(Lambert-Whitacre, 1990) Height 30", bloom 8", season M, Dormant, Diploid, UFo Crispate , Deep burgundy red spider with wide cream throat. (RIGAMAROLE X DIABOLIQUE)

Named after Rosemary Whitacre, she's a beaut!

(Reinke-J., 2008) Height 35in, bloom 9in, season M, Dormant, Diploid, 13 buds, 3 branches, Polymerous 85%, Purple bitone above green extending to creamy gold center throat.
(sdlg X Give Me Eight)

New to the garden in 2016, I'm looking forward to working with this puppy!

(Roberts-N., 1995) Height 28", bloom 9", season MLa, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, Fragrant, UF Crispate, Purple self with yellow throat.

Winterberry Farms & J. Anderson (O) J. Anderson (NIR) 2003
Plant: 16 in. (41 cm) diameter, 10 in. (25 cm) high; mound-like; medium-fast.
Leaf: 5.00 in. (12 cm) long, 5.00 in. (12 cm) wide; 12 pairs of veins; golden yellow; medium green margin; flat; dull on top; dull underneath; deeply cupped and intensely corrugated; nearly round;
Scape: 39 in. (99 cm) long; green.
Flower: bell; Gay, GA - June 1 to July 15;
Clump History: original sport obtained from TC; 2 yrs old; Gay, GA;
Notable Characteristics: Bright yellow cupped leaves with jade green edge; great substance
[Sport of H. 'Maui Buttercups']

2013 Hosta of the Year.

Walters Gardens, Inc. (R) 1987
Plant: 40 in. (102 cm) diameter, 38 in. (97 cm) high; upright;
Leaf: 14.00 in. (35 cm) long, 7.00 in. (17 cm) wide; 7 to 8 pairs of veins; bluish gray; creamy white to creamy yellow margin;
Scape: 40 to 48 in. (102 cm) long;
[Sport of H. 'Krossa Regal']

Still in the process of leafing out in the early spring, this becomes more regal during the season every year!

2003 Hosta of the Year.

H. Hansen (ONIR) 2006

Plant: 32 in. (81 cm) diameter, 17 in. (43 cm) high; upright; medium.
Leaf: 7.50 in. (19 cm) long, 4.00 in. (10 cm) wide; 7 to 8 pairs of veins; blue-grey/green; serrated, undulating margin; dull on top; glaucous bloom underneath; cupped, folded, twisted tip; ovate; tapered, cupped base; petiole is slight amount of red dots.
Scape: 18 to 24 in. (46 cm) long; grey-green.
Flower: 2 in. (5.58 cm) long; reverse interior, near white with lavender flair down petals; bell; Waseca, MN - Aug 15 to Oct 1;
Seed: green seed pod;
Clump History: original seedling; 6 yrs old; Waseca, MN;
Notable Characteristics: combination of undulating leaf margin with serrated edge, cupped leaf base, and often a twist to leaf tip
Seasonal Variation: green in summer
[Hybrid of H. 'Salute']

G. Van Eijk-Bos & Walters Gardens Inc (ONR) G. Van Eijk-Bos & Walters Gardens, Inc (I) 2000
Plant: 0 in. (0 cm) diameter, 0 in. (0 cm) high; mound; moderate.
Leaf: 7.50 in. (19 cm) long, 4.00 in. (10 cm) wide; 9 to 10 pairs of veins; creamy white and green speckled; dark green margin; slightly shiny on top; rounded base;
Scape: 20 to 24 in. (51 cm) long; greenish white.
Flower: 2.75 in. (7.49 cm) long; tubular; Zeeland, MI - Average Period;
[Sport of H. 'Loyalist']

Pic obviously taken in the early spring. I'll try to do better.

(Lenington-G., 1951) Height 34", season M, Diploid, RL2: Red light with markting, bitone, or polychrome.

V. Wade (ONIR) 1987
Plant: 30 in. (76 cm) diameter, 14 in. (36 cm) high;
Leaf: 6.00 in. (15 cm) long, 4.00 in. (10 cm) wide; 6 to 8 pairs of veins; pale yellow;
Scape: 18 in. (46 cm) long;
Flower: Ohio - July 16 - August 5;
[Sport of H. 'Gold Standard']

(Rogers-C., 2006) height 32in (81cm), bloom 6in (15.0cm), season E, Rebloom, Evergreen,Tetraploid, Fragrant, 17 buds, 3 branches, Pink self above yellow throat.
(Hot Pink Fury X Mount Herman Marvel)

Pic to come...

