BEL AVENIR (Cayeux 2008)
Standards soft lemon, more intense at the base, falls cream white with a wide deep blue-violet border, edges waved. Beards orange, edged with yellow. Slight pleasant fragrance of the flowers. Beautiful iris, the best of this combination of colours.
LIBELLULE DE SOLOGNE (Bourdillon 2005)
Standards white, light blue violet midrib, falls light blue-violet, paler around the beard and on shoulders. Beards white with long light blueviolet flounces. Beautiful French iris of the Space Age Type.
PURE INNOCENCE (Sutton 2006)
Flowers heavily ruffled, white. Standards palest lavender at base. Beards white tipped yellow, elongated to white flounces. Slight sweet fragrance. Height 85 cm. Belongs to the Space Age group.
SHARP DRESSED MAN (Johnson 2010)
Standards iridescent medium purple, falls elegantly ruffled, purple black, velvety texture with slightly lighter rim. Beards prominent bright orange. Pleasant sweet fragrance. Robust and healthy growth, very ellegant iris.
PALLIDA subsp. ILLYRICA
Natural species growing on sunny, dry, rocky slopes (Albania, Serbia, Croatia,...) . Fully frost-resistant in Czech Republic and Germany. Standards blue, falls violet-blue, bented down. Beards white, blue at tips. Height 40-50 cm. Flowering time April / May. Fine iris for sunny rock gardens.
PALLIDA ALBA
Natural species growing on sunny places, fully frost-resistant in Czech Republic and Germany. Standards white, falls white, bented down. Beards white. Height 50-60 cm. Flowering time May. Fine iris for sunny flowerbeds.
germanica Spectabilis
Standards blue to blue-violet, falls blue-violet, bent down, around the white bears with a fine pattern. Height 40-50 cm. Blooms in May. Nice iris, especially suitable for sunny rock gardens. Flowering time April / May. Fine iris for sunny rock gardens.
FLORENTINA
Flowers of a very faintly bluish shade rather than pure white with some greenish-yellow veining on the haft and a deep yellow beard. Wild species, coming from Italy and Southern Europe. Flowers very pleasantly fragrant!
OH BABE (Anderson 1981)
Standards deep gold, falls white ground with broad band of dark red brown plicata markings, deep gold in center, light brown edge. Beards deep yellow. Healthy growth.
PEGGY ANNE (Sutton 2007)
Standards and falls purple black, irregularly streaked silver, ruffled. Beards black purple tipped old gold. Slight sweet fragrance. Unique broken color pattern.
PRINCESSE CAROLINE DE MONACO (Cayeux 1998)
Pure light blue self, strongly ruffled. Beards orange red. Sweet floral fragrance. Perfect growth habit, and bud counts. Beautiful sort.
STAINED GLASS - fragrant hosta
Large heart-shaped leaves bright yellow in the center, dark green on the edges, irregular transitions between the two colors are light green. It blooms in late summer with very fragrant, pale lavender-purple flowers. Plant height 50 cm. A beautiful variety, very fragrant flowers, suitable for semi-shaded habitats, tolerates sunlight well.
CATHEDRAL WINDOWS - fragrant hosta
Large leaves with a wide dark green margin and yellow center. Large, nearly white flowers are fragrant! Bloom in late summer. Height of plant 50 cm. Excellent tetraploid sort with fragrant flowers, sun tolerant.
DIANA REMEMBERED - fragrant hosta
Shiny, blue-green leaves with a very wide, creamy yellow border. Vigorous Hosta plantaginea hybrid. Flowers white, very fragrant in late summer. Plant height 50 cm. A beautiful variety named after the late Diana, Princess of Wales, suitable for semi-shaded habitats, tolerates sunlight well.
PLANTAGINEA GRANDIFLORA - fragrant hosta
Leaves large (up to 30 cm), oval, bright light green, shiny to waxy surface with deeply engraved longitudinal veins. In late summer, it blooms with large (up to 13 cm long), pure white, very fragrant flowers. Compared to other hostas, it can tolerate quite a lot of sun. Plant height 50 cm.
TOM SCHMID - large hosta
Long blue leaves with thin white margin and upright growth. Plant height 60-70 cm, flowers lavender, tall flowering stems - up to120 cm.
RISKY BUSINESS - medium hosta
Deep green, oblong-lanceolate leaves with a contrasting white central stripe. Flowers lavender. Plant height 40 cm, width 50 cm. An excellent cultivar with a symmetrical growth, a very effective contrast of the white center on deep green leaves and a nice inflorescence. Suitable for containers and perennial plantings.
ORANGE MARMALADE - large hosta
Leaves with a white-yellow-orange center and dark green edges. Later in the season the center turns white. Individual leaves often have different shades of color - depending on their age - from green-orange to yellow-orange to white, which creates a beautiful color effect. Lavender flowers, plant height 50 cm, width 80 cm.
STILETTO - small hosta
Leaves very narrow, fresh green with a thin cream to white wave edges. Plants 15-20 cm high and 25 cm wide, after a few years form dense clusters of leaves. Suitable for containers, shady rock gardens and in the foreground of perennial beds.
LITTLE WONDER - small hosta
Leaves with a green center and a creamy yellow edge form a small dense tuft. Plant height only 10-15 cm, width 20-25 cm, flowers lavender. Suitable for containers, shady rock gardens and in the foreground of perennial beds. One of the nicest little hostas, really a 'little wonder'. I am sending a clump of several plants.
BLUE MOUSE EARS - small hosta
Small, round blue-green leaves resembling 'mouse ears' are very firm, leathery with a suede surface. Plant height only 15 cm, width 20 cm, lavender flowers. Suitable for containers, troughs and shady rock gardens. Nice, interesting miniature hosta.
BABY BUNTING - small hosta
The cute little leaves are blue-green, almost perfectly round and have some nice corrugation. Baby Bunting forms a dense mound of cupped foliage. Height only 15 cm, width 25 cm, flowers bright purple. Suitable for containers, troughs and shady rock gardens. Fine, little known miniature hosta.
GAIJIN - small hosta
Shiny narrow green leaves with a thin yellow margin. Height only 5-10 cm, width 15 cm, flowers lavender. Suitable for containers, troughs and shady rock gardens. Cute miniature hosta...
LEMON LIME - small hosta
Leaves are elongated, golden yellow, wavy. The color of the leaves can be light green to yellow depending on the light conditions. It blooms in July with dark lavender flowers. Height 15-20 cm, width 20-30 cm., creates a dense tuft. Suitable for containers, on the edge of a flower bed, or shady rock gardens. I am sending a clump of several plants.
