H. x ‘SUM OF ALL’
(Zilis 03)
Jul-Aug, H36", HF48", W80", Sp 68" This sport of ‘Sum and Substance’ is even larger than its parent and exhibits more sun tolerance. Huge, green, cor- rugated leaves are 16 inches long and 12 inches wide with 1 inch wide gold margins. Good slug resistance. Bears pale lavender fl owers in midsummer. Tolerates ¾ day of sun. 3P #A17587
$14.00 H. x ‘SUM AND SUBSTANCE’
3 for $36.00 (Aden 80)
Aug, H30", HF50", W60"+, Sp 48" A very large, impressive hosta with huge, thick and round- ed glossy leaves in a refreshing shade of chartreuse-green, becoming gold as the season progresses. Bears abundant lavender fl owers. Tolerates ¾ day of sun. 3P #A12478
$8.00 H. x ‘SUN POWER’
3 for $18.00 (Malloy 02)
Jul, H24", HF32", W48"+, Sp 36" One of the best yellow-leaf hostas. Large leaves up to 12 inches long taper to a point and have corduroy-like vein- ing, the upper surface chartreuse, becoming golden-yellow in sun. Bears lavender fl owers. Plant in light shade or a location that allows morning sun only. 3P #A12471
$8.00 H. x ‘TEASPOON’
3 for $18.00 (Nyikos 98)
Jul, H10", HF20", W24"+, Sp 18" A fast-growing little hosta with cute teaspoon-shaped leaves, each about 2¾ inches long by 2¼ inches wide, me- dium green and lightly corrugated. Flowers are pale lav- ender. It forms a dense mound, making it ideal as a low groundcover or for pots. Give it a location in part to full shade. 3P #A17594
$12.00 3 for $30.00
H. x TOKUDAMA ‘AUREONEBULOSA’ (Maekawa 40) Jun-Jul, H16", HF24", W24"+, Sp 24"
Cupped, wavy and heavily corrugated leaves are nearly round in shape, their color a mottled tapestry of char- treuse-green blending into deep blue-green margins. By midsummer the color becomes more gold with dark green margins. The interesting multicolored foliage is very thick and slug resistant. Bears large, near-white fl owers. Grows slowly, but develops into a magnifi cent, colorful specimen that’s worth the wait. 3P #A12480
$12.00 3 for $30.00
H. x TOKUDAMA ‘FLAVOCIRCINALIS’ (Maekawa 40) Jul, H20", HF28", W36"+, Sp 24"
Heavily corrugated foliage is deep blue-green with a vari- able greenish-yellow margin that does not burn in spring. Bears near-white fl owers. Plant in light to full shade. 3P #A12483
$10.00
Jun-Jul, H30", HF38", W80", Sp 68" This hosta defi nitely takes after its namesake. Huge, green, lightly corrugated leaves 18 inches long by 14 inches wide form gargantuan-sized mounds of cascading foliage. Bears large, near-white fl owers. Plant in part to full shade. 3P #A17589
H. x ‘T-REX’ $12.00 H. x ‘WHEEE!’
3 for $30.00 (Meyer NR)
Jul-Aug, H18", HF38", W30", Sp 28" (PPAF)–This fun, new hosta has whorls of deep green leaves with a creamy margin so heavily ruffl ed that the foli- age appears ‘curly’, with the ruffl ing evident even in imma- ture plants. Leaves have good substancce for excellent slug resistance. Light lavender fl owers top purple scapes in midsummer . A ‘must-have‘. Plant in part to full shade. 3P #A12509
$14.00 H. x ‘TRIFECTA’ 3 for $36.00 (Briggs Nursery NR)
Jul-Aug, H6", HF15", W12"+, Sp 12" A colorful sport of Little Sunspot. Small heart-shaped leaves have snow-white centers and wide, deep green mar- gins with irregular fl ashes of chartreuse jetting in-between the two colors. Lavender fl owers appear on short scapes. Plant in part to full shade. 3P #A17590
$12.00 H. x ‘VENUS’
3 for $30.00 (Falstad 93)
Aug-Sep, H24", HF30", W36"+, Sp 24" A spectacular hybrid of H. plantaginea with very large, pure white, TRIPLE layered fl owers that are very fragrant. Shiny medium green leaves are 11 inches long with smooth texture. Part to full shade. 3P #A12460
$14.00 3 for $36.00
www.rootsrhizomes.com 3 for $24.00 (D. & J. Ward 99) ▲ TRIFECTA ▲ SUM OF ALL ▲ TOKUDAMA FLAVOCIRCINALIS ▲ WHEEE! ▲ TEASPOON
2004
Hosta of the Year
▲ SUM AND SUBSTANCE
▲ SUN POWER ▲ T-REX
▲ VENUS
▲ TOKUDAMA AUREONEBULOSA ~ 29 ~
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