From her LA listing last fall: (Meadow Stiletto x Matoaka Feather) 10" Lavender with a purple feathered eye, pinched sepals and a huge green eye. UFO. 40" scapes.

Walters Gardens, Inc. (OI) E. Elenbaas (N) A. Bergeron (R) 2008

Plant: 15 in. (38 cm) diameter, 12 in. (30 cm) high; mound-like; medium.

Leaf: 6 in. (15 cm) long, 2 in. (5 cm) wide; 5 to 6 pairs of veins; greenish yellow; medium blue-green margin; heavily rippled; wavy; elliptic; rounded base.

Flower: tubular; Zeeland, MI - July 15 to Aug 15;

Clump History: the original sport obtained from t.c.; 2 yrs old; Zeeland, MI;

Notable Characteristics: mutation of H. 'June' with slightly elongated, intensely wavy leaves.

Seasonal Variation: center brightens to gold

[Sport of
H.
'June']

A sport of June, no wonder I loved it at first sight! Check out other pics online - it's a cutie! New to the garden in 2012, will be in very short supply but a very decent sized plant.

W. & E. Lachman (R) 1988
Plant: 42 in. (107 cm) diameter, 23 in. (58 cm) high;
Leaf: 10.00 in. (25 cm) long, 8.50 in. (21 cm) wide; 12 pairs of veins; dark blue green; creamy yellow to near white margin;
Scape: 35 in. (89 cm) long;
Flower: Massachusetts - June 20 - July 15;
[H. 'Banana Sundae' × H. 'Frances Williams']

(Shooter-E., 2009) Height 37in (94cm), bloom 7in (18.0cm), season E, Rebloom, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, 19 buds, 3 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Medium purple with bluish lavender washed eye above green throat.

Hybridizer's pic.

One of my most used parents for possible patterns. It always has a crooked pistal and won't make a pod, but its pollen is very fertile.
If anyone knows how to get a crooked pistal to take pollen, please email me!

M. Zilis (OR) R. Solberg (N) M. Zilis & R. Solberg (I) 2005
Plant: 18 in. (46 cm) diameter, 6 in. (15 cm) high; mound-like; medium.
Leaf: 6.00 in. (15 cm) long, 2.25 in. (5 cm) wide; 3 to 4 pairs of veins; medium green; creamy white margin; heavily rippled; slightly shiny on top; slightly shiny underneath; lance; tapered base;
Scape: 36 to 38 in. (91 cm) long;
Flower: spider; Rochelle, IL - Aug 15 to Oct 1;
Clump History: original sport obtained from TC; 2 yrs old; Rochelle, IL;
Notable Characteristics: white margined sport of the species H. laevigata
[Sport of H. 'Ray of Hope']

What a fabulous look, especially in late August!

(Roberts-N., 1999) Height 50", bloom 9.5", season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, Fragrant, 6 buds, 4 branches, UF Crispate, Light lavender with purple eyezone above green throat.
(Rosy Lights X Lavender Handlebars)

(Joiner-J., 2005) Height 32in (81cm), bloom 8in (20.5cm), season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 28 buds, 4 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Double 90%, Strawberry ice self above light green throat.
(Ruffled Ruckus X Fluttering Beauty)

Chosen for its high BC and hardiness in the north, this will be fun to play with with my UF's!

Pic is the hybridizer's.

(Warrell, 2010) Height 30", bloom 7", season MLa, Dormant, Diploid, 15 buds, 3 branches, UFo Crispate, Dark red with lavender watermark above yellow green throat.
(sdlg X Cold Cold Heart)

One of the most used plants in the garden due to its watermark, which is unusual in a diploid UF. Both pod and pollen fertile.

FABULOUS companion plant, commonly known as Bloody Root, Red Sorrel or Red Dock, perennial which if happy, can easily re-seed.

I've heard that it likes water, but mine got no extra water. I've also heard that it likes shade, so I will be trying it in shade, but mine get quite a bit of sun.

This pic was taken on Nov. 11, 2011 (how odd!) It had been repeatedly hit by frosts, you can see that the hem seedlings around it are going downhill, but every time it got hit by a frost, it popped right back up. And what color it provides! LOVE this plant!

Thanks to Tom Micheletti for introducing me to it!

I'm not sure how it got its nomer, but it's anything but rusty!

