (x) 'Patriot' |
green w/ wide white margins | ovate, slightly wavy, smooth | 8 x 6 in. | dia. 50 in. |
Hosta fortunei 'Aureomarginata' |
drk.green w/gold yel margin | ovate, cordate base | 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. | dia. 52 in. |
Hosta fortunei 'Francee' |
drk. green w/narrow white margins | ovate | 7 x 5 in. | dia. 50 in. |
Hosta fortunei 'Gold Standard' |
chartreuse to gold, w/dk green margin | oblong, ovate | 9 x 6 1/4 in. | dia. 60 in. |
Hosta 'Fragrant Blue' |
frosty blue | ovate, cordate, slightly wavy | 8 x 6 1/2 in. | dia. 48 in. |
Hosta 'Golden Tiara' |
chartreuse to gold margin/ medium green center | ovate slightly wavy some rugosity | 4 x 2.5 in. | dia. 46 in. |
Hosta 'Grand Tiara' |
wide brght gold margin w/ narrow drk grn center | broadly ovate, slightly wavy, smooth | 4 x 3 1/2 in. | dia. 44 in. |
Hosta 'Green Cadet' |
green | smooth, rounded -cordate | small | |
Hosta 'Guacamole' |
apple grn/gold center, green margin | broadly ovate, a little wavy | 11 1/4 x 8 5/8 in. | dia. 4 - 5 ft. |
Hosta 'Hadspen Blue' |
blue | froadly ovate, cupped, some rugosity | 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. | dia. 48 in. |
Hosta 'Hadspen Heron' |
blue green | elliptic, flat | 5 x 2 1/2 in. | dia. 32 in. |
Hosta 'June' |
wide blue margins w/ light gold center | ovate, flat, slightly wavy | 6 x 4 in. | dia 37 in. |
Hosta lancifolia |
shiney, medium green | elliptic to narrowly ovate, smooth | 6 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. | dia. 44 in. |
Hosta 'Love Pat' |
deep blue green | brdly ovate, lobed base,rugose, cupped | 9 1/4 x 9 in. | dia. 40-50 in. |
Hosta 'Loyalist' |
white center w/ wide green mar. [sport of H. 'Patriot'] | ovate, slightly wavy, smooth | ||
Hosta 'Minute Man' |
1-1.5in.pure white margin w/dk green center | cordate, slightly wavy | 8 1/2 x 6 in. | dia. 50 in. |
Hosta montana 'Aureo-marginata' |
deep green w/ irregular wide golden margin | ovate to oblong-elliptic, flat, arching | 15 x 8 1/4 in. | dia. 68 in. |
Hosta 'Night Before Christmas' |
2 3/4"dp green mar, white center | ovate, slightly wavy, smooth | 12 x 7 in. | dia. 63 in. |
Hosta nigrescens 'Krossa Regal' |
frosty blue-green | ovate, wavy-undulate | 11 1/4 x 7 in. | dia. 71in. |
Hosta 'Pacific Blue Edger' |
blue green | heart shaped, flat | dia. 38 in. | |
Hosta 'Paul's Glory' |
chartreuse to gold center w/ blue green margin | cordate, moderate rugosity | 9.5 x 7 in. | dia. 55 in. |
Hosta plantaginea |
lgt.green, shiny | broadly ovate w/deeply lobed base | 11 x 7 3/8 in. | dia. 57 in. |
Hosta plantaginea 'Royal Standard' |
rich green | ovate, slightly rugose | 9 3/4 x 6 in. | dia. 63 in. |
Hosta 'Queen Josephine' |
1" creamy yellow margin w/dark green center | ovate slightly wavy, smooth | 7 x 5.5 in. | 42 in. |
Hosta rectifolia 'Nakai' |
green w/ very thin creamy white boarder | lance narrow | dia. | |
Hosta 'Regal Splendor' |
frosty-blue lves w/ crmy wht margins | ovate, wavy undulate | 12 x 7 in. | dia. 72 in. |
Hosta 'Remember Me' |
large yellow center matures to white center w/ blue green irregular margin | dia. | ||
Hosta 'Sagae' [H. fluctuans 'Variegated'] |
