Hybrid hosta (Hosta hybride): varieties with photos, name and description, planting and care

The hybrid hosta is gradually replacing the standard species of this plant. Now there are about 3 thousand different types of culture. And every year, thanks to the efforts of breeders, their number is constantly increasing. Such a wide variety of hybrid hostas has contributed to their wide popularity among gardeners. Therefore, these perennials are the most popular in recent years.

The variety and splendor of hybrid hostas

Hybrid hosta is distinguished not only by its variety of shades, but also by its plant height from 10 cm to 1.2 m. This allows you to significantly expand the range of application of the crop. Among the hybrid hostas, there are variegated species that combine several shades, and solid forms with an unusual color of the blades, for example, blue or white.

Hybrids can also have a wavy edge of the leaf blades. You can also find species that have a waffle-like leaf structure. In this way, the plant increases the surface of the plate where cells with chloroplasts are located, and this allows it to adapt to the lack of light.

Important! Hybrid hostas differ not only in the shades of the leaves, but also in their shape, as well as their location in the space of the bush.

It would seem that all possible options in the selection of this crop have already been exhausted, but this is not so. Currently, work is being carried out on crossing hostas and daylilies. The main goal of this experiment is to obtain new types of plants with decorative leaves and bright flowers. Now these new products are very expensive and are not available for mass distribution. But at the moment there are many other species that deserve the attention of gardeners.

The best varieties of hybrid hostas

Among the variety of hybrid hostas, we can identify some that stand out most for their color and ease of care. Most often, these types are used in landscape design, which allows you to create unusual compositions that retain their decorative effect throughout the season and are renewed every year with the arrival of spring.

Stiletto

A miniature hybrid form of hosta, the plant height does not exceed 10-15 cm. The plates are narrow with a sharp tip. Their color is green, but there is a light yellow border along the edge. During the flowering period, purple bells rise above the foliage.

The bush reaches 20-30 cm in diameter. This hybrid hosta can grow in sunny and shaded areas, and if necessary, it can be placed in deep shade.

Important! Stiletto is recommended for creating green borders.

In appearance, this hosta looks like a small lush tussock.

Steind Glass

This hybrid form is derived from the "Guacamole" species. Bred in 1999. Characterized by a golden-yellow hue of the plates with a dark green border along the edge. They are round with a glossy surface. The height of the plant reaches 50 cm, and the diameter is 100 cm.

In August, large white flowers appear above the foliage on strong peduncles, which emit a pleasant aroma.

In 2006, this hybrid form was recognized as the best by the American Hosta Growers Association.

Sting

This species is characterized by the average size of the bush, the height of which is 35 cm, and the diameter reaches 45 cm. It is distinguished by dark green leaves with vertical branching creamy-green streaks.

Important! The surface of the Sting plates is glossy.

The flowering period of this hybrid is July-August, depending on the region of growth.

Golden Tiara

This hybrid hosta forms a low bush up to 40 cm and about 60-70 cm in diameter. It is characterized by variable color. In spring, the plates are green with a yellow border along the edge; in summer, its border disappears. Grows well in partial shade and moderately moist areas. Flowering occurs in early August.

The flowers of "Golden Tiara" are medium in size, striped in a bluish-lilac hue.

Captain Kirk

This hybrid is characterized by a medium spreading bush. Its height reaches 50 cm, and its diameter is about 90 cm. The leaf blades are round. The main color is yellow-light green. Along the edge there is a dark green border of uneven width

The flowers of the hybrid hosta "Captain Kirk" are light lilac. They appear in late July-early August.

Hosta "Captain Kirk" was obtained from the species "Gold Standard"

Firn Line

This hybrid exquisitely combines a smoky blue hue in the center of the plate with a wide white border around the edge.Forms a medium bush, the height of which barely reaches 35-40 cm, and the width - 60-70 cm.

The hybrid hosta "Firn Line" has dense leaves. The color of the flowers is light lavender. They appear above the foliage in the second half of July.

This species has heart-shaped plates

Veronica Lake

Medium-sized hybrid hosta. The height of the bush reaches 40 cm, and in conditions of deep shade it can grow up to 60 cm. It is characterized by a green-blue color with a golden-yellow frame along the edge of the plates. In spring the shade of the border is creamy white.

The height of the peduncles of this hybrid hosta reaches 75 cm

Maple Leafs

The species is distinguished by rounded leaves with a waffle structure. Their color is green in the center, and along the edge there is a yellowish edging of uneven width. Blooms with white bells.

Important! When grown in the shade, the hybrid develops more slowly, but the color of the plates is more contrasting.