K. Watanabe (N) AHS (R) 1996
Plant: 26 in. (66 cm) diameter, 20 in. (51 cm) high;
Leaf: 13 in. (32 cm) long, 10 in. (24 cm) wide; 12 pairs of veins; dull yellow green; bright pale yellow margin; irregular undulations; glaucous green underneath;
Scape: 34 in. (86 cm) long;
[Parentage Unknown]

Very well developed, much larger than what is registered. When Mark Zilis was in my yard for the American Hemerocallis Society's Region 2 Regional, he was extremely impressed, especially when he was told that the original start came from his own lab.:)

2000 Hosta of the Year.

(Warrell, 2005) Height 48", bloom 7.5", season EM, Dormant, Diploid, 28 buds, 5 branches, UFo Cascade , Red with yellow stripe above green throat.
(Holly Dancer X Wildest Dreams)

Note from the hybridizer: "A bud builder with blooms from late June into September this year, with the unusual habit of blooming from proliferations along the scapes."

A VERY long blooming plant and fertile both ways!

H. & D. Benedict (OR) 1995
Plant: 10 in. (25 cm) diameter, 14 in. (36 cm) high; semi-upright; moderate.
Leaf: 8.00 in. (20 cm) long, 4.00 in. (10 cm) wide; 9 pairs of veins; intensely blue green; smooth; glaucous bloom on top; glaucous bloom underneath; cordate base;
Scape: 22 to 26 in. (56 cm) long; glaucous blue.
Flower: 1.25 in. (3.67 cm) long; tubular; Michigan - late July - mid August;
[F-4 seedling of H. 'Dorset Blue' × F-4 seedling of H. 'Dorset Blue']

(Murphy-J.P., 2007) Height 39", bloom 6", season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 12 buds, 2 branches, Spider Ratio 4.17:1, Cherry red with yellow midribs and tan to cream edge above chartreuse throat. (Red Rain X (Chesapeake Crablegs X Red Rain))

Definitely fertile.

(Lambert-Savage, 1971) Height 30", bloom 8", season M, Dormant, Diploid, Very dark red overlaid black with green throat.. (WUTHERING HEIGHTS X MYRTLE BURNETTE)

One of the darkest that I've grown, very cool!

Another very small one from Bill Reinke, very well branched.

(Schwarz-B., 2005) Height 40in (102cm), bloom 8.5in (21.5cm), season M, Dormant, Tetraploid, Unusual Form Cascade, Red self above green throat.
(sdlg X Tet. Satan's Curls)

A shocker with its green throat, it's a very strong plant in my yard.

(Burkey, 2005) Height 34", bloom 7", season MLa, Dormant, Diploid, 22 buds, 5 branches, UFo Crispate, Bright pink with deep pinkish rose band above tiny green heart throat. (Willie Belle X Jurassic Spider)

NOT WIDELY GROWN, VERY special personality on this one and better bud count than on Clayton's windy mountain!

(NOT REGISTERED)
Jim's Hostas has it as:
Introduced by Anderson
Miniature to Small. Gold centered with variously splotched and green flecks. Sport of 'Cheatin Heart.'

This is a mini in my garden.

(Roberts-N., 1997) Height 32", bloom 8.5", season M, Dormant, Diploid, Spider Ratio 5.20:1, Lavender blend with a green throat.

STOUT MEDAL recipient, 2009.

I have both the dip and tet versions, both very pollen fertile.

(Reed, 2007) Height 36", bloom 6", season EM, Dormant, Diploid, 20 buds, 3 branches, UFo Crispate, Lavender with dark lavender pencil eye above lemon throat. (sdlg X unknown)

This is an image of one scape. If it were to be shown in an AHS Show, it would have won Queen of Show hands down. Blooms are always great, but on this scape, the placement of them were perfect. You can see that not one of them interfered with each other.

Terra Nova Nurseries - NR
Introduced 2004
8" tall, 18" wide
Flower 15" scape, lavender flowers.
Tetraploid sport of Veronica Lake.
Not widely available.

K. Vaughn (O) P. Aden (R) 1986
Plant: 22 in. (56 cm) diameter, 14 in. (36 cm) high;
Leaf: 7.00 in. (17 cm) long, 4.50 in. (11 cm) wide; 4 pairs of veins; green; white margin;
Scape: 22 in. (56 cm) long;
Flower: New York - August 2 - August 27;
[Selected Seedling]

1996 very first Hosta of the Year

(Roberts-N., 2009) Height 30", bloom 6", season M, Dormant, Diploid, 30 buds, 4 branches, UFo Crispate , Yellow with burnt rose edge above vivid green throat.
(unknown X unknown)

When Soaring Bird was initially selected in Florida, it was 52". In 2011, the two scapes were 42" and 46" in my garden. Looking forward to seeing what it will do next year. Love the upright foliage.

