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 'Hokkaido' (Plantain lily 'Hokkaido')
'Hokkaido' is an upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with large, glossy, veined, lance-shaped, mid- to yellow-green leaves on red-flushed petioles. Racemes of funnel-shaped, fragrant, lavender flowers bloom on tall, slender 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 'Volcano Island' (Plantain lily 'Volcano Island')
'Volcano Island' is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with upright, red stems bearing broadly ovate to heart-shaped, veined, yellow-green leaves with wide, irregular, dark green margins. Funnel-shaped, lavender flowers are borne on slender scapes in summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta 'Fragrant Bouquet' (Plantain lily 'Fragrant Bouquet')
'Fragrant Bouquet' is a mound-forming, herbaceous perennial bearing heart-shaped, wavy-margined, bright green leaves with pale yellow to yellow-green margins. Sturdy scapes bear racemes of large, fragrant, funnel-shaped, often purple-flushed, white flowers in summer.
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0.9m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta 'Hands Up' (Plantain lily 'Hands Up')
'Hands Up' is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with thick, upright, folded and twisted dark green leaves with yellow margins. Dense racemes of funnel-shaped, pale lavender flowers bloom on tall, slender scapes in summer.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta 'T. Rex' (Plantain lily 'T. Rex')
'T. Rex' is a large, upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with very large, thick, broadly oval to heart-shaped, puckered, blue-green leaves and tall scapes bearing racemes of funnel-shaped, white flowers in summer.
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2m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta 'Empress Wu' (Plantain lily 'Empress Wu')
'Empress Wu' is a large, upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with very large, thick, broadly oval to heart-shaped, deeply veined, dark green leaves and tall scapes bearing racemes of funnel-shaped, lightly fragrant, lavender flowers in summer.
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2m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta 'White Triumphator' (rectifolia) (Plantain lily 'White Triumphator')
'White Triumphator' is an upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial bearing ovate, pointed, veined, semi-glossy, mid-green leaves and tall, sturdy scapes bearing racemes of large, bell-shaped, white flowers in summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.8m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hosta 'Tom Schmid' (Plantain lily 'Tom Schmid' )
'Tom Schmid' is an upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial bearing ovate, veined, grey-green leaves with narrow, white margins. Sturdy scapes bear bell-shaped, pale lavender flowers in summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Athyrium 'Ghost' (Lady fern 'Ghost')
'Ghost' is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous fern with upright, lance-shaped, bi- or tri-pinnate, silvery, grey-green leaves with dark purple midribs.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.75m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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