Hosta

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I would think hosta is an essential perennial for the northern garden. A perennial bed with hostas only can be boring (unless you are a hosta addict), but a perennial or conifer bed without hosta can be even more boring. It can add an element of large leaf textures that are often absent in northern vegetation (in comparison with tropical environment). It can take full sun to full shade, and is hardy and maintenance free (practically). Unfortunately, it is often expensive, takes years to develop a nice clump, and deers like it.

We started to selectively acquire some hostas in the last couple of years. Although a large selection is available, we do not believe that many of them are distinct enough to lust for. We are not desperate enough to try to acquire large clumps at a high cost (most of the time), and yet we are not particularly keen to wait for several years for small mail order divisions to grow into landscape size clumps. It is a tough call. In any case, most of our new acquisitions tend to be 'smallish'.

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Some examples of hosta usage in our garden

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Our humble hosta collection

Since our hosta collection is still very immature and limited, this section is mainly intended to help ourselves review the status of our hosta collection, and is not of much interest to general viewers.

(This section is under ongoing preparation)

Hosta 'Alex Summer'

Hosta 'Aristocrat'

Hosta 'Blue Angel'

Hosta 'Blue Mammoth'

Hosta 'Blue Umbrella'

Hosta 'Brim Cup'

Hosta 'Chartreuse Waves'

Hosta 'Cherry Berry'

Hosta 'Christmas Tree'

Hosta 'Dancing in the Rain'

Hosta 'Earth Angel'

Hosta 'El Nino'

Hosta 'Eskimo Pie

Hosta 'Fire and Ice'

Hosta 'Fireworks'

Hosta 'Fragrant Blue'

Hosta 'Frances Williams

Hosta 'Golden Standard

Hosta 'Gloden Tiara'

Hosta 'Granary Gold'

Hosta 'Grand Sulphur'

Hosta 'Guacamole'

Hosta 'Gypsy Rose'

Hosta 'June'

Hosta 'June Fever'

Hosta 'Lakeside Dragonfly'

Hosta 'Lemon Frost'

Hosta 'Lemon Lime'

Hosta 'Lemon Tiara'

Hosta 'Lunar Orbit'

Hosta 'Maui Buttercup'

Hosta 'Northern Exposure'

Hosta 'Ogon Amagi'

Hosta 'Pacific Blue Edger'

Hosta 'Patriot'

Hosta 'Pearl Lake'

Hosta 'Pineapple Upside Down'

Hosta 'Radiant Edger'

Hosta 'Regal Splendour

Hosta 'Remember Me'

Hosta 'Sagea'

Hosta 'So Sweet'

Hosta 'Solar Flare'

Hosta 'Stained Glass'

Hosta 'Sum and Substance'

Hosta 'Summer Breeze'

Hosta 'Sun Power'

Hosta 'T Rex'

Hosta 'Whirlwind'

Hosta 'Wide Brim'

Hosta 'Winfield Mist'

Hosta 'Wolverine'

Hosta 'Zounds'

Hosta sieboldiana ' Kabitan'

Hosta sieboldiana 'Great Expectation'

Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'

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