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Hosta 'Lakeside Cupcake' - Hosta (497 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.02 2008 on 12:09:51 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Shade Loving Hosta Lakeside Cupcake | Unique small hosta with elegant variegated leaves which grow in a cup shape. Ivory flowers. ...

Hosta 'Lakeside Dragonfly' - Hosta (577 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.02 2008 on 12:13:24 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Shade Loving Hosta Lakeside Dragonfly | Medium-large hosta with blue-green foliage and irregular white margins. Strong and fast grower. ...

Hosta 'Little Red Rooster' - Hosta (807 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.11 2007 on 09:08:46 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Plantain lily | A cross betwee Hosta Wiggle Worm and Hosta Red Sox. Intriguing reddish colored stems and flower stalks. Pale lavender flowers. Unequaled for their beautiful foliage, low care, and many landscape uses. Hosta provide bright color in the shade with handsome, broad, ribbed foliage in many colors. Very showy from early spring until late fall. ...

Hosta 'Independence' - Hosta (514 readers)

Contributed by amazon 24.09 2007 on 09:44:46 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

(Plantain lily) Sport of Hosta Revolution. Green foliage with irregular white margins, speckled green. Lavender flowers. Unequaled for their beautiful foliage, low care, and many landscape uses. Hosta provide bright color in the shade with handsome, broad, ribbed foliage in many colors. Very showy from early spring until late fall. Excellent for shade, sun or partial shade....they dont need dividing. Grown even in moist locations. Plant 18-24 apart. They take about 1 year to establish themselves ...

Hosta 'Liberty' - hosta (480 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.01 2008 on 09:21:09 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Thick and large, central green leaves with creamy-white margin. . Unequaled for their beautiful foliage, low care, and many landscape uses. Hosta provide bright color in the shade with handsome, broad, ribbed foliage in many colors. Very showy from early spring until late fall. Excellent for shade, sun or partial shade....they dont need dividing. Grown even in moist locations. Plant 18-24 apart. They take about 1 year to establish themselves. ...

Hosta 'Center of Attention' - Hosta (548 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.07 2007 on 11:45:16 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Small to medium hosta. Heart-shaped leaves with creamy yellow centers surrounded by 2-tone green margins whcih also streak into the center. Lavender flowers. PPAF ...

Hosta 'Stiletto' - Hosta (596 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.09 2007 on 11:07:30 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Narrow lance shape foliage, almost grass like with a bright cream edge. A small edger hosta or rockery plant. Interesting undulating leaf formation making it look like its in motion. Ideal for edging a shady border, as a groundcover under trees, or as a patio container plant. Extremely hardy. Prefers partial to full shade, but will tolerate morning sun. Growing in a 3 pot, well rooted and established. Zone: 3-9 ...

Hostas (Gardener's Guide to Growing Series) (2671 readers)

Contributed by amazon 24.11 2006 on 11:07:31 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

As most gardeners have had the pleasure to discover, there is a hosta for almost every garden situation. The Gardeners Guide to Growing Hostas is a beautiful, practical guide for both gardeners and collectors by one of the worlds leading hosta growers. It features essential advice on cultivation, propagation, and garden uses as well as an AZ plant directory listing over 400 cultivars and forms. ...

Hosta 'Bressingham Blue' - Hosta (654 readers)

Contributed by amazon 05.07 2007 on 12:07:28 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

One of the bluest leaved hostas. Heart shaped blue-green leaves. White flowers in July. Foliage is 16-20 inches tall. Outstanding accent in the shade garden. ...

Hosta 'Cherry Berry' - Hosta (557 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 09:28:59 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

A 1991 Lachman hosta, Cherry Berry forms a clump 14 1/2 x 10 high with 18 scapes. A leaf is 6 x 2 1/2; the central white area is surrounded with dark green which bleeds back into the center, establishing a lighter green bridge between the two areas. ...

Hosta 'Brim Cup' - Hosta (626 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.07 2007 on 08:58:14 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Rich, medium green, cupped, seersuckered leaves with a wide white margins; quickly forms a mature clump. Bell shaped white flowers. ...