"Maple Leafs" blooms in the second half of summer, namely at the end of July

Regal Splendor

Tall hybrid hosta. The height of the plant reaches 90 cm and the width is about 85 cm. The leaf plates are dense, oval in shape, slightly curved. Their length is 28 cm and width is 17 cm. The color is gray-blue with an uneven light edging. The frame changes its shade from yellow to whitish-cream. This hybrid hosta variety 'Regal Splendor' has large, lavender flowers.

Important! The height of the peduncles of this hybrid hosta reaches 150 cm.

"Regal Splendor" is distinguished by a vase-shaped bush

Jurassic Park

This hosta is characterized by rapid growth. Forms huge bushes up to 100 cm high and about 180 cm wide. The leaves are round and dense. Their color is bluish-green. The length of the plates is 42 cm, and the width is 38 cm. The color of the flowers is soft lilac.

The structure of the plates of the Jurassic Park hosta is wrinkled

Dream Queen

This hybrid is distinguished by large bushes 90 cm high. Its leaves are round and large. The main color is blue-green with creamy white streaks in the center. Flowers are white. They appear in early August and last for 3-4 weeks.

The flower shape of this hosta species is funnel-shaped and bell-shaped.

Blue Umbrellas

This hybrid variety is distinguished by its vase-shaped bush. The height of the plant reaches 100-110 cm. The leaves are huge, oval. Their size is 35 cm long and 25 cm wide. The color is blue-green. The flowers of this species are lavender. A hybrid form of the Blue Umbrella hosta was developed in 1978.

The plates are shaped like an umbrella

Lady Guinevere

A low-growing variety of crop. Forms compact bushes 25 cm high and 50 cm in diameter. The leaves are creamy-yellow in color, which occupies most of the center. There is a narrow dark green border along the edges of the plates. The leaf size is 18 cm long and 7 cm wide. The surface of the plates of the hybrid hosta “Lady Guinevere” is grooved. The flowers have a purple tint.

This species is characterized by abundant flowering

Mojito

This hybrid form is characterized by rapid growth. Belongs to the category of large species. Forms spreading bushes 60 cm high and wide. The leaves of “Mojito” are large, dense, with deep veining. They have a rich, uniform dark green color. Pale lavender flowers above the foliage appear in late July.

Important! This species, like its other brethren, does not need shelter for the winter.

The hybrid has a pleasant aroma that is felt when the buds open

Beach Boy

Medium-sized type of hybrid hosta. The height and width of the plant is about 50 cm.Characterized by a tricolor color. In the center of the plate the shade is yellow-green, and closer to the edge it smoothly turns into a bluish-gray frame.

The leaves of the hybrid hosta "Beach Boy" have a round shape with a slightly pointed tip. The color of the flowers of this species is creamy white.

The decorative qualities of Beach Boy are best demonstrated when placed in partial shade.

Lemon Miracle

This new hosta is the result of painstaking breeding work carried out over 20 years. A distinctive feature of the hybrid is its pale yellow flowers, which are shaped like a lily. Their diameter is 4-5 cm.

The leaves are heart-shaped with a glossy surface of light green color. The height and width of the plant does not exceed 42 cm. The flowering period begins in the second half of July.

The color of this species is a combination of lime and lemon.

Eskimo Pie

A common type of hybrid hosta. It is characterized by dense leaves with clearly defined relief venation. In the spring, during the active growing season, the central part of the plates is yellow, and by mid-summer it becomes creamy white. There is a blue-green border along the edge. The height of the bush reaches 50-60 cm, and its diameter is 70 cm.

The white flowers of this species bloom in late June and early July.

The plant blooms in midsummer

Tokudama Flavocircinalis

It is characterized by spreading bushes, the height of which does not exceed 45 cm and the width of about 120 cm. The leaves are large and have a dense structure. They have a bluish-green color with a yellow border covered with a waxy coating. In mid-July, the hybrid hosta "Tokudama Flavocircinalis" produces white flowers that last for 3-4 weeks.

The surface of the leaves of this hybrid is highly wrinkled.

Vaid Brim

This variety of hybrid hosta was developed in 1979 and still remains relevant. Forms a bush of medium height, about 50 cm. The leaves are embossed, light green in color with a white frame along the edge of the plate.

Lavender flowers exude a delicate, pleasant aroma and are collected in racemose inflorescences. They are often one-sided.

"Wide Brim" is distinguished by its dome-shaped bush

Mama Mia

A medium-sized hybrid, 40-50 cm high and 70 cm wide. The leaves are oval-shaped, pointed, supported by long petioles. The main color of the plates is dark green, but along the edge there is a wide yellow border, which by mid-summer fades and acquires a creamy tint.

Pale lilac flowers appear in late June. They, like all species, are collected in brushes.

