Sport of 'Gentle Giant' that adds a crisp white margin. Very tall upright mound with cupped leaves. Rob Mortko named this hosta for his wife for their 40th wedding anniversary. NH Hostas will search for the largest one in the batch and send it to the lucky winner.

This elusive beauty from Hostas on the Bluff features a striking dark green center complemented by wide gold-chartreuse margins. Standing tall at 20″ and spreading 24″ wide, it’s sure to make a bold statement in your garden. 🌼 Don’t miss out on this rare find! Produced under license from Walter’s Garden. Another 'Goodness Gracious' is available in Session Two.

H. 'Barracuda' was registered by Chick Wasitis in 2011. This small, low growing plant, with dark green, white-edged foliage is perfect for the front of the border. The mound scintillates with long, pointed ripple-edged foliage. Some of the sharp, needle-like tips twist appealingly. Chick's hybrid from an unnamed streaker grows 12 inches tall and spreads to 28 inches. Don't let this catch get away! This spring, Chick will provide a 4-eye OS division to the winning bidder.

H. 'Soul Shine' OS (Dean, 2018) is a multi-generational cross involving classics like 'Sun Power' and 'Golden Sculpture', as well as Don's own 'Fluted Fountain'. The result is 14" long, pointed leaves with gently undulating edges and numerous dimples texturing the surface of the leaves. Long petioles form a strongly upright clump, and the leaves arch downward in a neat, layered arrangement. Hosta 'Soul Shine' gets brighter yellow as the season wears on, and grows into a cascading mound about 29" tall and 56" across. Fertile, soft lavender flowers bloom in mid summer. This lot comes from Rob James, presented in honor of Don's long service to AHS and this auction and comes directly from Don's original stock.

A second generation seedling from 'Red October', this Green Hill Farm introduction really does have purple veins. Medium sized. Not a blushing hosta, the more persistent purple pigments in the petioles extend up into the leaves and throughout the veins in a burst of color. Donated by Bob Solberg for spring shipping.

A hybrid of Hosta montana f. macrophylla x 'Jewel of the Nile' from Dr. David Bowe. The pointed leaves have numerous, deep veins and wide, green, lightly ruffled margins. Leaf centers start out nearly the same color as the leaf margins in the spring, but brighten to yellow by early summer, and can even go to cream in bright light. Will grow to at least 19" tall and 30" across. Grown in a one quart pot. To be shipped in mid-late May from In The Country Garden & Gifts.

This hosta is a streaked sport of H. 'Winter Lightning' which Ed found years ago sporting from his 'Winter Lightning' (green division). Winner will receive a 1-2 eye plant from Ed Thaubald of Bentley Gardens in the spring.

The winner receives a signed copy of the book, HOSTAS. This book gives hours of excitement as the reader wonders why Don left his peaceful life as a non-gardener man to become a gardener's husband. Plus the winner gets Don's book, It's My House Now. This exciting adventure into home ownership explains what to do when your wife is having a hot flash and there is a bat flying around inside the house scaring her into high decibel screaming. Plus the winner gets the value of reading the book, Customer Service. This book explains what the retail associate goes through when they try to tell the customer, five times, that the product the customer wants is not in stock. This book explains that sometimes the customer has no CLUES, meaning the customer's brain cavity is a Cleary Large Useless Empty Space. Books are all in stock with Don and he'll ship right away -- no waiting until spring for the deferred gratification challenged.

Wow! Here is a newly registered, extra large hosta from Monica Kurschner. Massive rounded leaves, heavy substance and great corrugation. This plant will be the first to leave Monica's garden in the spring when winner will receive a 1-2 eye division.

Brian White's sport of H. 'Sun Mouse' found at his nursery [Brian Whites Nursery] several years ago. He had a 72 count tray of H. 'Sun Mouse' and when they woke up the following spring he knew quickly one was different! He put it in a special place and watched it all summer long. Finally as he was cleaning up in the fall after the leaves had their fall color HE SAW IT! The wavy edge was variegated, and he thought, "Boy that sure is a shy variegation" so, it became Hosta 'Shy Mouse'! Brian will send an OS to the winner in the spring.

Very large mound with huge blue leaves and wide gold margins. This monster will be a welcome addition to your hosta garden. NH Hostas will search for the largest one in the batch and send it to the lucky winner.

'Purple Rain' OS (Wasitis, 2008) Get out your umbrellas, hosta lovers! Chick Wasitis' donation of H. 'Purple Rain' ('Uncle Albert' x 'Halcyon') is here to refresh winter-weary auction watchers with purple precipitation. This attractive vase-shaped hybrid has medium-blue, sharply pointed foliage. Slightly cupped, wavy-edged leaves turn green in summer and are held aloft on attractive purple-speckled petioles. The upright nature of the clump allows its purple pizzazz to be admired by passers-by. Come on, raise your bid, and let us guide you to the Purple Rain. Never tc’d. As far as we know it is not available from other vendors at this time and it has not been tissue cultured.

H. 'Tattoo' is Tony Avent's sport of 'Little Aurora'. It has a chartreuse-margined, gold-centered leaf with a distinctive darker green "watermark". 11" high by 23" wide. From donor Ron Cote's zone 6b garden where it thrives; he will send a division of 4-6 eyes.

This beautiful streaked plant is from the first streaked seeds donor Rob James ever bought. He was so excited to add seeds from the well known Dan Wols and his great hosta work. This is a beautiful streaked hosta that always stands out in his collection and will hopefully produce many one of a kind hostas for your garden. Offered is 50+ open pollinated seeds cleaned, not dewinged from (Jungle Print x op).

New from Green Hill Farm. Medium to Large. This bright yellow seedling of H. hypoleuca background from Monty Carlson in Minnesota softly glows in the shade garden. It holds it yellow color throughout the summer and looks very attractive even in September here. Donated by Bob Solberg for spring shipping.

