Each year, the American Hosta Growers Association selects the hosta they determine to be best of the new introductions.

 

 

Intense blue leaves have gold

margins in spring.

By summer, the margins

are pure white

 

Pale lilac flowers bloom in July

 

Foliage persists til "first frost"

 

Grows to 28" in diameter

 

Sport of Halcyon

Large blue-green leaves

with wide cream margins

 

Lavender flowers in August

 

Makes a fabulous specimen!

 

Grows to 60" in diameter

 

Variegated form of Blue Angel

 

 

 

Very thick, silvery blue leaves

that demands attention!

 

Lavender flowers in July

 

Grows to 10” in diameter

 

Sport of Blue Cadet

 

 

Golden leaves are

edged with blue green

Colorful leaf patterns intensify

as spring progresses

 

Near white flowers in July

 

Grows to 45" in diameter

 

From Walden West

 

Sport of Abiqua Recluse


2006 'Stained Glass'

This shows it's variegation earlier

and maintains it longer

(a brilliant gold)

 

Fragrant white flowers

bloom in August

 

Grows to 30" in diameter

 

From Hans Hansen

 

Sport of Guacamole

Dark green leaf with a unique

white stripe highlighting the gold

center that becomes more

pronounced with age!


Near white flowers in August


Grows to 42" in diameter

 

Mutation of Gold Standard

An enormous hosta,

with it's glossy gold leaf,

creates a giant clump

 

Very slug resistant


Morning sun, please!

Tolerates full sun


Lilac flowers in August


Grows to 80" in diameter

This queenly plant has an elegant

vase habit and wavy, oval, frosted

blue leaves with cream margins


Orchid flowers in August


It grows to 60" in diameter

The enormous gold leaves

have lovely green margins that
intensify with increased light


Morning sun, please!

 

Fragrant white flowers

bloom in August

 

It grows to 54" in diameter

Thick gold leaves with

blue-green centers that

bleach white in the sun


An extraordinary specimen

for the small garden


White flowers bloom in July


Grows to 24" in diameter

 

Sport of Halcyon

Broad, frosted blue-green leaves

have wide cream margins have

upright, vase-shaped habit


A dramatic specimen!


Lavender flowers bloom in July


Grows to 70" in diameter

This forms a spectacular

clump of brilliant green-

gold leaves with irregular

blue green margins


Lavender flowers bloom in July

 

Grows to 55" in diameter

 

 

Apple green leaves have wide

yellow streaked margins

 

Fragrant white flowers

bloom in August

 

Grows to 30" in diameter

 

The dark green leaves have very wide white margins that persist all season long

Lavender flowers bloom in July


Grows to 30" in diameter

 

Sport of Francee

 

 

Very wide, glossy green leaves have

wide white margins

 

Tolerates full sun

 

Fragrant white flowers

bloom in August

 

Grows to 50" in diameter