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`Raleigh Remembrance'- Gold; medium; height: ? width: ? Shiny gold leaves. `Raspberry Sorbet'- Dark green; dwarf; height: ? width: ? Very shiny foliage; bright red flowers scapes; purple flowers. rectifolia- Gray-green; medium; height: 15" width: 22" Gray-green leaves form an erect mound. Large violet flowers in summer. Shade to 3/4 sun. rectifolia `Nakai'- Green with cream margins; small; height: ? width: ? Green leaves with a wide creamy edge. `Regal Splendor'- Blue with creamy border; large; height: 30" width: 40" Frosty blue leaves with creamy white to yellow margins. Sport of `Krossa Regal.' Slow at first. Lavender flowers. `Resonance'- Green with cream margins; small; height: ? width: ? Green leaves with cream margins. Rapid grower. Orchid flowers. `Reversed'- Cream with blue-green margins; medium; height: 16" width: 20" Leaves of heavy substance have cream centers set off by very wide irregular blue and green margins. Pest resistant. Lots of lavender flowers in summer. Shade to 3/4 sun. rhodeifolia- Green with yellow margins; small-medium; height; 12" width: 18" Lance-like shiny green leaves have a yellow margin. Lavender flowers in summer. Shade to 1/2 sun. rhodeifolia `Aureo-marginata'- See helonioides `Albo-picta' `Richland Gold'- Gold; medium; height: ? width: ? All gold version of `Gold Standard;' brilliant gold foliage; rapid grower. `Rising Tide'- Blue-green with white margins; medium; height: ? width: ? Blue-green leaves with white margins. White flowers. `Rocky Road'- Green; medium; height: ? width: ? Heavily seersuckered deep green leaves. Lavender flowers. `Rotunda'- Green; medium; height: ? width: ? Round, crinkled, green leaves. Lavender flowers. `Rough Waters'- Blue-green; medium-large; height: ? width: ? Crinkled blue-gren leaves. White flowers. `Royal Standard'- Green; large; height: 24" width: 48" Huge fragrant white flowers; foliage is rich green; grows in full sun or shade. Fast grower. `Royalty'- Yellow; small; height: 10" width: 14" Quickly produces a heavy mound of light yellow leaves. Dark purple flowers late summer. `Ruffles'- Green; medium; height: ? width: ? Green leaves with ruffled edges. White flowers. `Rugosa'- Green; medium; height: ? width: ? Lavender flowers. rupifraga- Green; small; height: 10" width: 15" Leathery, shiny, wavy, green leaves are somewhat twisted with a sharp tip. Lavender, violet, or purple flowers in the fall. Shade to full sun. `Ryan's Big One'- Blue; large; height: ? width: ? Round, puckered, crinkled powdery blue leaves form an upright mound.. White flowers.S
`Samurai'- Blue-green with yellow margins; medium-large; height: ? width: ? Huge blue-green leaves with wide, irregular yellow margins. White flowers. `Sea Dream'- Gold with cream edge; medium; height: 20" width: 28" Bright gold foliage with creamy wavy white margins. Lavender flowers midsummer. `Sea Drift'- Green; large; height: 24" width: 36" Heart shaped leaves; attractive undulating margins; lavender-pink flowers mid-summer. Sun resistant. Slow to establish. Not suitable for a pot. `Sea Gold Star'- Gold; medium; height: 20" width: 30" Dimpled, very heavy textured, bright gold leaves. Very slow to become established and needs 4-5 years before it starts to reveal its potential. Needs some sun to color. Near-white flowers midsummer. `Sea Grotto'- Blue; medium; height: ? width: ? One of the bluest hostas; heavily corrugated deep blue leaves; slug resistant. `Sea Lotus Leaf'- Blue-green; medium; height: 18" width: 24" Thick substanced leaves cupped like lotus leaves. Slow. Near white flowers. `Sea Monster'- Blue; large; height: 26" width: 40" Mound of intensely corrugated foliage. Near white flowers. `Sea Octopus'- Green; small; height: 9" width: 22" Long, narrow, wavy