The most common and recognizable of the ferns, this is a very tough and hardy plant, featuring tall lacy fronds all season long that continue to grow strongly through any adverse conditions. Grows best in shade with rich, moist soil. Has a great textural effect in gardens and can be used to hide a fence or other structure in the landscape.

Like no other hosta, one for the collectors; upright narrow tightly folded leaves resembling praying hands; dark green with a narrow gold margin and shiny undersides; provides a dramatic accent for the garden or border; lavender flowers are plentiful

Ornamental Features

Grown at our Chalet Farms in WI, Wide Brim Hosta features dainty spikes of lavender bell-shaped flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. Its attractive textured heart-shaped leaves remain bluish-green in color with showy creamy white variegation and tinges of gold throughout the season.

Attractive olive green leaves with gold variegation; provides beautiful texture and contrast to other plants; lavender spikes of flowers in mid to late summer

August Moon Hosta is grown locally at the Chalet Farm in WI and features dainty spikes of white bell-shaped flowers rising above the foliage in midsummer. Its attractive textured heart-shaped leaves remain yellow in color throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Lily-Of-The-Valley features subtle racemes of lightly-scented white bell-shaped flowers rising above the foliage from mid to late spring. Its pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Mediovariegata Hosta is one of the true classics of the shade garden, with the time-honored elegance of white-centered leaves edged in rich green that never goes out of style. The bold, two-toned variegation brightens darker corners and creates a clean, graphic contrast against the solid greens and textures of companion ferns, astilbes, and other shade perennials. A broader spread than its height—reaching 18 to 24 inches across on a 12 to 18 inch mound—makes it especially effective as a groundcover or repeated accent throughout the shaded border. Purple flower spikes appear in summer above the foliage, and the leaves take on warm copper-bronze tones as fall arrives. Its adaptable, steady nature makes it equally suited to a mass planting on a shaded slope, a container on a shaded patio, or a quiet spot at the woodland’s edge. Classic for a reason—once planted, you wonder how the garden ever managed without it.

Sagae Hosta features dainty spikes of lavender bell-shaped flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. Its attractive enormous textured heart-shaped leaves remain bluish-green in color with distinctive yellow edges throughout the season.

Cinnamon Fern is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its cascading habit of growth. It features bold spikes of dark brown flowers rising above the foliage in late spring. Its enormous oval bipinnately compound leaves are green in color. The foliage often turns peach in fall.

This Hosta is grown locally at our Chalet Farm in Wisconsin. This moderately fast growing variety has beautiful heart shaped corrugated leaves with a bright yellow center and two-tone green margins; provides beautiful texture and contrast to other plants; near-white spikes of flowers in late spring or early summer.

Dream Weaver Hosta features dainty spikes of white tubular flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. Its attractive small textured heart-shaped leaves remain creamy white in color with showy bluish-green variegation throughout the season.

Forbidden Fruit features bold, yellow-orange foliage with blue-green margins. The bright yellow hue changes to a more demure, creamy white as the plant ages. Forbidden Fruit is quite slug resistant, making it a great choice for display gardens and out of the way shade beds.

Earth Angel Hosta features dainty spikes of lavender tubular flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. Its attractive textured oval leaves remain bluish-green in color with showy creamy white variegation throughout the season.

Royal Fern is an herbaceous perennial with a shapely form and gracefully arching foliage. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

Cool As Cucumber Hosta earns its name with lush, broad green leaves that maintain a fresh, composed look through even the hottest stretches of summer, bringing reliable calm to the shaded border. The large, textured foliage creates a bold, architectural mound reaching 18 to 24 inches in height and spread, with enough presence to anchor a shade planting or serve as a backdrop for smaller companions. Purple flower spikes rise above the foliage in summer, contributing a soft vertical accent before the seed pods provide extended fall interest. It handles the difficult root zone of black walnut trees with equanimity, broadening its usefulness in gardens where other shade perennials struggle. Consistent moisture and a partly to fully shaded position are the only real requirements; meet those and this hosta practically grows itself. A foundational shade plant that looks better, not worse, as the years go by.

This vigorous hosta has graceful heart shaped leaves with wide sea-green margins with a yellow to cream center; provides beautiful texture and contrast to other plants; lovely white spikes of flowers in mid-summer

Purpleleaf Royal Fern features bold spikes of brown flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. Its attractive enormous oval bipinnately compound leaves emerge deep purple in spring, turning green in color with distinctive burgundy veins. As an added bonus, the foliage turns a gorgeous gold in the fall.

Blue Hawaii Hosta makes the most of its shade-loving nature with richly blue-toned heart-shaped leaves that glow in dappled light and bring a cool, restful quality to the woodland garden and shaded border. The powder-blue foliage holds its distinctive color through the growing season, then transitions to warm shades of golden yellow and copper-bronze in fall for a quiet final flourish before dormancy. In summer, slender spikes of lavender-purple flowers rise above the mound, adding vertical interest to the layered shade planting. It forms a compact 12 to 18 inch clump that works beautifully as a groundcover mass or a repeated accent throughout the border, and it handles the challenging root environment of black walnut trees without complaint. Like all hostas, it thrives with consistent moisture and rewards a top dressing of compost each spring with especially rich foliage color. A graceful and refined choice for transforming a difficult shade situation into a true garden asset.

Liberty Hosta features dainty spikes of lavender tubular flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid summer. Its attractive large textured oval leaves remain bluish-green in color with showy gold variegation throughout the season.

Pilgrim Hosta features dainty spikes of lavender tubular flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. Its attractive small textured oval leaves remain emerald green in color with showy creamy white variegation throughout the season.

Mighty Mouse Hosta features dainty spikes of lavender tubular flowers rising above the foliage in early summer. Its attractive round leaves emerge bluish-green in spring, turning grayish green in color with distinctive white edges throughout the season.

Ben Vernooji Hosta features dainty spikes of lavender tubular flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. Its attractive textured heart-shaped leaves remain powder blue in color with distinctive yellow edges and tinges of bluish-green throughout the season.

Dancing Queen Hosta features dainty spikes of lavender tubular flowers rising above the foliage from mid to late summer. Its attractive heart-shaped leaves emerge yellow in spring, turning buttery yellow in color throughout the season.