Hosta 'Ginko Craig' - Hosta (526 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.09 2007 on 11:02:41 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Narrow, lance-shaped, grass-green, with neat, white-edged margins. Clump forming. Prolific, funnel-shaped, violet-orchid, striped flowers in July-August on 18 wiry stems. Easy care plant multiplies rapidly. Ideal for edging a shady border, as a groundcover under trees, or as a patio container plant. Extremely hardy. Prefers partial to full shade, but will tolerate morning sun. Growing in a 4 pot, well rooted and established. ...

The Color Encyclopedia of Hostas (717 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.04 2007 on 12:11:54 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Hostas are consistently voted the gardeners favorite perennial — their clean lines, sumptuous leaves, and elegant flowers offer great potential for striking specimen plantings and also make them the most accommodating of companion plants. The core of this encyclopedia is a fully illustrated collection of the worlds finest hostas. This valuable resource provides a full description and color photograph for more than 750 plants. Informative sections on hosta classification and botany, gardening ide ...

How to Plant Hostas? (3843 readers)

Contributed by mailorderplants4me 24.11 2006 on 10:50:06 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Planting Hostas in soil: Preparation is the key to success. If you can double dig your hosta or flower bed in early autumn and leave the sods of soil intact do not walk over what you dig. Allow the frost in the winter months to break the sods down. Then in Early Spring fork over the soil and rake to the required level. At this stage I would apply an organic slow release fertiliser and rake it in. ...

How to Divide Hostas? (5406 readers)

Contributed by mailorderplants4me 24.11 2006 on 11:16:55 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Early Spring is the best time of year to dig your hostas up and divide them. Usa a garden fork and loosen the soil gently right around the hosta clump then gently place your fork in below the clump and lift it up give it a shake with the fork to loosen the soil. I prefer to wash the clump this serves to make it easier to see the main eyes (growing points) of the hosta plus it also cleans the roots from weed seed and any slug eggs that might be tucked in around the eyes. ...

Ligularia dentata 'Britt Marie Crawford' - Bigleaf Ligularia (602 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.07 2007 on 09:02:59 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Ligularia are big, bold plants that need constant moisture. They are great additions to bogs, seasonally flooded areas, woodland edge or reliably moist shade gardens. They make a wonderful transition from the hosta garden to the woodlands. ...

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Lemon Wave' - Bigleaf Hydrangea (805 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.10 2007 on 10:02:11 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Lemon Wave A wild psychedelic, variable blend of yellow, cream, white and green variegated foliage. Rivals the best of the variegated Hosta on the market. Mauve flowers . FIRST CHOICE AWARD 99. ...

Rodgersia pinnata 'Chocolate Wing' - Chocolate Wing Roger's Flower-Red (1024 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 10:00:58 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Family: Saxifragaceae; Cultivation: Partial shade in moist, well-drained, fertile soil Usage: Excellent plant for the partially shaded, moist border, or the waterside. Nice in combination with blue leaf hosta! Foliage changes color through shades of chocolate, bronze and dark-green. Flowers open pale-pink with a dark-red eye, than deepen to all red. ...

Dicentra spectabilis 'Goldheart' - Bleeding Heart (1855 readers)

Contributed by amazon 16.05 2007 on 09:41:25 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

GoldHeart Bleeding Heart - Dicentra spectabilis Goldheart Family: Fumariaceae Origin: Hybrid origin. A magnificent specimen with golden, iridescent leaves. This stunning plant is topped in the spring with rose-pink flowing flowers. Looks great with hosta. ...

Timber Press Pocket Guide to Hostas (292 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.11 2007 on 12:40:35 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Boasting diverse leaf shape, size, color, and texture, it is no wonder that hostas continue to reign as the most popular perennial plants in North America. Not only are they the supreme plant for shade, but they also can be used in the landscape either as striking specimen plantings or as accommodating companion plants. Few pests bother them, and little maintenance is required, making hostas even more attractive to busy gardeners ...