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Hosta Catalog - W & X

The letter in parenthesis before the name of the Hosta denotes the height of the plant.

(S) = small 6 - 12 " (M) = medium 12 -24" (M/L) = medium/large 20 - 28" (L) = large 24 - 36" (VL) = very large 36" plus.

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Characteristics

Size

Name

Description

Price

M/L

Wagon Wheels

Medium-large mound of foliage this bluish green to dark green in the center with a 1 3/4" wide gold margin; average mound size 19" high x 48" wide, but as large as 22" x 51"; leaf size 10 1/2" long x 10" wide (17 vp); up to 14 1/2" x 12 3/8" (18 vp);leaf blade broadly oblong-ovate with a deeply lobed base and slight tip; moderate corruagated; thick substance.

$18

Wahoo

Extremely streaky blue-green leaf with yellow streaks.

$25

War Paint

Large pointed and pie-crusted leaves emerge in the spring with a clear bright butter-yellow center surrounded by a dark green margin. The yellow center holds for a few weeks and then begins to darken…the process is not even and some portions turn chartreuse and others pale green. By mid June the center fades to a paler green than the margin and the show is over for the season.

$25

War Party

Large mound of intensely blue, thick-substanced foliage; originator's specimen 16" high x 51" wide with leaves 11 1/2" long x 6" wide (11-12 vp); leaf blade narrowly ovate to ovate-shaped, smooth-textured and wavy.

$24

Warwick Comet

Deeply cupped, corrugated, dark green leaves with a distinctive white center. Near white flowers appear in June.

$15

Warwick Essence

Large, slightly shiny, blue-green leaves with prominent veins. Pure white flowers in July.

$14

Waving Winds

18" high x 43" wide mound of wavy, green-centered, yellow-margined foliage: leaves 8 1/2" long x 4 1/2" wide with 9 vein pairs and 1/2 wide margin; leaf blade narrowly ovate-shaped and smooth-textured ; average substance.

$12

Wheaton Blue

The all-blue form of H. 'Paul's Glory's unique color topped with lavender flowers.

$10

Whirligig

Semi-upright, medium-sized mound, 16" high x 30" wide ; leaf center changes color during the growing season from creamy white to chartreuse to medium green; dark green margin; leaves 6 1/2" long x 4 1/2" wide (7 vp); leaves also ovate-shaped, slighlty cupped, moderately way.

$14

Whirling Dervish

Shiny, dark green leaves with wide creamy white border. Lavender flowers in July/August. A reverse sport of H. 'Whirlwind'.

$16

Whirlwind

Shiny dark green leaves with pale green center that changes to creamy white later in season, with some green striping during growing season. Leaves are slightly twisted and curved. Lavender flowers on 30'' scapes in July.

$10

Whirlwind Supreme

Whirlwind with streaks running through the leaf.

$90

Whirlwind Tour

Grows into a small clump. Leaf center starts out in May and early June as a muted green, then turns to a rich creamy yellow with a dark green border late on in June through July and on, the leaves do not twist as does H. 'Whirlwind.' Leave is not as wide, probably the leaf center will become lighter in color with more sun.

$16

White Wall Tire

Medium-sized mound of foliage that emerges white, greens along the veins, finally becoming shiny green by midsummer; average mound size 12" high x 30" wide, but as large as 17"x 48"; leaves 8" long x 3 3/4" wide (8-9 vp); leaf blade ovate-shaped at maturity, slightly rippled, and slightly shiny on the underside; average substance.

$22

Whopper

Large mound of foliage that is green-centered with a margin that changes from chartreuse to creamy white; leaf blade ovate-shaped, moderately corrugated, thick substanced.

$30

Wide Brim

Leaves have dark green centers and wide creamy-white borders. Lavender flowers.

Will of Fortune

21" high x 40" wide mound of thick, heavily corrugated, blue-green foliage; leaf size 10" long x 8 1/2" wide (14 vp); leaf blade broadly ovate-shaped and cupped.

$24

William Latchman

Blue-green leaves with white, cream, and yellow streaks, Good for hybridizing as a pod parent to achieve variegated seedlings.

$35

Willy Nilly

18" tall plant with gray-green leaves.

$12

M/L

Winfield Blue

Powdery blue, pointed, heart shaped, slightly wavy leaves. Blue color holds late into the summer. Very pale lavender flowers on 28'' scapes in July.

$10

Winter Snow

Sport of H. 'Sum and Substance' with greenish yellow leaves with wide irregular white margins. Lavender flowers in July.

$18

Winter Warrior

Semi-upright, 19" high x 39" wide mound of creamy yellow to white-margined foliage; margin 1" wide, leaf center dark green; leaf size 10 1/2 x 5 3/8" (12 vp); leaf blade narrowly ovate, wavy, and smooth-textured.

$16

Wintergreen

16" high x 30" wide mound of creamy white-margined foliage; medium to dark green center; leaf size 7" long x 4 1/2" wide 10 vp); leaf blade ovate-shaped, wavy, slightly cupped, and better than average in substance.

$18

Witches Brew

Large mound of heavily corrugated, blue-green foliage; orginator's specimen reached 22" high x 60" wide; leaves 12 1/2" long x 8 1/2" wide (15 vp); leaf blade broadly oblong-ovate in shape, wavy, and thick-substanced.

$20

Wolcott

Plant gets 66 wide x 30 tall leaves are 15 long x 12 wide green leaves with light streaks.

$35

Wolverine

Medium, long, pointed blue leaf with gold borders; striking and new!

$12

M/L

Wooden Nickel

Medium-large mound of green-centered foliage; one immature leaf measured 9 1/2' long x 7" wide and had 13 vein pairs and a 1/2" wide, gold edge; leaf blade broadly oblong-ovated and slightly corrugated; good substance.

$23

Woolly Mammoth

Gold margined sport of H. 'Blue Mammoth'. Near white flowers in June.

$20

World Cup

Mound of upright held cupped gold leaves. Lavender flowers in July.

$20

Wrinkles and Crinkles

Large, mound of extremely rugose, dark green, round leaves.

$14

X- Rated

4" high x 18" wide mound of narrow, white-centered leaves; 1/8" wide, rippled, dark green margin on leaves 3" long x 1" wide (3 vp); leaf blade very narrowly elliptic-shaped and average-substanced.

$20

Xanadu

9" high leaves are creamy yellow with wide medium green margins. Pale purple flowers on 18" red scapes mid-summer. Nice plant for edging, rock garden or container.

$15

Xanadu Paisley

Leaf color gold with large green splotches along the veins, variable from leaf to leaf; forms a mound 16" high x 36" wide with leaves 7 1/2" long x 5" wide (11 vp); leaf blade ovate to oblong shaped, moderately corrugaged, and some what unruly.

$95

Xanadu Virginia Mary

Small mound of heavily streaked foliage; leaf colors green with yellow to creamy white streaks; originator's specimen 10" high x 21" wide with leaves 6" long x 2 1/4" wide(6 vp) leaf blade elliptic to lance-shaped; slightly wavy, and smooth-textured, leaf underside slightly shiny.

NFS

Not for Sale