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abiqua 'Drinking Gourd' 46cm. Specimen. Blue-green leaves are rounded, rippled, cupped and held upright. Heavy substance. White flowers.
abiqua 'Moonbeam' 65cm. Specimen. Heart-shaped leaves have a wide border of chartreuse with a blue centre. Near white flowers in early summer.
'Abba Dabba Doo' 60cm. Specimen. Long rippled leaves, green centres with wide gold margins. Sun tolerant. Lavender flowers.
'Allan P. Mcconnel' 20cm. Edger. Compact, rapid grower with green and white leaves.
'American Halo' 50cm. Specimen. Large dark blue-green puckered leaves with wide creamy white to light green margins forms a broad clump. {new}
'American Sweetheart' 40cm. Medium. The leaves have white centers with very wide green margins. {new}
'August Moon' 50cm. Med. large. Classic gold leaves are deeply crinkled. Near white flowers in July. Sun tolerant.

'Blaze of Glory' 50cm. Specimen. 30cm long by 20cm. wide lemony gold leaves, slightly wavy, good substance. Near white flowers in July. Medium grower. {new}
'Blue Angel' 90cm. Specimen. Large, heavily-textured blue leaves. White flowers in August.
'Blue Ivory' 40cm. Medium. Very blue centers with very wide creamy white margins, excellent substance and pest resistance. Sport of H. 'Halcyon' {new}
'Blue Mouse Ears' 20cm. Small, cupped, low, tight mound with a very attractive flower display. Leaves are 2.5" long by 2.25" wide, bluish green, nearly round shape, very thick substance. {new}
'Blue Wedgwood' 35cm. Ground cover or edger. Wedge-shaped leaves are a nice grey-blue with thick substance offering good slug resistance. Slow to establish. Lavender flowers in July. Tolerates partial sun.
'Bright Lights' 25cm. Small. Beautiful puckered gold leaves with wide blue-green margins. Full shade to 1/2 sun.
'Brim Cup' 35cm. Medium sized hosta. Rich green leaves with broad irregular creamy yellow edges.
'Brother Stephan' 50cm. Specimen. Stunning. Bright chartreuse with very wide blue-green margins, very corrugated leaves of heavy substance. Slug resistant. {new}

'Caerula' 90cm. Specimen. Large, frosted blue leaves with heavy substance. Showy white flowers in late July.
'Captain Kirk' 45cm. Specimen. Wide golden center, surrounded by a very wide dark green edge. Stunning. 18 'tall by 30"wide.
'Carnival' 40cm. Specimen. Medium green with bright yellow margins. Lavender flowers.
'Center of Attention' 25cm. Medium. Slightly cupped thick glossy golden yellow to ivory center with wide margin of dark olive green. Nice streaking towards center. {new}
'Cherry Berry' 25cm. Specimen. Lance-shaped leaves with dark green margins have streaking, creamy white centres. Red leaf petioles and flower stems. Striking hosta. Lavender flowers.
'Chinese Sunrise' 35cm. Ground cover. Narrow, lance-shaped, chartreuse green leaves with a subtle, darker green margin. Rapid grower and good edger. Lavender flowers.
'Christmas Tree' 45cm. Specimen. A Classic. Large, wide, deep-green leaves with creamy white edge. Heavily corrugated leaves. Lavender flowers.
'Cinnamon Sticks' 25cm. Specimen. Pale green leaves. Petioles covered with red dots. Lavender flowers.
'Cracker Crumbs' 13cm. Miniature. A dwarf, dense, rounded mound of gold-centered, with a 1/2" green margin. The leaves are 3" long by 2.5" wide. Fast grower. {new}

'Daybreak' 30cm. Medium. One of the deepest gold varieties, 'Daybreak' has heavy texture and prominent veins. {new}
'Days End' 65cm. Specimen. Giant leaves are medium green with wide gold margin. Lavender flowers.
'Dixie Chicks' 15cm. Dwarf. Small, thick, glossy green foliage surrounded by a nice creamy white margin. As the plant matures, the white edges become even wider as the season progresses. Large showy flowers on 12" scapes. {new}
'Dream Queen' 45cm. Specimen. Bold variegation, puckered heart-shaped leaves have wide blue-green margins and creamy yellow centers. Fast grower with good sun tolerance. 18" X 40" {new}
'Dream Weaver' 55cm. Sport of 'Great Expectations' with a wider blue-green border allowing more vigour. H: 20" W: 24"

