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1) An article by
Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (1996 Vol. 27 No. 2) states that, "H. 'Blue
Angel' is one of the best large blue-leaved hostas. The leaves are more pointed
and less seersuckered than those of H. sieboldiana 'Elegans' . I happen to think
the leaves are a good blue color; there are other big hostas with bluer
leaves...it is a faster grower than H. sieboldiana 'Elegans' ...an exciting new
sport of 'Blue Angel' ...H. 'Guardian Angel' is a blue-leaved hosta with an
attractive, wide center variegation....Not surprisingly, 'Green Angel' is the
green sport."
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2) An article by
Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (1997 Vol. 28 No. 1) states that, "There
already is a blue hosta with the leaf curling character of 'Stetson'. It is a
seedling of
H. sieboldiana (not
H. sieboldiana 'Elegans') with pollen parent
unknown. The leaf blades are canoe shaped, even more curled on the sides than
'Stetson'. Its very fitting name is 'Blue Canoe'...an exciting new introduction
of Gwen Black who gardens in...England."
NOTE: H. sieboldiana is now considered to be a cultivar H. 'Sieboldiana'.
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3) An article by
Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (2000 Vol. 31 No. 1) states that, "H. 'Blue Mammoth'...The hosta's name has blue in it, but the leaf looks mighty green in
the article's photo."
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4) In an article in
The Hosta Journal (2001 Vol. 32 No. 1),
Tom Micheletti, former President of The American Hosta Society took
on the task of listing the "Classic Hosta Cultivars" through the year
2003. He decided to divide these into
categories including: Green,
Blue,
Yellow (Gold,
White-Margined,
Yellow-Margined,
White
Medio-Variegated and
Yellow
Medio-Variegated.
No other genus in the plant kingdom has
as many blue-leaved variants...Grandaddy of the blues would be H. sieboldiana 'Elegans'. H.
'Tokudama' would be the other parent that
has passed along the blue leaf characteristics.
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Classic
Blue Hostas |
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H.
'Abiqua Drinking Gourd' has large cupped corrugated
leaves and is distinctive when viewed in any garden. |
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H.
'Azure Snow' is a large blue with white-backed leaves. |
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H.
'Baby Bunting' is a mini blue. |
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H.
'Big Daddy' has large upright held, cupped and corrugated
leaves. |
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H.
'Blue Angel' is the winner of numerous awards, and
beautiful specimens have been seen in countless gardens. |
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H.
'Blue Arrow' a nice upright blue with arrow-shaped
leaves, whose parentage is unknown. |
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H.
'Blue Boy' starts out the season blue, but quickly loses
its blue coloration. |
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H.
'Blue Cadet' is not one of the bluest, but distinctive
nonetheless. |
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H.
'Blue Dimples' is confused in the trade with H.
'Blue
Wedgwood'. Both are distinctive hostas in the garden. |
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H.
'Blue Mammoth' is a large selection from H.
'Elegans'. |
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H.
'Blue Moon' is a small powdery blue that is one of the
better of the Tardiana Group.
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H.
'Blue Seer' has very puckered blue leaves. |
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H.
'Blue Umbrellas' is a cultivar that doesn't stay blue
through much of the season, but the large, down-turned leaves
are identifiable in any garden. |
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H.
'Blue Vision', H.
'Bressingham Blue' and H.
'True Blue'
are other selections from H.
'Elegans' that are very blue and
puckered. |
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H.
'Fragrant Blue' is the first to combine powdery-blue
leaves and fragrant flowers. |
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H.
'Hadspen Blue' has nice round leaves that hold their
color well into the season. |
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H.
'Halcyon' is one of the bluest of the blues well into the
season. |
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H.
'Krossa Regal' another upright growing hosta with
pointed, gray-green leaves. |
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H.
'Love Pat' has very distinctive cupped, puckered blue
leaves. |
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H.
'Sea Lotus Leaf' is one of
Mildred Seaver's more
distinctive large blue hostas. |
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5) An article by
Steve Chamberlain
(well-known hybridizer of the
Academy Series) in
The
Hosta Journal (2002 Vol. 33 No. 3) states that, "My
six favorite blues are Hosta 'Deep Blue Sea', 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd',
'Camelot', 'Silvery Slugproof', 'Bill Dress's Blue', and 'Blue
Angel', but most
of them do not grow rapidly."
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6)
In an article in
The
Hosta Journal (2003 Vol. 34 No. 3),
hybridizer
Randy Goodwin was
asked to select his top five favorite blue and
yellow hostas. He responded with
the following:
Favorite Blue Hostas |
H. 'Halcyon' |
- The benchmark for blues...Whenever I
see a new blue hosta, I take a leaf and place it next to 'Halcyon'
as my standard. H. 'Winfield Blue' another consistent blue. |
H. 'War Party' |
- Holds its bloom well into late
summer...resembles a plant from the
Tardiana Group except it has a
larger growth habit with a mature clump spreading over 4 feet. |
H. 'Blue Angel' |
- Deservedly popular in Indianapolis
gardens...The size and color make it a classic. |
H. 'Blue Betty Lou' |
- Upright growth, leaves that are
characteristic of
H. sieboldiana and a powder blue bloom, has been a
favorite since I first saw it. |
H. 'Blue Blush' |
- Finding a smaller hosta with good
blue color plus a decent growth rate is difficult. H. 'Blue Blush'
fills this need. |
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7) An article about favorite blue hostas in
The
Hosta Journal (2006 Vol. 37 No. 2) reported the
responses of the following hosta hybridizers:
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8) An article by
Rick Goodenough in
The
Hosta Journal (2012 Vol. 43 No. 1) states that, “While ‘Leaping Lipizzan’ has some blue tones early in the season, ‘Dover Downs’,
‘Breeder’s Cup’ and ‘Suffolk
Downs’ all have stronger early season blue. H.
‘Dover Downs’ features leaves with a more elongated form and a nice point on the
tip, as well as wonderful wavy edges.”
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