green leaves form a neat clump. Purple flowers in early fall. `Sea Saphire'- Blue-green; medium-large; height; ? width: ? Deep blue-green leaves. Near white flowers. `Sea Sprite'- Yellow with green margins; dwarf; heigth: 3" width: 6" Leaves have a yellow to cream base with wavy green margins and forms a low flat mound. Rapid grower is pest resistant and sun tolerant. Stoloniferous. Pale orchid flowers in midsummer. Shade to 3/4 sun. `Sea Yellow Sunrise'- Gold; medium; height; ? width: ? Bright gold foliage. `See Saw'- Green with white margins; small; height: ? width: ? Medium green, wavy, ovate, cupped leaves with white margins. Lavender flowers in early summer. `Serendipity'- Blue; small; height: ? width: ? Firm glaucous leaves; lavender flowers. `September Sun'- Gold with green margins; medium; height: ? width: ? Mutation of `August Moon;' excellent growth rate and substance. `Shade Fanfare'- Green with creamy margin; medium; height: 18" width: 22" Light green to gold centered leaves accented by broad cream margins. Rapid growers is pest resistant. Color is best in more sun. Lavender flowers in midsummer. Shade to full sun. `Shade Master'- Gold; medium; height; 24" width: 30" Gold leaves brighten dark corners. Rapid grower. Lavender flowers in midsummer. Shade to 3/4 sun. shaishu jima (saishu jima)- Green; dwarf; height: 3" width: 6" Wavy, green, spear-shaped leaves. Rapid grower. Purple flowers in midsummer. Shade to 3/4 sun. `Sharman'- Chartreuse to green; medium; height: ? width; ? Chartreuse variegated leaves in spring turn all green. shikokiana- Green; height: ? width: ? Pale purple flowers with dark veins. Shade to 3/4 sun. `Shining Tot'- Green; dwarf; height: 1" width: 3" Tiny venusta with sun proof, hight luster, deep green, attractive foliage. Very vigorous. Lilac flowers in midsummer. Shade to full sun. `Shogun'- Blue-green with white margins; large; height: 30" width: 24" Blue-green base with wide, irregular, white margins. Rapid grower. Pale orchid flowers in late summer. Shade to 3/4 sun. sieboldiana- Blue-green; large; height: 30" width: 52" Blue-green leaves are round and seersuckered. Adapts well to very moist to relatively dry conditions. White flowers on short scapes in early summer. Shade to 1/2 sun. sieboldiana `Bressingham Blue'- Blue; medium - large; height: ? width: ? Blue-green foliage; good substance; makes an impressive clump; white flowers. s. `Dupage Delight'- Gold with Blue-green margin; med-lg; height: ? width:? Gold leaves with thick blue-green margins.. Reverse of `Frances Williams.' Slug resistant. s. `Elegans'- Blue; large; height: 36" width: 50" Large, blue-gray, rounded leaves; light lavender flowers early summer. Slug resistant. Not good for pots. s. `Exotic Frances Williams'- Blue-green with white edge; large; height: ? width: ? A sport of `Frances Williams' with extremely cuppud, puckered leaves. s. `Golden'- s.`Golden Sunburst'- Gold; medium-large; height: 30" width: 40" Gold sport of `Frances Williams. Heavy texture. Must have shade. White flowers in early summer. s. `Maple Leaf'- Blue-green with yellow margins; large; height: ? width: ? Blue-green leaves with distinct yellow margins. White flowers. sieboldii- Green; small; height: 12" width: 12" Dark green, wavy, lance-shaped leaves. White flowers with deep purple veins in August. Shade to 1/2 sun. sieboldii `Alba'- Green; dwarf; height: 5" width: 12" Lance-shaped leaves. Often called minor `Alba.' Not strong growing White flowers midsummer. sieboldii `Kabitan'- Yellow with green margins; small; height: 12' width: 12" Leaves are yellow with a narrow green margin. Leaf margins are undulating. Shade to 1/2 sun. sieboldii `Sucrocea'- Yellow; small; height: 12" width: 12" Almost like `Kabitan' but with out the green margins. Shade