'El Nino' 30cm. New sport of 'Halcyon' with wide white border, wavy textured edges contrasts over blue foliage. 30 x30 cm. (12 x 12")
'Emerald Ruffcut' 30cm. Medium-large. Sharply contrasting gold-green variegation. Strong green border. Leaves are heavily rippled and pointed. {new}
'Eskimo Pie' 60cm. Specimen. Sport of Northern Exposure with reverse variegation, large round puckered blue-green leaves with chartreuse streaking and creamy yellow centers, the yellow centers fade to creamy white by mid summer. White flowers. Strong grower H: 24" W: 36" {new}

fluctuans 'Sagae' 70cm. Specimen. Outstanding hosta with frosted blue-green leaves with a wide irregular yellow margin. Upright habit. Hosta of the Year 1987 and still holds its own amongst newer cultivars.
fortunei 'Aureomarginata' 45cm. Ground cover. A classic hosta with dark green leaves and a golden yellow border. Lilac flowers in late August.
'Fire and Ice' 25cm. Specimen. Extremely flashy hosta with dark green leaves with white centres. Reversed sport of 'Patriot' Protect from full sun. Lavender flowers.
'First Frost' 40cm. Medium. Foliage colors change from a combination of blue (center) with gold (margin) to dark green & creamy white {new}
'Forest Fire' 50cm. Medium. Wavy-edged chartreuse leaves darkened by blue veining, with broad, creamy-gold margins. White flowers. {new}
'Fragrant Dream' 35cm. Medium. Its leaves have good substance but are not overly thick. They start out dark green overlaid with gray green in the center and edged in cream green. The edging fades to cream with the heat. Slug resistant. {new}
'Francee' 60cm. Ground cover. Elongated leaves are dark green with a strong, clean white margin. Rapid grower. Lavender flowers.
'Frances Williams' 80cm. Specimen. Selected as the overall best hosta by the Hosta society. Large, round, puckered leaves with a broad yellow margin and a blue-green centre. Pale lavender flowers in July. Sun tolerant.
'Fried Green Tomatoes' 65cm. Specimen. Large, frosty green leaves that darken with the season. Vigorous grower. Fragrant, near white flowers.
'Frosted Dimples' 30cm. Compact mound . Intensely blue green leaf with a cream to golden yellow margin {new}

'George Smith' 40cm. Leaves have a bright yellow-gold centre and it grows into a beautiful clump about 15-18" tall. This sport exhibits great vigor and multiplies well. Topped with near white flowers in midseason. {new}
'Ghost Spirit' 45cm. Medium sized hosta with blue-green edges and irregular pure white center. Leaves first appear greenish but slowly more and more white shows up. Variegation reverts back and forth from year to year and within the same year. H: 12" W: 20" {new}
'Ginko Craig' 25cm. Edger. Small, dark green, heart-shaped leaves with a white margin. Rapid grower. Lavender flowers in August. H: 10" W: 12"
'Gold Regal' 50cm. Specimen. Huge, chartreuse leaves with a dusty blush. Upright growth habit. Impressive as mature clump. Lavender flowers.
'Gold Standard' 60cm. Ground cover. Showy, light gold leaves with a dark green border. Best in full shade. Lavender flowers.
'Golden Prayers' 30cm. Edger. Unique upright form with narrow bright gold leaves. Lavender flowers.
'Guacamole' 30cm. Specimen. Chartreuse gold leaves with wide green margins. Large, fragrant white flowers in late summer.
'Guardian Angel' 60cm. Specimen. Leaves are heart-shaped with a distinct point emerging with a misted white and green center and a blue to blue-green margin. {new}
'Gypsy Rose' 50cm. Medium. Very showy broad creamy-white centers cover haft the thick leaves. Slow growing reverse of 'Striptease' {new}

'Halcyon' 50cm. Edger. Medium-size, chalky-blue leaves. One of the best blues we have. Slow grower. Violet flowers.
'Hanky Panky' 35cm. This unusual hosta starts out with a green center and a cream misted green margin separated by a creamy white strip, then the colors reverse so that by fall the center is creamy yellow and the margin greenish with a creamy white strip. {new}
'Hidden Cove' 15cm. Dwarf. Arrow-shaped leaves emerge in the spring a shiny green and as the season progresses the center slowly turns yellow with green streaks {new}
'High Society' 20cm. Dwarf. Slow-growing clump of powder-blue leaves is highlighted by a narrow central pattern that emerges gold and then morphs to white. Sport of H. 'June' {new}

