Santa Rosa Gardens - Spring/Summer 2008 - (Page 32) Blue angel Hosta ‘Blue Angel’ ‘Blue Angel’ never fails to stop traffic. In summer, the rich mound of huge, blue-gray leaves is accented with spikes of large, pure-white flower clusters. In the Elegans group (Aden, 1986). Award of Garden Merit (RHS). Emerges quickly in spring and by early May is already impressive. Height 3'h x 4'w Spacing 2'+ Zones 3–9 HOS-BLA $9.99 Fragrant blue A. Hosta ‘Fragrant Blue’ HOSTAS Features an attractive mound of flat, heart-shaped, powdery blue-green leaves. White to light lavender flowers are fragrant. Blooms midsummer. Attracts hummingbirds and songbirds. (P. Aden 1988) Height 18"h x 22"w Spacing 3–4' Zones 3–9 HOS-FRB $8.99 Fragrant bouquet Hosta ‘Fragrant Bouquet’ Hosta of the Year Winner 1998. Heart-shaped leaves, 8" long by 6" wide, emerge a golden yellow, then turn apple green with an irregular cream margin. Topped with near-white, 3" long, large, fragrant flowers (having a scent of gardenias) on scapes that rise to 3'. Plants can be grown in containers and are relatively sun and heat tolerant, but prefer part to full shade. Considered slug and pest resistant. Height 20"h x 3'w Spacing 3–4' Zones 3–9 HOS-FRA $7.99 Elegans B. Hosta sieboldiana var. ‘Elegans’ A large blue hosta with extraordinary presence. Heavily textured, puckered, cupped leaves up to 18" long and 12" wide, glaucous, and extremely dark blue-green. Mauve to white, lily-like flowers are very showy on scapes to 34" in July-August. Fast growing. Good slug resistance. Excellent groundcover, accent, or “back of the border” plant. Best when highlighted in a large ornamental pot (which also helps deter slugs). Attracts hummingbirds. Prefers average to moist, well-drained soil, and needs decent light and a cool situation to maintain its leaf color. Height 30"h x 4'+w Spacing 4–5' Zones 3–9 HOS-ELE $9.99 Great expectations Hosta ‘Great Expectations’ A cultivar that features a 22–24" tall mound of large, variegated, oval, puckered, basal leaves with creamy-white centers and wide, irregular, blue-green margins. Leaf centers emerge gold in spring before aging to creamy white. Foliage mound will typically spread 30" to 33" wide. Racemes of bell-shaped, near-white flowers appear in summer on scapes rising above the foliage mound to 34” tall. This is a sport of the longpopular Hosta sieboldiana var. ‘Elegans’ (Bond/Aden 1988). Height 20"h x 2'w Spacing 33"+ Zones 3–9 HOS-GRE $9.99 KNOW YOUR ZONE? See page 28. 32 www.santarosagardens.com · Toll Free: 1-866-681-0856 http://www.santarosagardens.com
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