Hosta 'Mouse Tracks'
 

This cultivar is a sport of H. 'Mighty Mouse' which was registered by  Walters Gardens, Inc. of Michigan in 2009. It forms a miniature size plant about 5 inches high with a spread of only 6 inches. The foliage is light blue-green with creamy yellow to creamy white streaked variegation. Its leaves are broadly ovate, moderately flat and dull on top. Purple flowers in dense clusters bloom from June into July.

 
 

Warren I. Pollock wrote comments about the many sports of H. 'Blue Mouse Ears' (which he termed BME) in The Hosta Journal (2012 Vol. 43 No. 2). He stated, "H. 'One Iota Supreme' is a streaked form of 'One Iota', occasionally labeled 'One Iota Streaked'. Jan van den Top says the creamy yellow of 'One Iota Supreme' is less bright than the creamy yellow of 'Royal Mouse Ears', so expect this coloring for 'Blue Mouse Ears Supreme' and 'Mouse Tracks' too...Many hosta aficionados think 'One Iota Supreme', 'Blue Mouse Ears Supreme' and 'Mouse Tracks' are the same. However, I'm not aware of any side-by-side studies."



The Hosta Journal (2012 Vol. 43 No 2) in an article by Warren I. Pollock (pg. 16) listed the following:

Blue Mouse Ears Series of Hostas
Plain Colored Leaves
bullet H. 'Bue Mouse Ears' - Emile and Jane Deckert - 2000
bullet H. 'Green Mouse Ears' - Emile and Jane Deckert - 2004
bullet H. 'Ruffled Mouse Ears' - Mark Zilis - 2011
Blue-Green Center, Creamy Yellow or White Margin
bullet H. 'Frosted Mouse Ears' - Mark Zilis and Emile and Jane Deckert - 2006
bullet H. 'One Iota' - Jim Anderson - NR
bullet H. 'Lucky Mouse' - Jan van den Top - NR
bullet H. 'Mighty Mouse' - Walters Gardens - 2006
Blue-Green Center, White Margin
bullet H. 'Funny Mouse' - Marco Fransen - NR
Creamy Yellow or White Center, Blue-Green Margin
bullet H. 'Holy Mouse Ears' - Mark Zilis and Emile and Jane Deckert - 2006
bullet H. 'Mighty Moe' - Bill Silvers - 2009
bullet H. 'Pure Heart' - Walters Gardens - 2009
bullet H. 'Desert Mouse' - Jan van den Top - NR
White Center All Season, Blue-Green Margin
bullet H. 'Mouse Trap' - Hans Hansen - NR
bullet H. 'Snow Mouse' - Marco Fransen - NR
Streaked Leaves
bullet H. 'Royal Mouse Ears' - Emile and Jane Deckert - 2004
bullet H. 'One Iota Supreme' - Jim Anderson - NR
bullet H. 'Blue Mouse Ears Supreme' - Bill Silvers - 2007
bullet H. 'Mouse Tracks' - Walters Gardens - 2009
bullet H. 'Calico Mouse Ears' - Mark Zilis - NR
Unusual Variegation
bullet H. 'Cat and Mouse' - Hans Hansen - 2007 - (chartreuse leaves with blue-green margins)
bullet H. 'Dancing Mouse' - Marco Fransen - NR - (has blue-green leaves with wavy yellowish-green margins)
bullet H. 'Mystic Mouse' - Danny Van Eechaute - 2010 - (slightly blue-green leaves with medium blue-green margins)
bullet H. 'Jumbo Mouse Ears' - Hugo Philips - 2011 - (larger growing than BME; leave have an embroidered edge)

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