Hostas in my Garden, T-U

These are my many varieties of Hostas. At the end of 2008, they numbered about 135 varieties of all sizes, shapes and colours and by 2012, that number was up to 180 varieties. There wasn't much change in 2013 or 2014 but at the end of 2015, I actually had fewer varieties as I decided to remove some under-performers from my garden to make space for new varieties. In 2015, I also dealt with growing some in full sun after we lost a large ash tree. In 2016 I began to remove non-performers from the garden and that continued in 2017, a year in which I only acquired a few new hostas.

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Former hostas - those I have had and loved - or not! https://violaann.smugmug.com/Garden/Hostas/Former-hostas-1/

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In front of the house - 2010
The 3 large ones are from F-BL 'Jewel of the Nile', 'Summer Breeze' and 'Fortunei Aureomarginata'. The border hostas are from L-R: 'Ginko Craig', 'Allan P. McConnell' and 'Kifukurin Ko Mame'.

For purposes of this gallery, Mini = AHS listed mini hostas. Tiny = less than 10"; Small = 10"-24"; Medium =25" - 35"; Large = 36" and larger.

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Hostas in this gallery:

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H. 'Tears Of Joy'
H. 'Teaspoon'
H. 'The Razor's Edge'

H. 'Tick Tock'
H. 'Tickle Me Pink'
H. 'Tiny Tears' (chibai)
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Looking west across the front yard - 2010
The large green hosta in the foreground is 'Venus'. To its right, 'September Sun' and just behind the two, 'Fujibotan'.

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Other hostas in this gallery are:

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H. 'Tiny Tears' (chibai)
H. 'Touch of Class'
H. 'Twist of Lime'

H. 'Twisting The Night Away'
H. 'Undulata Albomarginata'
H. 'Undulata Univittata'

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H. 'Undulata Univittata'
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My newest garden, June 13, 2013
Visible are: 'Avalanche' (upper left), 'Teaspoon', 'Wheee!', unknown in pot, 'Dee's Golden Jewel', 'Golden Tiara', 'Grand Prize', 'Kinbotan', a sport from 'Charlotte's Web', 'Fire and Ice'.
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Hosta 'Tears of Joy' - 2010

Description: Medium-green lance-shaped leaves are folded. Vigorous grower.

Size: Mini (4"h x 13"w)
Origin: Sport of H. 'Tiny Tears'
Flowers: Tiny purple flowers top the clump in midsummer
Source: Rideau Woodland Ramble
Added to garden: June 2010

Notes: At time of purchase, this was the smallest hosta I've ever had. I look forward to seeing how quickly it grows. Note plastic knife for size.
Tears Joy 2010
Hosta 'Tears of Joy' - 2011

Registry link: http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.php?id=6077&Variety=Tears%20of%20Joy

MyHostas Database link: http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Tears+of+Joy

Doing well, but so slow to emerge in the spring that I was convinced I had lost it.
Tears Joy 2011
Name: H. 'Tears of Joy' - 2012 - June 26
This tiny hosta continues to do well. It had a strange bloom - no petals - just the inside of the flower.

Note in 2014 - I've since seen people post pictures of these strange flowers. It would seem that mine are not an anomaly.
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Hosta 'Tears of Joy' - 2013 - June 17
Lots of growth for this tiny hosta.
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Hosta 'Tears of Joy' - 2014 - July 16
Considerable growth on this hosta, but it did not bloom in 2014.
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Hosta 'Tears of Joy' - 2015 - June 21
Remains a peculiar little hosta and the flowers with no petals seem to be standard with this one.
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Hosta 'Tears of Joy' - 2016 - June 28
Still in the pot but may need a larger one soon. Still showing those peculiar little flowers. A few have little lavender petals, but generally after they've been blooming for awhile.
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Hosta 'Tears of Joy' - 2017 - July 27
Still in the pot but I took some divisions from it. It didn't bloom in 2017, maybe because with all the rain there wasn't enough sun.
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Hosta ‘Teaspoon’ - 2008 - July 15

Description: Medium green moderately corrugated, cupped and roundish leaf the shape of a teaspoon.

Size: Small (21"w x 8"h)
Origin: H. 'Birchwood Parky's Gold' x H. 'Golden Tiara'
Flowers: light pink tubular on 20" scapes
Source: Fundy Beauties
Added to garden: Spring 2008

Notes: leaves are small, but it forms a good-sized clump quite quickly
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Hosta ‘Teaspoon’ - 2009

Registry link: http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.php?id=5441&Variety=Teaspoon

MyHostas Database link: http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Teaspoon

Now in the garden and it's doing well.
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Hosta ‘Teaspoon’ - 2010
This is developing into a nice mound.
Teaspoon 2010
Hosta ‘Teaspoon’ - 2011
Not really thrilled with the amount of space this one takes in the garden. I totally divided it up for my plant sale and intended to sell off all it, but in the end I decided to keep a division for myself. It's still in a pot while I decide what to do with it.
Teaspoon 2011
Hosta ‘Teaspoon’ - 2012 - July 3
I found a spot for this one in a narrow garden west of my house from which I removed the Vinca.
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Hosta ‘Teaspoon’ - 2013 - June 25
Quite a bit of growth.
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Hosta ‘Teaspoon’ - 2014 - July 8
I think this one may have stabilized though I know it's capable of forming much larger mounds.
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Hosta ‘Teaspoon’ - 2015 - July 3
This one is grown in near-full sun due to the loss of a large tree. Towards the end of the summer it was beginning to look burnt, but it did well for most of the summer.
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Hosta ‘Teaspoon’ - 2016 - July 7
Still getting a lot of sun in 2016 and still doing well.
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Hosta ‘Teaspoon’ - 2017 - July 19
Doing very well in 2017.
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Hosta 'The Razor's Edge' - 2011

Description: This small hosta has elongated green leaves with a rippled edge along with bright red petioles and white backs.