Holding for increase
,
it has not be introduced yet and is very, very RARE.

This image was not taken in the spring as the foliage emerged. It was taken in the fall and you can see how upright it is, rather than the normal arching foliage.

This image was taken in FL and you can see that it does indeed soar above the rest!

Sikes, 1990 Height 25", bloom 6", season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, Deep rose blend with big bright green throat.
(Ronda X Southern Charmer)

Initially I had purchased this plant because I had seen it in bloom in two different gardens as a poly. I have since fallen in love with its hot pink color. (Color on the first pic on the collage is off.)

It has since given me some great seedlings, but only time will tell...

(Lambert-Whitacre-JA., 1997) Height 26in (66cm), bloom 7in (18.0cm), season M, Dormant, Diploid, Dark red black self with a yellow throat. (Black Cat X Faustus)

(Roberts-N., 2003) Height 32in (81cm), bloom 9in (23.0cm), season MLa, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, 16 buds, 4 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Lavender self above yellow green throat. (Parentage unknown.)

Oak Hill Daylilies reports "5 way branching and 46 buds. A bud builder." I HAD to get it!

(Roberts-N., 2001) Height 34in (86cm), bloom 8in (20.5cm), season EM, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 27 buds, 3 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Old rose pink self above yellow green throat.

GREAT BC and is very very fertile.

P. Aden (R) 1986
Plant: 14 in. (36 cm) diameter, 18 in. (46 cm) high;
Leaf: 10.00 in. (25 cm) long, 5.00 in. (12 cm) wide; 5 pairs of veins; white; green margin;
Scape: 30 in. (76 cm) long;
Flower: tinged with white; New York - July 15 - August 10;
[unknown × H. 'Green Fountain']

H. Hansen (ON) H. Hansen & Shady Oaks Nursery (IR) 1999
Plant: 32 in. (81 cm) diameter, 15 in. (38 cm) high; ; fast.
Leaf: 10.50 in. (26 cm) long, 7.00 in. (17 cm) wide; 9 to 10 pairs of veins; golden yellow; dark green margin; dull on top; dull underneath; cordate base;
Scape: 30 in. (76 cm) long;
Flower: 3 in. (8.12 cm) long; lavender stripes; tubular; Waseca, MN - late period;
[Sport of H. 'Guacamole']

2006 Hosta of the Year.

Star Spangled (Lambert, 1965) Height 24", bloom 8", season E, Evergreen, Diploid, Fragrant, Spider Ratio 5.40:1, Grayish rose blend.

This picture is very odd - it's usually is a graceful cascade.

NOTE: This usually peaks around the Fourth of July for me, very appropriate, as it looks like fireworks going off in a clump!

(Michaels, 2014) Height 38in (96cm), bloom 8in (20.5cm), season M, Dormant, Diploid, 21 buds, 5 branches, Unusual Form Crispate-Spatulate, Cream pink with light salmon eye over cream yellow throat.
(Cheap Quills X Banshee Cradlesong)

Chosen for its BC and personality, this should work great with some things that need to be skinnied up. Linda's also reported that it can repeat for her, which is good news for me!

Pic is the hybridizer's.

C. & R. Thompson (R) 1991
Plant: 36 in. (91 cm) diameter, 20 in. (51 cm) high;
Leaf: 6.00 in. (15 cm) long, 4.00 in. (10 cm) wide; 6 to 7 pairs of veins; chartreuse; dark green margin; satiny on top; cordate base;
Scape: 24 in. (61 cm) long;
Flower: Virginia - 3 weeks in July;
[Sport of H. 'Gold Standard']

2005 Hosta of the Year - great grower!

(Brooks-BB, 2004) Height 35in (89cm), bloom 7in (18.0cm), season MLa, Dormant, Diploid, Unusual Form Crispate, Plum with lighter veining above green to gold throat.

There aren't enough supurlatives to describe this color.

(Gossard, 2006) Height 55", bloom 10", season M, Rebloom, Evergreen, Diploid, Very Fragrant,30 buds, 5 branches, Unusual Form Cascade-Spatulate, White self above green throat. (Heavenly Angel Ice X Lavender Handlebars)