to 1/2 sun. sieboldii `Haku-Chu-Han'- White with green margins; small; height: 12" width: 12" Often called `White Kabitan' or `Silver kabitan.' Leaves emerge white with a green margin, but the base often turns yellowish-green in summer.Shade to 1/2 sun. `Silver Lance'- Green with white margins; medium; height: 12" width: 20" Very long, narrow, dark green leaves with a narrow white margin. Forms a slightly cascading mound. Deep lavender flowers late summer. `Sitting Pretty'- Yellow with green edge; dwarf; height: 5" width: 8" Lance-shaped leaves with bright creamy yellow centers and wide irregular green margins of heavy substance. Lavender flowers. Shade to 1/2 sun. `Snow Cap'- Blue with cream margins; medium; height: 16" width: 24" Unique variegated blue leaves with cream to white margins have heavy substance. Needs shde for best color. White flowers. `Snowden'- Blue-green; large; height: 36" width: 40" Large glaucous grey-blue leaves change to grey-green. Makes a large mound. Slow to start. Good container plant. White flowers midsummer. `Snowstorm'- Green; small; height: ? width: ? Medium green lanceolate leaves. Lots of white flowers in summer. `Snow Flakes'- Green; large; height: ? width: ? Nice green leaves. Pure white flowers midsummer. `Solar Flare'- Yellow with green veins; large; height: ? width: ? Cordate chartreuse to yellow leaves with green veins. Lavender flowers. `Something Blue'- Blue-green; medium-large; height: ? width: ? Deep blue-green foliage; lavender flowers. `So Sweet'- Green with cream margin; medium; height: 14" width: 22" Glossy green leaves with variable creamy white margin which begins creamy yellow. Fragrant white flowers in August. Shade to 3/4 sun. 1995 hosta of the year. `Sparkling Burgundy'- Green; small; height: ? width: ? A vigorous upright grower with heavy heart-shaped leaves. Flower stems and leaf petioles speckled with burgundy. Burgundy flowers in summer. `Spilt Milk'- Green with white streaks; medium-large; height: ? width: ? Streaks of white on dark green leaves. White flowers. `Spinners'- `Splish Splash'- Green with yellow margins; medium; height: ? width: ? Green leaves with yellow margins. Lavender flowers. `Spritzer'- Yellow-white with green edge; medium; height: 18" width: 14" Pointed leaves with rippling green margins. Pest and sun resistant. Upright habit. Lavender flowers in midsummer. Shade to full sun. `Squiggles'- Cream with green margins; dwarf; height: 4" width: 8" Twisted leaves have cream base with a two tone, irregular, green margins. Unique pinwheel-shaped mound. White flowers in midsummer. Shade to 3/4 sun. `Stilletto'- Green with gold margins; small; height: 7" width: 8" Narrow lance-shaped leaves of green with creamy gold margins. Floriferous with lavender flowers. Shade to 1/2 sun. subcrocea- Yellow; small; height: ? width: ? Narrow, lance-shaped, yellow to gold leaves. `Sugar and Cream'- Green with cream margin; medium; height: 24" width: 40" Cream margined sport of `Honeybells.' Good plant for large containers. Whitish fragrant flowers in summer. `Sum and Substance'- Gold; large; height: 30" width: 48" Upright, glossy textured, chartreuse to gold leaves; lavender flowers late in the season. A unique specimen plant. A must for the collector. Slug resistant. Sun resistant. 