frosty green w/wide creamy yellow margin | ovate, deeply loped base, wavy | 13 x 10 1/4 in. | dia. 70 in. |
Hosta 'Sea Octopus' |
green | elliptic to lanceolate | dia. | |
Hosta 'Shade Fanfare' |
bgt green w/ yellow to creamy margin | ovate, flat, blade curved downward | 8 7/8 x 6 3/8 in. | dia. 53 in. |
Hosta sieb. 'Great Expectations' |
green irregular margin w/creamy center | cordate, rugose | 6 x 4 | dia 33 in. |
Hosta sieb. 'Bressingham Blue' |
blue-green | cordate, some rugosity | 6 x 4 in. | dia. 24 in. |
Hosta sieb. 'Frances Williams' |
blue green w/wide golden yellow margins | crinkled, cupped, broadly oblong-ovate | up to 15 x 12 in. | dia. 63 in. |
Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' |
blue-grey | puckered, ovate, lobed base | 15 1/2 x 11 1/8 in. | dia. 61 in. |
Hosta sieboldii 'Ginko Craig' |
med. green with sharp white border | lanceolate, flat, elliptic | 7 x 3 1/2 in. | dia. 44 in. |
Hosta sieboldii 'Kabitan' |
grn margin w/ irridescent yellow center | lanceolate to narrowly elliptic | 6 1/4 x 2 in. | dia. 32 in. |
Hosta 'So Sweet' |
shny med. green center w/ creamy white margins | ovate, slightly wavy | 7 x 5 in. | dia. 50-60 in. |
Hosta 'Striptease' |
white & gold center w/ broad dark green | ovate, slightly wavy, smooth | 8 x 6 in. | dia. 50 in. |
Hosta 'Sum & Substance' |
lutescent yellow | cordate, becomes rugose w/age, cupped | 20 x 17 in. | dia. 70 in. |
Hosta 'Sun Power' |
bright gold by mid summer | ovate, cupped base, wavy | 12 x 7 1/4 in. | 70 in. |
Hosta tardiana (x) 'Halcyon' |
deep blue-green | ovate to oblong ovate, smooth | 8 x 5 1/2 in. | dia. 43-54 in. |
Hosta tokudama 'Aureonebulosa' |
wide blue- grn marg./green gold, streaked | bdly oblong ovate, cupped, sl.wavy, rugose | 7 3/8 x 6 in. | dia. 42 in. |
Hosta tokudama 'Flavocircinalis' |
broad blue-green, irregular gold margin | rugose, brdly ovate, wavy slghtly cupped | 9 x 6 7/8 in. | dia. 48 in. |
Hosta 'Torchlight' |
1/2"white margin drk grn center | ovate, ellipic, wavy, smooth | 6 x 4.5 in. | 45 in. |
Hosta 'Twilight' |
deep green center, wide gold margins | ovate, distinct tip | 9 x 6 1/2 in. | |
Hosta undu. 'Undulata' (Variegated) |
large creamy wht mdl w/rich grn edgs | narrowly elliptic, rounded base, wavy | 6 x 2 5/8 in. | dia. 32 in. |
Hosta undulata (x) 'Albo-marginata' |
green with white margin | elliptic & heart shape at base | 8 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. | dia. 44 to 51 in. |
Hosta 'Whirlwind' |
grn margin, white to light green center matures to grn | broadly ovate curved, wavy, slightly rugose | up to 10 x 8in. | 45 in. |
Hosta 'Wide Brim' |
med. green w/yellow margin matures to white | broadly ovate, some rugosity | 8.5 x 6 in. | dia. 45 in. |
| TERMINOLOGY | |
strap leaf -strap leaf |
cupped rugose- cupped leaf, rugose surface |
lanceolate - lance shaped |
wavy undulate- no rugosity, wavy leaves |
ovate - egg shaped |
rugose- wrinkled,dimpled,puckered,crinkled |
cordate - broadly heart shaped |
corrugation |
flat - even, smooth w/out much rugosity |
undulate- wavy like form, rippled effect |
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