'Independance Day' 25cm. Medium. The dark green leaves have a wide creamy-white margin speckled with green. A reversed sport of H. 'Revolution' Heavy substance. {new}
'Inniswood' 60cm. Specimen. Bright gold heart-shaped leaves with bluish-green centre. Slug-resistant. Very elegant hosta. Pale lavender flowers in June.
'Invincible' 25cm. Edger. Very glossy, bright-green leaves. Tolerates sun. Masses of fragrant lavender flowers in August. H: 10" W:15"

'Janet' 35cm. Medium. Small and very striking, light chartreuse, cream leaves are bordered dark green. The centre goes white as the season progresses. Requires shade, slow grower. H: 14" W: 24" Lavender flowers.
'Janet Day' 45cm. Medium. Sport of H. Janet. In early spring the center of the leaves are ivory, bordered with a narrow dark green margin.
'Jimmy Crack Corn' 45cm. Medium. Large gold leaves with deeply impressed veins are margined with a wonderful piecrust edge. Forms a large clump with its leaves held horizontally. {new}
'June' 30cm. Specimen. A very distinct hosta, one of our favourites. Blue leaves with creamy centres that change to dark chartreuse depending on amount of light. Hosta of the Year 2001. Lavender flowers.

'Kabitan' 20cm. Small . Narrow, wavy dark-green leaves with iridescent yellow centre, that lightens later in the season. H: 18" W: 12" Dark purple flowers.
'Kathryn Lewis' 25cm. Thick gold-centered leaves are pointed with a narrow blue-green margin. Clear light green hosta with good vigour.
'Katie Q' 45cm. Medium. Leaves are 7"long by 4"wide, dark green center with a 1/2 " wide gold margin, slightly wavy. Medium to fast grower. {new}
'Krossa Regal' 70cm. Specimen. Vase shaped with upright frosted blue leaves. Very slug resistant. Lavender-blue flowers stalks can be 4 feet tall. Tolerates sun. H:27" W: 24"

'Lakeside Beach Captain' 50cm. Medium-large. The blue-green leaves have a creamy yellow center with a heavy substance. {new}
'Lakeside Cha Cha 45cm. Medium. The leaves are light green with a creamy white margin. {new}
'Lakeside Cupcake' 15cm. Small. In spring the leaves have blue-green margins and gold centers, by summer the margins brighten to blue and the center turns creamy white. Lavender flowers on 12" scapes. {new}
'Lakeside Love Affair' 45cm. Mid-size . White centered leaf with a wide dark green margin, slightly wavy and smooth textured. {new}
'Lemon Frost' 20cm. Small. Small flat mound of bright gold feathery foliage with a clean white margin. Sport of H. 'Lemon Lime'. Vigorous grower. {new}
'Lemon Lime' 15cm. Miniature edger. Small, narrow-leaved, chartreuse sport that holds its colour well. Lavender flowers in July. Best planted in groups. Tolerates some sun.
'Liberty' 30cm. Specimen. Thick and large, central green leaves with creamy-white margin. slow growing. H: 12" W: 16" {new}
'Little Aurora' 20cm. Small. Leaves are bright gold, cupped and puckered. Sun tolerant {new}
'Little Sunspot' 15cm. Small mound of variegated, heart-shaped basal leaves which have yellow centers and green margins Slug resistant. {new}
'Love Pat' 55cm. Specimen. Beautiful intense, blue cup-shaped leaves are very puckered. Slow growing. Slug resistant. Pale lavender flowers in late summer. H: 20" W: 24"
'Loyalist' 70cm. Medium large mound of green margined white leaves. Sport of Patriot.

montana 'Aureo-Marginata' 50cm. Background. Large green leaves have an irregular gold band. Slow-growing but very impressive with age. Pale lavender flowers in early summer.
'MacKawa' 45cm. Medium. An unusual broad leaved, flattened, slightly twisted sun tolerant hosta. 18"X 30". The green leaves are strongly ribbed.
'Maple Leaf' 60cm. Large mound of blue-green foliage with a yellow margin. Size: 24" H by 30" wide. Sport of Frances Williams {new}
'Minuteman' 38cm. Specimen. Very shiny, dark green leaves with white borders. Slightly corrugated and sun tolerant. Superior sport of 'Francee' that resembles 'Patriot'. Lavender flowers. H: 15" W: 24"
'Morning Light' 30cm. Golden heart shaped leaves with irregular green margins. 12"X 20"

nigrescens 75cm. Background. Dusty grey-green leaves with a heavy substance form an impressive upright clump. Pale lavender flowers.
'Night Before Christmas' 45cm. Specimen. Extremely showy hosta with long creamy white leaves with a dark green margin. Pale lavender flowers.