Size: Small (14" x 9")
Origin: H. 'Hacksaw' x H. 'Atom Smasher'
Flowers: Lavender flowers bloom in midsummer
Source: Budd Gardens
Added to garden: Spring 2011

Notes: Very, very tall flower scapes in late August.
The Razors Edge 2011
Hosta 'The Razor's Edge' - 2011
a single flower
The Razors Edge 2011
Hosta 'The Razor's Edge' - 2012 - July 21

Not registered as of 2011

MyHostas Database link: http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/The+Razor%27s+Edge

Doing well. When I planted it into the ground, I divided it in half and what was left is equal to what I had last year.
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Hosta 'The Razor's Edge' - 2013 - August 15
This plant has serpentine flower scapes.
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Hosta 'The Razor's Edge' - 2014 - June 18
Close-up of the leaves
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Hosta 'The Razor's Edge' - 2014 - July 27
Good growth. Many flower scapes and they didn't seem as unusual this year.
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Hosta 'The Razor's Edge' - 2015 - Aug. 2
I think the space I have available is not quite large enough.
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Hosta 'The Razor's Edge' - 2016 - Sept. 5
Lots of bloom on almost horizontal scapes. Strange that this one showed damage as it was too dry for many slugs. Maybe something else was munching it.
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Hosta 'The Razor's Edge' - 2017 - July 9
This one doesn't thrill me. I think it's because the leaves droop low and you can't see the lovely petioles. I divided it up and most will go to plant sales in 2018.
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Hosta 'Tickle Me Pink' - 2014

Description: leaves emerge bright yellow-chartreuse on red petioles with red tips and some red brushed across the shiny backs. As the season progresses, the leaves become a golden colour with a slight sheen. Fuchsia-pink buds emerge in September on dark scapes and, as the cooler weather comes, the leaves are again kissed with touches of red

Size: small-medium
Origin: 'One Man's Treasure' x 'Squash Casserole'
Flowers: deep reddish purple tubular in September
Source: Budd Gardens
Added to garden: Spring 2014

Notes: I really look forward to seeing this one develop. In its first year, it has not disappointed.
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Hosta 'Tickle Me Pink' - 2015 - Aug. 13
Close-up showing the pink buds and note the amount of pink along the centre margin in the central leaf. There is usually pink along the tip of the leaf as well.
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Hosta 'Tickle Me Pink' - 2015 - Aug. 13

Registry link: http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.php?id=6910&Variety=Tickle%20Me%20Pink

MyHostas Database link: http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Tickle+Me+Pink
The entire plant. Doing well.
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Hosta 'Tickle Me Pink' - 2016 - Sept. 2
LOVE this hosta which stands out in the crowd in late summer as its yellow colour gets more intense.
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Hosta 'Tickle Me Pink' - 2017 - Aug. 15
We were away the last half of August and first few days of September which is when this hosta is most glorious. But it did grow well.
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Hosta 'Tick Tock' - 2008 - July 13

Description: a nice compact mound of yellow leaves surrounded by dark green margin. With its smaller size and good growth rate, it is ideal for use as an edging plant

Size: Small
Origin: sport of H. ‘Gold Drop’
Flowers: lavender in midsummer
Source: Budd Gardens
Added to garden: August 2006

Notes: grows rapidly
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Hosta 'Tick Tock' - 2009

Not AHS registered in August 2010.

MyHostas Database link: http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Tick+Tock

Was divided in the spring and a few leaves sunburned in late spring, but the plant is doing well.
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Hosta ‘Tick Tock’ - 2010
This plant is back to the size it was before being divided in 2009.
Tick Tock 2010
Hosta ‘Tick Tock’ - 2011
I did another division of this plant in the spring and replanted in several groups. The mound was very tight with many, many separate eyes which could all be teased apart. I sold several divisions and what's left looks like I never touched it.
Tick Tock 2011
Hosta ‘Tick Tock’ - 2012 - July 3
This is another hosta which would make a good ground cover plant. Grows very fast and forms a dense mound. You would never know there were several different groups planted here.
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Hosta ‘Tick Tock’ - 2013 - July 11
Lots of growth on this one. This is one of the better hostas for ground cover.
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Hosta ‘Tick Tock’ - 2014 - July 8
Doing well this year. This is another which may have reached it s peak growth.
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Hosta ‘Tick Tock’ - 2015 - June 21
Another 10 year plant. It will remain small but is a dense mound.
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Hosta ‘Tick Tock’ - 2016 - July 13
Looking good! No real change.
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Hosta ‘Tick Tock’ - 2017 - July 19
Some slug damage in a very wet year, but otherwise no real change.
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Hosta 'Tiny Tears' (chibai) - 2010

Description: Very small but dense mound of tiny green foliage. Smaller than H. venusta. Sometimes listed as chibai.

Size: Mini (7"w x 2"h)
Origin: Hybrid of H. venusta
Flowers: Medium dark purple flowers
Source: Giboshihill Hostas
Added to garden: Summer 2010

Notes:
Tiny Tears 2010
Hosta 'Tiny Tears' (chibai) - 2011

Registry link: http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.php?id=6170&Variety=Tiny%20Tears

MyHostas Database link: http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Tiny+Tears

This enthusiastic mini has grown well.
Tiny Tears 2011
Hosta 'Tiny Tears' (chibai) - 2012 - July 14
VERY fast growing mini which would hold its own well in the garden, I think. It may be time to get it out of a pot.
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