1/2 to full sun. `Summer Fragrance'- Green with white margins; large; height: 24" width: 36" Attractive white margins on deep green leaves. Fragrant lavender flowers in late summer. `Summer Music'- White with gold margins; medium; height: ? width: ? Snow white leaves with irregular gold and chartreuse margins; lavender flowers. `Sun Glow'- Gold; medium; height: ? width: ? Vigorous plant with bright gold leaves. `Sun Power'- Gold; large; height: 30" width: 36" Brilliant gold twisting leaves are durable. Rapid grower. Light orchid flowers in midseason. Shade to 3/4 sun. `Sundance'- Green with yellow margins; medium; height: ? width: ? Sport of `Aoki' with dark green leaves and a creamy yellow margin. Does well in sun. Lavender flowers in midsummer. (See also `Dawn') `Sunlight Sister'- Yellow; large; height: ? width: ? Lemmon to golden yellow leaves. White flowers. `Super Bowl'- Gold; small; height: ? width: ? Deeply cupped foliage; near white flowers. `Swamp Monster'- Green; large; height: ? width: ? Round, leathery,puckered, intensely rippled, dark green leaves. `Sweet Standard'- Green streaked with yellow-white; medium-large; height: ? width: ? Green ovate leaves are heavily streaked with yellow and white. Fragrant lavender flowers. `Sweet Susan'- Green; large: height: ? width: ? Smooth glossy leaves; fragrant lavender flowers. `Sweetie'- Apple-green with cream edge; medium; height: ? width: ? Huge flowers buds open into fragrant light blue flowers.T
`Tall Boy'- Green; medium-large; height: 20" width: 36" Dark green leaves grow upright. Lavender flowers in summer. `Tall Twister'- Green; medium;height: ? width: ? Vigorous undulating leaves. tardiana `Blue Belle'- See `Blue Belle' tardiana `Blue Blush'- Blue; small; height: 8" width: 18" Blue lanceolate leaves. Lilac flowers midsummer. Slow to establish. tardiana `Blue Danube'- See `Blue Danube' tardiana `Blue Dimples'- See `Blue Dimples' tardiana `Blue Moon'- Blue-green; small; height: 5" width: 9" Tardiana hybrid with heart-shaped, cupped foliage and attractive corrugation. Slug resistant. Near white flowers in July. Shade to 3/4 sun. tardiana `Blue Skies'- Blue; small; height: 8" width: 16" Roundish, pointed, blue leaves grow fairly flat to the ground. Pale lavender flowers in late summer. tardiana `Blue Wedgewood'- Blue-green; small; height: 10" width: 12" Tardiana hybrid with wedge shaped leaves; slug resistant; good growth rate; lavender flowers in July. Shade to 1/2 sun. tardiana `Bright Glow'- Gold; medium; height: ? width: ? Heavy substance; white flowers. tardiana `Dorset Blue'- See `Dorset Blue' tardiana `Hadspen Blue'- Blue; small - medium; height: 12" width: 24" Sharp-pointed, oval leaves almost steel-blue colored. Pest resistant. Slow to mature. Lavender flowers midsummer. tardiana `Hadspen Heron'- See `Hadspen Heron' tardiana `Nicola' See `Nicola' tardiana `Osprey'- See `Osprey' tardiflora- Green; small; height: 10" width: 12" Dense mound of leathery lance-shaped leaves. Whitish flowers in early fall. Shade to full sun. tardiva- Green; dwarf; height: 6" width: 9" Heart-shaped green leaves. Large but few violet flowers in September. Shade to 1/2 sun. `Thumb Nail'- Green; dwarf; height: 2" width: 4" The smallest venista-type seen yet with frosted green leaves. Rapid grower that is stoloniferous. Lilac flowers in midsummer. Shade to 3/4 sun. `Tiny Tears'- Green; dwarf; height: 3" width: 8" One of the smallest hostas. Tiny green leaves. Purple flowers. tokudama- Blue; small-medium; height: 12" width: 18" Heavily corrugated, rounded, cupped blue foliage makes a low wide mound. Near white flowers in early summer. Shade to 1/2 sun. tokudama `Akebono'- Yellow with blue margins; small-medium; height: 12" width: 18" Leaf center is more yellow and blue margin is not as wide or irregular as t. `Aureo-nebulosa.' Shade to 3/4 sun. tokudama `Aureo-nebulosa'- Gold streaked with green margin; medium; height: 12" width: 22" Cup shaped leaves; center streaked and mottled with yellow; wide green margins; white flowers early summer. A beautiful specimen plant. Slug resistant. Slow to increase. Shade to 1/2 sun. tokudama `Flavo-circinalis'- Blue with gold margins; small-medium; height: 12" width: 18" Frosty blue-green leaves with wide irregular gold margins. Light lavender flowers in early summer. Shade to 3/4 sun. tokudama `Golden Bullion'- Gold; medium; height: 12" width: 18" A gold leaves sport of tokudama `Flavo-circinalis.' Grows better than `Golden Medallion.' Pale lavender flowers. tokudama `Golden Medallion'- Gold; medium; height: 15" width: 24" All gold sport of t. `Aureo-nebulosa' with round, puckered leaves. Pest resistant but very slow. Does not do well in a container. White flowers in early summer. tokudama `Little Aurora'- Gold; small; height: ? width: ? Gold puckered leaves. Rapid grower. Smallest tokudama. 