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Hosta of the Day - 'Metallica'

Hosta of the Day - 'Metallica'

Cheesehead Gardening ― I've already admitted in an earlier post this winter that I have been known to buy a hosta just because of it's name. When I found out there was a hosta called 'Metallica' I just had to have it. It could have been the ugliest hosta on this ...

Tags: Hostas, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Hosta, Gardening

Hostageek ― 23 Apr, 12

Hosta of the Day - 'Liberty'

Hosta of the Day - 'Liberty'

Cheesehead Gardening ― Each year the American Hosta Growers Association members vote for a Hosta to represent an excellent hosta for all regions of the country that is reasonably priced and widely available. The 2012 Hosta of the Year is Hosta 'Liberty'. Liberty is a...

Tags: Hostas, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Hosta, Gardening, Gardens

Hostageek ― 20 Apr, 12

Hosta of the Day - 'Little Sunspot'

Hosta of the Day - 'Little Sunspot'

Cheesehead Gardening ― Hosta 'Little Sunspot' 2012Hosta 'Little Sunspot' is a small hosta that packs a lot of punch. The leaves have a dark green margin with a vivid gold center. It has been a fast growing hosta in my garden, and it is great for brightening up a dark...

Tags: Hostas, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Hosta, Gardening, Gardens

Hostageek ― 19 Apr, 12

Hosta of the Day - 'Lemon Lime'

Hosta of the Day - 'Lemon Lime'

Cheesehead Gardening ― This cute little hosta is a very vigorous in my garden. I swear every year I divide this one in half, and by fall it's back to it's spring size. That's unusual for a miniature hosta, since they are usually not the most hardy of the hosta family....

Tags: Hostas, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Miniature Gardens, Container, Hosta

Hostageek ― 17 Apr, 12

Hosta of the Day - 'Love Pat'

Hosta of the Day - 'Love Pat'

Cheesehead Gardening ― If you don't have room from the hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd' which can get quite large, but love the large blue cupped leaves....then a slightly smaller look-a-like hosta would be 'Love Pat'. It has blue chalky leaves that form upright cupped...

Tags: Shade, Hostas, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Hosta, Gardening

Hostageek ― 13 Apr, 12

Hosta of the Day - 'Kofukiiwa Fukurin'

Hosta of the Day - 'Kofukiiwa Fukurin'

Cheesehead Gardening ― I'm sure this hosta goes by some other name, but I only know it as 'Kofukiiwa Fukurin'. It's the Japanese name for this hosta. Did you know that hostas are indigenous to Japan? Over 3/4 of all hosta species grow in Japan. I think it would be...

Tags: Hostas, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Hosta, Gardening, Gardens

Hostageek ― 6 Apr, 12

Hosta of the Day - 'Kiwi Full Monty'

Hosta of the Day - 'Kiwi Full Monty'

Cheesehead Gardening ― Hosta 'Kiwi Full Monty' is a sport of hosta 'Striptease'. It's a beautiful hosta with dusty blue leaves with a chartreuse center and a thin white line between the center and margin. I had the honor to meet Barry Sligh who originated this hosta ...

Tags: Hostas, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Hosta, Barry Sligh, New Zealand

Hostageek ― 3 Apr, 12

Hosta of the Day - 'Journey's End'

Hosta of the Day - 'Journey's End'

Cheesehead Gardening ― You know I love me some pie crust edge hostas! So I just had to have 'Journey's End'! It's a sport of 'Choo Choo Train' (which I also love). It has huge bright gold leaves with dark green margins. The leaves are very pointed and have a pie ...

Tags: Hostas, Reverting Hosta, Perennials, Hosta, Gardening, Gardens

Hostageek ― 30 Mar, 12

Hosta of the Day - 'Jaz'

Hosta of the Day - 'Jaz'

Cheesehead Gardening ― Hosta 'Jaz' has very glossy, greenish yellow leaves. The leaves are very, very thick which makes this hosta very slug resistant. Slugs prefer leaves that are thin and easy to eat, I guess they don't like to work for their dinner. These leaves ...

Tags: Hostas, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Hosta, Cheesehead, Hosta 'Jaz'

Hostageek ― 29 Mar, 12

Hosta of the Day - 'Jewel of the Nile'

Hosta of the Day - 'Jewel of the Nile'

Cheesehead Gardening ― Last week when writing about streaked hostas I mentioned hosta unstability and reverting. I decided to feature Hosta 'Jewel of the Nile' to show what that looks like in hostas. 'Jewel of the Nile' is an unstable sport of hosta 'Dee's Golden ...

Tags: Hostas, Reverting Hosta, Shade Gardening, Plants, Miniature Gardens, Hosta

Hostageek ― 27 Mar, 12

Hosta of the Day - 'June'

Hosta of the Day - 'June'

Cheesehead Gardening ― If you ask any hosta lover to name their top 5 hostas, hosta 'June' is sure to be somewhere in their top 5. What's not to love? It is a strong growing hosta that looks beautiful no matter where you put it. The unique thing about 'June' is that ...

Tags: Hostas, Shade Gardening, Hosta, Cheesehead, Gardening, Wisconsin

Hostageek ― 26 Mar, 12

Hosta of the Day - 'Indy Parade Lap'

Hosta of the Day - 'Indy Parade Lap'

Cheesehead Gardening ― I know that people who read my blog do not like it when I post pictures of hostas they cannot easily find, but this hosta is just too cute not to blog about. Hosta 'Indy Parade Lap' was a convention hosta in 2007. Convention hosta means that it ...

Tags: Hostas, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Hosta, Gardening, Wisconsin

Hostageek ― 23 Mar, 12

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