Bits & Pieces
Here are a collection of miscellaneous articles that didn’t quite fit elsewhere on the website
Useful Sources for Hosta Addicts
We have found all the web sources below useful but cannot vouch for their complete accuracy. If you can recommend any source not on our list, please email us with details (see Contact page). AMERICAN HOSTA SOCIETY The daddy of all hosta societies. A lot of the info is for members only but there’s...
Reverting Hostas
‘Reverting’ Hostas A very common question is ‘Why do my variegated hostas sometimes come up with plain green (or blue) leaves? And what should I do about it? The ‘catch-all’ term for this change is ‘Reversion’. This means a hosta ‘reverting’ to one of its solid colour ancestors. Virtually all...
Collecting Mouse Hostas
If you are into miniature hostas you will almost certainly already have H. ‘Blue Mouse Ears’. This is a wonderful, inexpensive (£6.00 from us) hosta which looks like its name. The leaves are blue, shaped like a mouse’s ear and wonderfully thick – more than a match for any slug or snail. H. ‘Blue...