1/4 to 3/4 sun. tokudama `Love Pat'- Blue; medium-large; height: 22" width: 18" Improved form of the species tokudama in size, vigor, color, and versatility. Blue leaves are puckered and textured with heavy substance. Many pale lavender flowers in early summer. Shade to 3/4 sun. tokudama `True Blue'- Blue; medium; height: 24" width: 30" Heavy textured lightly rippled foliage. Pest resistant. Orchid-like pale lavender to white flowers. 1/4 to 3/4 sun. `Torchlight'- Green with white margins; medium; height: ? width: ? Dark, satiny green leaves with wavy white margins. Red petioles. tortifrons- Green; small; height: 10" width: 8" Thin green leaves that twist and turn have many undulations. Forms an upright mound. Lots of lilac flowers in the fall. Shade to full sun. tosana- Green; small;height: ? width: ? Lavender flowers are tightly packed on stem . Shade to 1/2 sun. `Trail's End'- Blue-grey; large; height: ? width: ? Huge blue-grey leaves. Near white flowers. `Treasure'- Yellow; medium-large; height: ? width: ? Crinkled golden yellow leaves. White flowers. `True Blue'- See tokudama `True Blue' tsushimensis- Green; height: ? width: ? Spear-shaped leaves. Drought tolerant. Flowers in late summer. Shade to 3/4 sun. `Twinkle Toes'- Gold; small; height: ? width: ? Wavy chartreuse-gold leaves hug the ground. Striped purple flowers.U
undulata- White with green margins; mediun; height: ? width: ? White leaves with green undulating margins. undulata `Albo-marginata'- Two tone green with white margin; small; height: 12" width: 16" Thin creamy-white margin borders a two tone green center. A few green leaves in summer. Pale purple flowers in July. Shade to 1/2 sun. undulata `Erromena'- Green; medium; height: 20" width: 26" Erect, ovate, tapering leaves are medium green. Multipliea fast. Shade to 1/2 sun. undulata medio variegata- Green with white; medium; height: ? width: ? Dark green and white variegated leaves. undulata `Undulata'- see undulata `Variegata' undulata `Univittata'- Green with white center; medium; height: 18" width: 24" Plain green leaves with a clear white stripe down the center. May sport to all green variety `Erromena.' Shade to 1/2 sun. undulata `Variegata'- White with green margins; medium; height: ? width: ? White wavy leaves with green margins. Lavender flowers in July. (mediopicta) undulata `Variegated'- White with green margins; small; height: 12" width: 24" Wavy green leaves with white centers. Pale purple flowers. Shade to 1/2 sun.V
`Valentine Lace'- Blue-green; small; height: 10" width: 24" Forms an attractive mound of wavy, heart-shaped leaves; veins appear "quilted"; lavender flowers mid-summer. `Vanilla Cream'- Gold; small; height: 5" width: 8" Heavily-substanced leaves form a flat mound. Pest resistant. Slow growing. Lavender flowers in summer. 