A few favorite hostas – new photos

Hosta Happy Dayz at Walters3

I’ve got hostas on the brain today, since in a few hours, we’ll soon be hosting 420 hosta friends for an intimate dinner, as part of the 2015 American Hosta Society National Convention.

I’m also just back from a road trip to Walters Gardens in Michigan to visit one of the top perennial plant breeders in the world, our friend Hans Hansen.  While there, I snapped quite a few hosta photos, and here are some of my personal favorites.

Hosta ‘Happy Dayz‘ is a sport of the difficult to grow Hosta ‘Orange Marmalade’…a plant that grows fine in a pot, but sulks in the ground.  This mutation has dramatically more vigor and makes a superb garden specimen.

 

Hosta Key West at Walters3

Hosta ‘Key West’ is an enormous gold-leaf hosta with great vigor from our friend, Indiana hosta breeder, Olga Petryszyn.

Hosta Bridal Falls at Walters3

Hosta ‘Bridal Falls’ is a stunning, ruffled leaf introduction from Holland’s Jan van den Top that I just adore.

Hosta Brother Stefan at Hansen Gdn, MI

Here’s one more or Olga’s best hosta creations, Hosta ‘Brother Stefan’, with superb seersuckered leaves.  Hosta ‘Brother Stefan’ was recently voted the hosta of the year for 2017!

1 thought on “A few favorite hostas – new photos”

  1. Barbara Donahue

    Tony, I would love to see Walter’s Gardens soon, I have a cottage not to far from there. Is there a particular time that is best? So enjoyed your Hosta talk a few years back here in Michigan, as you spoke for an hour without glancing at a note. I’m sure your event tonight will be spectacular!

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