Hosta Olive Bailey Langdon

Hosta Olive Bailey Langdon sport of Frances Williams

Large mound of blue- green centered , gold-margined foliage. Brightens in Mid June making it less susceptibility to leaf burn.

Grows 28″ high by 60″ wide
Leaf Detail: GoldMargin , beautiful gold edged margin that will standout amongst other Hostas, especially the blue leaf  hostas.  Leaf size is 13″ long by 10″ wide; gold margins; blue green center; heavily corrugated; thick substance.

Flowering: Near-white flowers open in dense clusters on 30″ scapes in June-July.

Zone Hardiness 3-8

Comments: Similar to ‘Frances Williams’ but its margins brighten much later, thereby reducing the so-called “spring burn” problem by 90% or more; identical to ‘Frances Williams’ in growth habit, flowering, and thick substance; can also be properly listed as Hosta sieboldiana ‘Olive Bailey Langdon’.

Hosta Olive Bailey Langdon is included in The Hostapedia Encyclopedia

Diane’s Thoughts: Bought these  as liners in spring of 2011, the liners are already looking good and this is going to be another beautiful Hosta to offer.

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The Hostapedia Encyclopedia Review

 
The Hostapedia Book  is  here for  all  of you that enjoy Hosta gardening. This is for people that are business owners in the gardening industry. This book is for you the home owner , collector , hobbyist. You name it you will love this book.

The Hosta industry has well over 7000 different hosta species . You will find many beautiful Hosta photos and descriptions in this book.

The Hostapedia was written by Mark Zilis, Mark describes every hosta he has been around in the past 30 years. Included in this book is Hostas he has studied  around United States and those too in Japan where he observed them in their natural habitat.
All hosta cultivars registered with the American Hosta Society , with a   unbelievable number of photos,  1897 photos in the Hostapedia are  showing the most important hostas, plus many unusual collector’s plants and hosta oddities all included inside this  book.

Pages of interest within  the first few pages of the hostapedia takes you through the introduction of the book . Here is what is covered, Materials and Methods, Developing New  Hostas, How Hostas are Named, Plant Patents, Plant Breeder’s Rights and Trademarks, Hosta Societies, Hosta Publications, and Guide to Reading Descriptions.

As you get through the introduction  pages the Hosta Descriptions begin,  here is where the beauty of this book shines through. There is  Over 7400 hosta descriptions listed A-Z, 1897 color photos and Complete index of hosta names. Photos are beautifully displayed in this book, it will definitely get your juices going and excited
to find and add more varieties to your collection.

As we move through the book , next is the Bibliography, from there is a General Index , and finally the  Hosta Name Index.

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The Hostapedia Encyclopedia is a hosta lovers dream book , a nurseryman,  catalog of knowledge, a gardeners resource for identifying Hostas.

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HAPPY GARDENING

Every year the American Hosta Growers Association chooses a Hosta of the Year.

Each year everyone is eager to go out and purchase this hosta because of it’s notoriety.

The hosta of the year is special and is recognized throughout the gardening industry, why wouldn’t you want to add this variety to your hosta collection.

The 2011 Hosta of the Year is Praying Hands, special regards to breeder Jerry Williams for bringing us this very unique unusual hosta variety.

Many hostas have names and can be included in your landscape for a variety of reasons and causes, just because of name sake and here is one example.

Praying Hands Hosta makes for a great plant to grow in memorial gardens, a special garden where you are honoring either a special loved one, a pet, etc.

Praying Hands hosta is a small curled leaved hosta with a touch of white to goldest edging, very unique and unusual attributes that some say doesn’t even look like a hosta, but if you are looking for a smaller hosta this may be one for you to add to your hosta collection.

Let’s talk more on the attributes of this unique, much sought after Hosta

Praying Hands has twisted, folded, wavy and narrow leaves that grow upward in a vase-like fashion that resemble hands folded in prayer.

Since this Hosta is in smaller nature, it will do great in container gardening. Grows to a height of just 14 inches, scape height to 18 inches and a spread of 18 inches.

Praying Hands Hosta grows in Zone 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Blooms purple shade flowers in Late Summer. It’s growth rate is rated as a medium grower.

To grow the very best hostas, plant in shade to part shade area, not recommended is hot afternoon sun and grow where the soil is dark and a extra touch of enriched with organic matter never hurts.

Hosta’s are relatively easy to grow and will reward you year after year with an abundance of new growth.

In closing, Praying Hands Hosta is a must for anyone’s Hosta collection.

Happy Gardening

Hosta Fair Maiden

Our ‘Fair Maiden’ Hosta has white margins that consistantly streak towards the center of the leaf.

This is a very pretty and charming  hosta.  I love the coloring of the leaves and it is a very compact and  tidy hosta.

Very wide and irregular creamy edge provides attractive contrast with dark green centers.

Lavender flowers in midsummer

Grows to 14 inches tall by 30 inches ..

Hardy zones 4-9

It is a slower growing hosta but very much worth the wait.

Happy Gardening

Diane Mumm

Hosta Striptease

An outstanding hosta certain to be one of the most talked about plants in hosta world!

An intriguing sport of ‘Gold Standard’, it has a wider dark green margin. It was named ‘Striptease’ because a white strip appears between the green and gold area.

The ovate, slightly wavy leaves have wide, dark green margins and a narrow ivory to gold center. Irregular white stripes  appears between the green and gold areas. The width and amount of striping varies from leaf to leaf, and often doesn’t appear in young plants.

Leaf texture is rather leathery, and therefore the plants are very weather-resistant. In midsummer pale violet, slightly fragrant flowers appear on the 2 foot high flower spikes.

This medium-sized hosta is a vigorous grower typically reaching 20″ high and up to 2 feet in diameter.

Hostas as   always , like well drained  humus rich moist soil in light shade . Giving them the right conditions can reward you year after year.

A one of a kind  collector’s  hosta. 2005 American Hosta Growers Hosta of the Year!.

Hostas are so popular amongst gardeners, so many varieties to choose from , Hosta Striptease a nice hosta to add to your collection.

Happy Gardening

Diane Mumm

Hosta Lovers, Growers, Hobbyist , this Book may be for YOU..

The Hostapedia

by Mark R. Zilis

In The Hostapedia,  Mark Zilis describes every hosta that he has encountered over the past
thirty years. This includes forms he studied in gardens and nurseries throughout the United
States and those he observed in native habitats and collections in Japan. It encompasses all
cultivars registered with the American Hosta Society and others listed in a wide variety of
publications and websites. The color photos in The Hostapedia highlight the most important
hostas, as well as many unusual collector’s plants and hosta oddities.

• Over 7400 hosta descriptions listed A-Z
• 1897 color photos
• Complete index of hosta names
• Factual and entertaining
The Hostapedia by Mark R. Zilis, © 2009,
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