A beautiful 'Queen of the Seas' hybrid from Milt Whitmer. 'Grace Wins' has it all...a wide, dramatic margin of large, white ruffles, prominent veining, twisted leaf tips, and an elegant, vase-shaped mound form. Forms a beautiful, upright clump about 22" tall and 43" across. Grown in a one quart pot. To be shipped by donor In The Country Garden & Gifts in mid-late May.

Large mound of misted foliage with fertile white flowers. This one gives streaked seedlings. NH Hostas will search for the largest one in the batch and send it to the lucky winner.

H.’ Evil Woman’ is a Chick Wasitis introduction, registered in 2013. It was named after and dedicated to Chick's wife. Far from being offended, she proudly wore a t-shirt with this pictue printed on the front. It forms a medium size mound of dark green leaves with creamy yellow margins, turning white in summer. Leaves are nicely puckered and turn downward towards the tip. It has been offered here a few times in the past and on the Facebook auction. As far as we know it is not available from other vendors at this time and it has not been tissue cultured. He will send a 2-eye or better division in the spring. Never tc’d.

H. ‘Beverly Sills’ OS (Goodenough, NR) This large size (26 inches high by 60 inches wide) hosta is a non-registered cultivar from Rick Goodenough of Massachusetts. It is a hybrid of H. 'Outrageous' with green leaves that have a creamy white marginal variegation. The leaves are broadly ovate, slightly cupped, wavy and shiny on top. Pale lavender flowers bloom from June into July. Donated by Cochato Nursery in Holbrook, MA.

NEW from Green Hill Farm!!! Medium. This is a special hosta for many of us. It is from our late good friend Jack Barta. He shared it with just a few friends labeled simply as “Mine”. As it turns out it has leaves that are beautifully cupped but also margins that have gentle waves, a rare combination. It is also one of the darkest blue hostas, looking almost purple in the shade sometimes. Now ‘What’s Mine Is Yours”. Donated by Bob Solberg, delivery in the spring.

A sport of 'Emperor's New Clothes' that emerges in the spring with creamy-white leaves lightly speckled with green. The wavy leaves quickly develop a wide, green margin, while the white centers gradually accumulate more green specks. Form a unique and beautiful mound of wavy and twisted foliage about 21" tall and 40" across. Grown in a one quart pot. To be shipped from In The Country Garden & Gifts in mid-late May.

One of the first red flowering hostas to be offered by breeder Jeff Moore. This one was very much sought after when we released it this past summer. We have recently found out that it is no longer in TC production so it will become increasingly difficult to find. NH Hostas will search for the largest one in the batch and send it to the lucky winner.

CORRECTION IN THE DESCRIPTION. According to a picture on the Hosta Library, this is a large size hosta with green foliage and a yellow margin which goes to white later in the season. It appears to be a non-registered cultivar from Rick Goodenough of Massachusetts and is named in memory of Roger Kinchen's wife. Donated by Cochato Nursery, picture credits to Lee Couture and Roger Kinchen.

A large hosta with waxy blue leaves that will bloom white flowers in summer. Nothing about this plant will make you sing the blues! From Hostas on the Bluff. (Mature Size: 26″T x 36″W). Another 'Beer Belly Blues' is available in Session Three.

'She's a Dancer' is a Chick Wasitis introduction registered in 2011. It is the stable form of a streaked seedling. Parentage is unknown, but it is likely from a cross of an unnamed streaked seedling and kikutii yakusimensis. The picture shows a mature clump growing in Barbara Tiffany's garden. The 4-year old container grown plant was registered as 15" tall and 24" wide, but from this picture it appears that it eventually gets as tall as it is wide because of the downward curl of the leaf.

NEW at Green Hill Farm!!! Small. This is the first of Doug Beilsteins’s “Sparkling” series of hostas hybridized for flowers. There will be more to come in the next few years. While the plain green foliage of this small hosta is easy to ignore early in the season, its flowers on their very straight scapes demand attention. They are described as being “white with flecks of red on base and tips of the exterior, inside reveals three main red lines along entire length of each petal and occasional small lateral flecks of color.” They are an August delight! Donated by Bob Solberg for spring shipment.

NEW at Green Hill Farm!!! Small. This rare small Japanese species from Shikoku Island is found growing on rocks associated with grasses. This form that I received from Hiroshi Abe is “purple flowered” with purple scapes And it is surprisingly the first hosta to bloom for me in June and sets seed easily. It can be something special in a small container. Donated by Bob Solberg for spring shipment.

(Scheer, NR). There isn't a lot of information published about this cultivar from Alttara Scheer, so we'll let the pictures provide context. Very rare in the trade, this hosta is donated by Cochato Nursery for spring shipment.

(P. Godlewski) A sport of H. Gypsy Rose with a light-green leaves changing to ochre-yellow leaves surrounded by a dark green border with an irregular thick white line between the center and the border of the leaves, A real stand out. Donated by Mason Hollow Nursery for spring shipping.

(Goodenough, NR). ‘Lady Thor’ is an imposing large upright Hosta with elegant long leaves that cascade into a fountain form. ‘Lady Thor’ is a distinctive deep green introduction and at maturity the leaves become quite puckered. The Lady is a stately show-off in the garden. A solid sport of ‘Green Harbor’ which is out of Rick Goodenough’s cross of (‘Sand Pebbles’ x montana macrophylla). Donated by Cochato Nursery for spring shipment. Photo by Rick Goodenough.

(M&J Fransen, NR). Round dark leaves with a yellowish-green center that turns green in the shade later in the season. A desirable sport of Nippers! Donated by Mason Hollow Nursery for spring shipment.