Hosta (Tardiana Group) 'Halcyon' (Plantain lily 'Halcyon')
Other names: Hosta tardiana 'Halcyon', Hosta x tardiana 'Halcyon' , Hosta 'Green Halcyon', Hosta 'Holstein'
'Halcyon' is a compact, mound-forming, deciduous perennial with thick, ovate, blue-green to blue-grey leaves and sturdy, erect scapes bearing bell-shaped, silvery, pale lavender flowers in summer.
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0.9m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta 'Purple Glory' (Plantain lily 'Purple Glory')
Other names: Hosta atropurpurea
'Purple Glory' is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial forming a mound of broadly lance-shaped to ovate, wavy-margined, veined mid- to light green leaves. Dense racemes of funnel-shaped, purple flowers bloom on tall, slender, red-purple scapes in summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta sieboldii var. sieboldii f. kabitan (Kabitan's plantain lily )
Other names: Hosta 'Kabitan', Hosta 'Viridis Marginata', Hosta sieboldii 'Kabitan'
H. sieboldii var. sieboldii f. kabitan is a mound-forming, deciduous perennial bearing broadly lance-shaped, pale yellow to yellow-green leaves with dark green margins and upright to arching scapes bearing loose racemes of fragrant, funnel-shaped, light purple flowers in summer.
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0.75m max. spread |
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0.35m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta 'Chinese Sunrise' (Plantain lily 'Chinese Sunrise')
Other names: Hosta cathayana 'Nakafu', Hosta lancifolia 'Chinese Sunrise', Hosta cathayana 'Variegata'
'Chinese Sunrise' is a mound-forming, herbaceous perennial bearing glossy, lance-shaped, veined, yellow-green leaves with narrow, green margins, the entire leaf turning green by late summer. Sturdy scapes bear racemes of bell-shaped, lavender flowers in summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta (Tardiana Group) 'Sherborne Swift' (Plantain lily 'Sherborne Swift')
Other names: Tardiana hosta 'Sherborne Swift'
'Sherborne Swift' is a compact, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with upright, lance-shaped, veined, blue-green leaves. Racemes of bell-shaped, pale lavender flowers bloom on tall, slender scapes in summer.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta 'Iona' (Plantain lily 'Iona' )
Other names: Hosta 'Iona' (fortunei)
'Iona' is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial forming a mound of large, rounded, veined, grey-green leaves with creamy-white margins. Racemes of funnel-shaped lavender flowers bloom on tall, slender scapes in summer.
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0.75m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta gracillima (Small rock plantain lily)
Other names: Small rock hosta, Hosta longipes var. gracillima, Hime Iwa Giboshi
H. gracillima is a compact, mound-forming, deciduous perennial with wavy, lance-shaped, glossy, dark green leaves, paler beneath, and arching scapes bearing widely funnel-shaped, lavender-blue flowers from summer into autumn.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta venusta (Handsome plantain lily)
H. venusta is a compact, mound-forming, herbaceous perennial bearing flat, ovate to heart-shaped, dark green leaves with wavy margins, glossy beneath, and rigid scapes bearing trumpet-shaped, violet flowers in from midsummer into autumn.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.15m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta 'Invincible' (Plantain lily 'Invincible')
'Invincible' is a vigorous, mound-forming, deciduous perennial with ovate to oblong, tapered, glossy, olive-green leaves and upright to arching scapes bearing loose racemes of fragrant, funnel-shaped, lavender to white flowers in late summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta 'Pizzazz' (Plantain lily 'Pizzazz')
'Pizzazz' is a mound-forming, herbaceous perennial bearing ovate to heart-shaped, puckered, blue-green leaves with irregular, pale yellow to creamy-white margins. Sturdy scapes bear racemes of bell-shaped, pale lavender flowers in summer.
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1.2m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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