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Hosta of the Year
American Hosta Growers Selections |
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'June'
2001 Hosta of the Year
This perennial is a sport of 'Halcyon' with gold leaves bordered by a blue and green shaded
margin. The
light center will bleach to creamy-white in bright light. It
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'Sagae'
2000 Hosta of the Year
This hosta has bold green centered leaves with wide creamy yellow margins. A
mounding perennial with pale
lavender flowers on 60" scapes blooms in mid-summer. It does well in shade. |
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'Paul's Glory'
1999 Hosta of the Year
The beautiful gold heart-shaped leaves are bordered by a blue-green streaked
margin. The center fades to white in summer. It is a mounding perennial
with heights to 20" and widths to 60". Medium bell-shaped
lavender flowers bloom in early summer. It does well in shade. |
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'Fragrant Bouquet'
1998 Hosta of the Year
Light apple-green leaves have wide irregular yellow-white
margins. It is a mounding perennial with heights of 12-24"
and widths to 60". Large funnel-shaped fragrant white flowers
bloom in early
summer. It has an excellent growth rate. It does well in shade. |
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'Patriot'
1997 Hosta of the Year
A sport of 'Francee' with the same beautiful dark green centers
and form, but with a much wider crisp white margin. It is very showy!
Lavender flowers bloom in mid-summer. For the best results,
plant in a morning sun location
with moist, rich well drained soil. It grows to heights of
15-20" and widths of 24". It does well in shade. |
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'So Sweet'
1996 Hosta of the Year
This hosta may be the best combination of variegated foliage and fragrant
flowers. It has a fast growth rate in both nursery and landscape
situations. The leaves are 9" long by 8" wide, shiny
and a very
dark green color. Large very fragrant white flowers with pale
lavender tips open on 30" scapes in late summer. A mounding
perennial, it grows to a height of 22" and width of
50". It does well in
shade. |
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