'Olive Bailey Langdon' 60cm. Specimen. Large leaves with gold margins and blue green centres, thick and corrugated. White flowers.
'Orange Marmalade' 70cm. Specimen. Sport of 'Paul's Glory' with near orange leaves with dark green margins in spring. Leaves first emerge a bright golden yellow with tangerine accents, centers quickly turn to yellow, H: 28" W:36" {new}

'Paradigm' 60cm. Specimen. Forms 3' wide clumps with glossy bright gold leaves surrounded by wide irregular dark blue-green margins, bold corrugated leaves. Slug resistant. Fast grower. Hosta of the year 2007. H: 20" W:36"
'Pathfinder' 40cm. Small H: 16". Dark green margin; white center with many green speckles. Thick substance. Medium growth rate. Bright shade {new}
'Patriot' 30cm. Specimen. Bold and striking hosta. Extremely wide, almost pure white margins, with a bright green centre. Lavender flowers.
'Paul Revere' 40cm. Specimen. Wide dark green margins with a creamy white centre. Sport of 'Patriot'. Lavender flowers.
'Paul's Glory' 45cm. Specimen. A Kiwi favourite! Gold, heart-shaped corrugated leaves, bordered by blue streaked margin. Spectacular when mature. Pale lavender flowers.
'Peanut' 15cm. Small. Striking small mound of white-centered, heavily corrugated foliage with a sharp contrast between the leaf center and margin. Leaves are 4" long by 2 3/4" wide. {new}
'Pineapple Upside-down Cake 50cm. Specimen. Unique and striking, with long, wavy and rippled leaves of golden yellow with a dark green margin. Lavender flowers.
'Pizazz' 30cm. Specimen. Heart-shaped, frosted blue leaves with light cream, wavy margin. Very striking. Masses of white flowers July.
'Powder Blue' 45cm. Specimen. A huge Hosta with very broad mounds of stunning powder blue leaves, corrugated with thick substance and good slug resistance. {new}
'Praying Hands' 45cm. Medium. Unique Hosta forms clumps of upright facing foliage, the upright narrow leaves remain curled and have a thin creamy edge on the wavy margins. {new}
'Prima Donna' 45cm. Medium. Dark green leaves with a yellow edge that changes to a creamy white as the season progresses {new}

'Queen Josephine' 35cm. Dark green leaves with creamy yellow margins. Shiny leaves with sharp contrast in variegation make this an outstanding Hosta. Lavender flowers.

'Rainforest Sunrise' 25cm. Med. small. Leaves are 6"long by 5"wide, bright gold in the center with a 1/4" wide, dark green margin, cupped with good substance. {new}
'Rascal' 30cm. Specimen. The pale yellow leaves are bordered with a deep green margin. Contrast increases during the season. Prefers a bright location {new}
'Regal Splendor' 70cm. 2003 Hosta of the Year. Frosty blue leaves with creamy yellow white margins. Heavy substance.
'Reversed Patriot' 35cm. Specimen. Similar to H. 'Fire and Ice' but faster growing, forms a perfect mound of oval-shaped leaves with pure white centers and dark green margins. {new}
'Revolution' 50cm. Specimen. Unusual, speckled green leaves with black-green edge and creamy centres.
'Robert Frost' 60cm. Specimen. Rounded blue green leaves and a wonderful wide creamy yellow margin that changes to white in late summer. {new}