1/2 to full sun. ventricosa- Green; medium-large; height: 24" width: 36" Glossy, heart-shaped, dark green leaves. Violet flowers with bluish stripes in summer. Shade to 1/2 sun. ventricosa `Aureo-maculata'- Yellow with green margins; small-medium; height: ? width: ? Irregular yellowish-green center with dark green margins gradualy turns to a uniform dark green. Not very vigorous. Shade to 1/2 sun. ventricosa `Aureo-marginata'- Green with white edge; medium; height: 24" width: 30" Heart-shaped ldark green leaves have a yellow margin that turns white. Many mauve flowers in midsummer. Shade to 3/4 sun. (Also called ventricosa `Variegata.') venusta- Green; dwarf; height: 4" width: 8" Slightly wavy, green leaves are heart-shaped; stoloniferous; violet flowers with darker veins in early summer. Shade to 1/2 sun. venust `Variegated'- Cream with green margins; small; height: 5" width: 6" Cream centered leaves have a two toned green margin. Stoloniferous. Shade to 3/4 sun. `Vera Verde'- Green with white margin; dwarf; height: 6" width: 15" Small lance-shaped mat green leaves, edged white. Lavender flowers mid-summer. Stoloniferous. `Vilmoriniana'- Green; medium; height: ? width: ? Medium green wavy margined leaves with a flat top. Classic European hybrid cataloged as early as 1866. Purple striped flowers during summer.W
`Wagon Wheels'- Green with yellow margins; medium-large; height: ? width: ? Cupped, corrugated, green leaves have yellow margins. White flowers. `Wahoo'- White with green margins; medium; height: ? width: ? White leaves have green margins. `Weihensthephan'- Green; small; height: ? width: ? Green cordate leaves. White flowers in summer. `Wheaton Blue'- Blue; medium; height: ? width: ? Vigorous blue leaved sport of `Paul's Glory;' lavender flowers. `Whirlwind'- Cream with green margins; small; height: ? width: ? Yellowing white, twisted leaves of heavy substance have dark green margins. Lavender flowers. `White Christmas'- White with green margin; small; height: ? width: ? Snow white leaves with green wavy margins. Lavender flowers. `White Colossus'- White with green margins; small-medium; height: 14" width: 22" Chartreuse leafe that turns white has margins in shades of green. Slow grower. Light orchid flowers in midsummer. Shade to 1/2 sun. `White Magic'- White with green-gold margins; medium; height: 14" width: 20" White centers with wide, irregular, margins of green and gold. Stops you in your tracks when mature. Lots of pale lavender flowers in midseason. Shade to 1/2 sun. `White Ray'- Green with white center; small; height: ? width: ? Wavy, curled green leaves have a brilliant white line through the center. Lavender flowers. `White Shoulders'- Green with white margins; large; height: ? width: ? White margined mutation of plantaginea. White fragrant flowers. `Wide Brim'- Blue-green with cream margin; medium; height: 18" width: 36" Leaves have a blue-green base with a wide irregular cream margin; rapid grower; pale lavender flowers mid-summer. A beautiful specimen plant. Shade to 3/4 sun. `Winning Edge'- Blue-green with white edges; medium; height: ? width: ? Toukadama type leaves with thick white margins; near white margins. `Wogan'- Yellow; small; height: ? width: ? Flat, narrow yellow-gold leaves. Purple flowers. `Wogon Gold'- Yellow; small; height: ? width: ? A poor grower with elongated yellow leaves. `Wrinkles and Crinkles'- Green; large; height: ? width: ? Wavy, heavily corrugated, dark green leaves; white flowers.Y
`Yakushima Mizu'- Green; small; height: ? width: ? Pointed green leaves. Lavender flowers. `Yellow River'- Green with yellow margins; medium; height: 18" width: 24" Nice mound of dark green leaves with yellow margins. Lavender flowers in late summer. `Yellow Splash'- Light green with yellow edge; small; height: ? width: ? `Yellow Splash Rim'- Green with creamy margins; medium; height: ? width: ? Egg-shaped dark green leaves with creamy margins. Very striking and showy.Z
`Zounds'- Gold; large; height: 22" width: 28" Golden, glossy, puckered leaves; pale lavender flowers early in the season. An excellent choice to brighter up shady areas. Slug resistant. Slow. 1/4 to 3/4 sun.
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