Hosta U

All varieties listed will be available for sale
at our North Branch greenhouse beginning
Spring 2023 unless otherwise noted.

Hosta

'Valley's Lemon Squash'

A semi-upright hosta with bright,
lemon-yellow foliage that is
very ruffled. Leaves are held
up on purple petioles.
Matures to 14" tall x 18" wide
Not Available

Hosta

'Velvet Moon'

A very showy variety that is a
tetraploidsport of
'Abiqua Moonbeam'.
It has thicker leaves with a
much wider gold margin.

Not Available

Hosta 'Victory

2015 Hosta of the Year

Eagerly awaiting this one to become mature in the garden. Shiny green leaves with yellow margins which will pale through the season. The very large thick leaves are held upright as they emerge and form a massive mound when mature. A real giant at almost 3 feet tall by over 6 feet wide.

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Hosta 'Viking Ship'

Very large mound of upright
blue-green foliage with rippled margins.
Leaves are very large with a glaucous
coating on top and bottom.
Corrugated leaves with some cupping
to the leaf especially at the base.
Grows very upright.

Grows to 30" x 60"

Spring

Summer
(with some direct sun)

Hosta

'Volcano Island'PP24008

A real nice sport of 'Paradise Island' that has thicker foliage and a wider dark
green margin. Leaves are held red petioles that bleed in to the base of the leaves. A vigorous grower! Matures to 14" x 30" wide.

Hosta 'Vulcan'

A very impressive sport of ‘Captain Kirk’.
Pretty heart-shaped leaves with a pure white center
with dark green margins with a lighter yellow
coloring that jets toward the center.
Matures to 22 inches tall by 36 inches wide.

Hosta 'Waterslide' PPAF

I can't wait to see this one come spring.
Wavy, heavily rippled blue leaves form a
medium sized mound. Foliage has a heavy substance.
Grows to 14" tall by 32" wide.

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc

Hosta

'Wave Runner'

‘Wave Runner’ is a large sport
of ‘Squash Casserole’ with chartreuse green foliage and a wide and heavily rippled, yellow margin. Foliage is slightly corrugated and measures 12”
by 8”. Medium to fast growth rate helps produce a
plant nearly 5 feet wide.

Hosta

'Wheee!' PP23565

Another favorite rippled variety
of mine. This adorable little hosta
has extremely wavy green leaves with creamywhite margins. Leaves have a thick substance
so offer great slug resistance.
Forms showy
mound 12” tall by 28” wide.

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc

Hosta 'Whirlwind'

‘Whirlwind' has pointy leaves are held upright, forming a wavy
mound of foliage that changes throughout the season. The leaves have dark green, streaked margins with greenish veining in the creamy white centers in spring, turning light green, then finally
dark green by late summer.
Grows 20” tall by 40” wide.

Hosta

'White Feather'

Leaves emerge in spring almost
pure white with a hint of green
in the veins, darkening to a
green-cream blend as
the plant matures.
Grows to 8" x 20" wide

Photo courtesy of Garden World, Inc.

Hosta

'White Wall Tire'

A beautiful hosta to watch grow in the spring. Its whirls emerge white and then throughout the season it develops green veining and speckles, then all green by summer. Appreciates good morning sun and grows to 30" wide.

Hosta 'Wiggles and Squiggles'

Bright yellow foliage that is long and thin
with incredibly wavy margins.
Forms a wide, low mounding clump.
Plant in morning sun for
good bright yellow color.
Grows to 10" x 24".

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Hosta 'Wind beneath My Wings'
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A large majestic blue hosta that's
a perfect addition to the shade garden! 'Wind beneath My Wings' has an incredibly large, spreading habit of heart-shaped, ruffled blue leaves. Pale lavender flowers appear in midsummer.

Grows to 30" x 70"

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Hosta
'Winter Snow'

A fantastic white-edged sport of
'Sum and Substance'. This hosta
has a sprawling habit and
grows to 33" x 80" wide.
Leaf size measure 16" x 12".
WOW - that's huge!

Photo courtesy of Garden World, Inc.

Hosta 'Wooly

Mammoth'

A gold-edged sport of
'Blue Mammoth'.
Corrugated foliage that offer
good slug resistance.

Grows to 24" x 60".

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'Wolverine'

This variety has attractive, contrasting, 10 “long, wavy blue foliage with a wide gold margin.
A vigorous grower that quickly
forms into a cascading
mound to 40” wide.

Hosta 'Woodland Elf'

In our opinion, one of the best mini’s
introduced. This easy to grow variety
becomes a compact mound 5” tall by 15” wide
of medium green leaves
with a very thin white to creamy-white margin.
The foliage is slightly wavy and cupped.

Hosta 'World Cup'

This bright gold hosta forms a large, upright
mound of cupped, wavy and corrugated
leaves that are 14” long by 10” wide.
Vigorous grower!

Hosta of the Year 2018

Photo courtesy of Q and Z Nursery

Hosta

'Wrinkle in Time' PPAF

A sport ‘Pilgrim’ that has wavy dark green
leaves and a creamy yellow margins with a grey-green overlap where the
two colors meet. A vigorous grower.
Grows to 9" tall by 29" wide.

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Hosta

'Wu La La'

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

This sport of 'Empress Wu' has
blue-green leaves with striking
apple-green margin, as well
as good substance.
Grows to 4" x 4 " wide.

Hosta 'Yankee Blue'

Dense, medium-sized mound
of thick, wavy blue-green foliage.
A vigorous grower. Shows good
sun tolerance in my garden.
Grows to 20" x 50"

Photo courtesy of Walter's Gardens, Inc.

'Yellow Boa'

Produces a small, dense mound
of slightly rippled gold foliage
that measure 4" x 2".

Not Available

Hosta

'Yellow Polka Dot Bikini'

What can we say, It's gorgeous and a
sport of 'Striptease'. This is it's spring foliage.
Margins will darken as the season progresses.
Grows to 9" x 17"

Limited Availability

Hosta 'Yellow River'

A large, vase-shaped mound of
yellow-margined foliage
with a dark green center. Has a good
growth rate and matures to an
impressive 30" tall by 60" wide.

Not Available