sieboldiana 'Elegans' 80cm. Specimen. Classic, large, powdery-blue leaves are heavily corrugated. Forms an enormous clump with time. Still one of the best blue-leaved specimens. White flowers in July.
'Snowcap' 45cm. Specimen. Blue-green leaves and wide creamy white margins. Heavy substance. Near white flowers.
'So Sweet' 50cm. Edger. Fast growing, glossy, green leaves with a wide white margin. Forms a very clean, showy mound. Hosta of the Year 1996. Very fragrant white flowers.
'Spilt Milk' 40cm. {new}
'Star-kissed' 75cm. Specimen. Slightly wavy, gold-margined foliage with a center changing to dark green. Flower scapes are 40". {new}
'Stiletto' 15cm. Dwarf, edger. Narrow, lance-shaped, green leaves with a creamy-gold margin. Novelty hosta with compact growth. Short lavender flowers.
'Striptease' 50cm. Specimen. Dark green leaf with yellowish green centre and unique strip of white down the centre. Very showy. Violet flowers on tall scapes.
'Sugar and Cream' 60cm. Specimen. Creamy, white margined sport of 'Honeybells.' Fast growing Fragrant, pale whitish lavender flowers in August.
'Sugar Daddy' 45cm. Specimen. Large cupped blue-green leaves with white streaks and margins, heavy substance, slug resistant {new}
'Sum and Substance' 75cm. Specimen. Very large leaves with heavy substance are chartreuse green to gold. Plants tolerate full sun. The leaves stay more chartreuse in the shade. Lavender flowers in August. Spectacular when mature.
'Summer Breeze' 55cm. Medium. Sport of 'Summer Music.' Dark green leaves with a wide, irregular, chartreuse to yellow margin. {new}
'Summer Fragrance' 65cm. Specimen. Large, deep green leaves with a narrow, uniform creamy-white margin. Fragrant mauve flowers in August.
'Sun Power' 60cm. Background. One of the very best and strongest golds. Ruffled, bright gold leaves form an upright, very distinctive clump. Pale lavender flowers.
'Sweet Home Chicago' 18cm. Medium size mound. Gold-centered, green-margined; colours intensify during the growing season {new}

tardiana 'Blue Moon' 20cm. Dwarf. Neat mound of blue foliage with good substance. Masses of white flowers in late summer.
tokudama 35cm. Ground cover. Slow growing, crinkled and cupped blue leaf. Near white flowers. Slug resistant. tokudama 'Flavocircinalis' 45cm. Specimen. Broad, blue green leaves with irregular gold margins. Heavily corrugated with strong substance. Near white flowers.
'Tiny Tears' 5cm. Dwarf. Tiny green leaves form a neat mound. Good addition for the rock garden. Abundant purple flowers.
'Titanic' 70cm. Large specimen. The huge leaves are gold-edged. 40 ". Beautifully ribbed foliage and bright margin.
'Tom Schmid' 80cm. Specimen. This sport of H. 'Krossa Regal' makes a stunning 3' wide semi-upright clump of steel-blue foliage surrounded by a pure white border. In midsummer, the clumps are topped with 5' tall scapes of lavender flowers. {new}
'Touch of Class' 40cm. Medium-small, a tetraploid sport of June with more vivid colour and greater substance, waxy blue-green heart-shaped leaves with bright chartreuse-gold centers and green streaking, slug resistant, tolerates partial sun H:16" W: 22" {new}
'Tranquility' 30cm. Specimen. Very attractive blue green leaves, with wide rippled gold margin. Heavy substance. Lavender flowers.
'T-Rex' 70cm. Specimen. Huge leaves(18 X 20") are bluish green and heavily puckered. 70 X 75 cm. (27 X 30")
'Twilight' 50cm. Specimen. Eye catching, shiny hosta with heavy, rugose leaves with wide yellow margins and deep green centres. Lavender flowers. {new}
'Twilight Time' 28cm. Medium mound of bright blue moderately rippled foliage. Leaves are 8"long by 3.5 "wide. {new}

'Wide Brim' 30cm. Medium, ground-cover. Leaves are blue green at the centre with a wide, irregular cream margin. Forms a low spreading mound. Looks great planted under Krossa Regal or under shrubs. Strong grower with attractive large lavender flowers. Sun.
'Winter Snow' 60cm. Specimen. Forms huge shiny light green leaves with wide white margins, deep veins and wavy edges. {new}
'Wolverine' 50cm. Narrow and lance-shaped blue leaves are variegated with yellow edges. 20 X 20"
'Wooly Bully' 50cm. 50cm. Variegated sport of H. 'Blue Boy' . Clear golden-yellow margins contrast with the blue foliage. Lavender flowers. {new}
'Wooly Mammoth' 60cm. Specimen. Outstanding gold margins nicely contrast the blue-green center. Slow to medium growth rate. Leaves are 12" long by 9"wide, thick substance. Flower scapes are 36". {new}
'Wylde Green Cream' 20cm. Medium. Leaves are shiny with gold centers, outlined with dark green margins to create a stunning contrast. {new}

'Zounds' 50cm. Specimen. Bright gold leaves are wrinkled and puckered and seem to glow in a dark corner. Pale lavender flowers.

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Hostas
	Striking, low maintenance shade plants with cultivars ranging from miniature to giant, in a variety of different shades of blues, greens and yellows. Flowers are attractive lily shaped flowers on tall spikes.