The shape of the flowers of the variety “Mama Mia” is funnel-shaped

Sunset Groves

An elegant hybrid with a bush height of up to 40 cm and a width of about 55 cm. Leaves have a dense structure, crinkled, rounded shape. In the center of the plate the predominant color is yellow, and along the edges there is a green border of uneven width. The flowers of the hybrid hosta "Sunset Groves" are white and odorless.

'Sunset Groves' has concave leaves

June

Tricolor hybrid hosta. It is characterized by compact bushes, the height of which is 40-60 cm and the width of 90 cm. This species is characterized by rapid growth. The plates in the center are painted creamy yellow, around which there is a light green frame, and closer to the edge they become blue. The leaf shape is heart-shaped. The flowers are a delicate bluish-lavender hue.

The leaves of this species are slightly wavy along the edges.

Mango Tango

An unusual variety of hybrid hosta with rounded leaves 18-20 cm long. The plates have a pointed tip. The main color is golden-green, with yellow streaks running down the center.

The height of the bush does not exceed 45 cm, and the width is 60 cm. Lavender flowers bloom in July-August.

When planting hosta "Mango-Tango" in an open area, the leaves acquire a golden tint

Bressingham Blue

The plant forms a symmetrical vase-shaped bush. Its height reaches 50 cm and its width is 60 cm. The leaves of this species are heart-shaped, with a smooth edge. The size of the plates reaches 15 cm in length and 10 cm in width. The shade is bluish-green. The large white flowers of the hybrid hosta "Bressingham Blue" bloom in the second half of July.

Hosta Bressingham Blue is growing rapidly

Patriot

An extraordinary species, which was bred in 1991. It is characterized by compact bushes, their height does not exceed 40 cm, and their width is 60-70 cm. The leaves are oval-shaped, dark green in color with an uneven white border. The length of the plates is 18 cm and the width is 13 cm. Flowering occurs at the end of June.

Important! The buds of “Patriot” are lilac, and when they bloom, they become noticeably lighter.

Sometimes this species has a heart-shaped leaf shape.

Golden Medallion

It is characterized by a compact bush 40-5 cm high and about 80 cm wide. The plates are round, slightly elongated. In spring they have a yellow-green tint, and become more yellow in summer.

Important! When blooming, the buds are white with a slight purple tint.

Hosta "Golden Medallion" blooms in July

Color Hulk

A bright variety of culture with dense leaves of golden yellow color with a dark green frame around the edge. The hybrid is characterized by restrained growth. The height of the bush is 35 cm and the width is 70 cm. The hybrid hosta “Colord Hulk” blooms at the end of July.

The leaf blades of this species are slightly concave in the center

First Mate

Dwarf type of culture. Characterized by narrow, arrow-shaped leaves.The main color of the plates is golden, and along the edge there is a dark green uneven border. The flowers are light lilac.

First Mate is bred from the Kabitan variety.

Twilight

A common variety characterized by rapid growth. Forms bushes 40-50 cm high, 80 cm wide. The leaves are heart-shaped, dark green with a yellow border. The length of the plates is about 20 cm and the width is 15 cm. Light lilac flowers appear in July.

The plates of this species are leathery with clearly defined grooves.

Winter Snow

This species is characterized by strong growth. Forms spreading large bushes 60-80 cm high and 150 cm wide. The leaf blades are green with a variable white border. They have a shiny surface. The flowers of the hybrid hosta "Winter Snow" are lavender in color.

This hybrid species is derived from "Sum and Substance"

Application in landscape design

The variety of shades of leaves, the ability to grow quickly and unpretentiousness have made the hosta the most popular crop, which is used for landscaping gardens and personal plots. This plant goes well with conifers, ferns, heucheras and astilbes. It is also recommended to use the host as a frame for flower beds with annual flowering crops. This emphasizes their sophistication and gives the composition a finished look.

Features of using hosta in landscape design:

low-growing (up to 20 cm) - for rockeries, the foreground of multi-level flower beds, as a frame for ornamental shrubs and conifers;
medium-sized (up to 45 cm) - in mixborders, for decorating reservoirs;
tall (above 45 cm) - as a separate self-sufficient crop against the backdrop of a green lawn.

Important! This hybrid perennial can be different; it will look natural on a summer cottage and in a luxurious garden of a country house.

Planting and caring for hybrid hosta

Hybrid hostas prefer light partial shade. But they can also grow in the shade. In such conditions, the bush develops more slowly, however, the size of the leaves and the height of the plant increase noticeably.

The optimal period for planting this perennial is early spring or August-September. Seedlings must be selected with well-developed root shoots and 2-3 growth points.

Important! Hybrid hostas with light shades require diffused light, while blue and green species should be planted only in the shade.

This plant requires well-drained soil. Therefore, when planting, peat and humus should be added to the soil.

The hole for the hosta must be prepared up to 30 cm in width and depth. In the center you need to make a small elevation where you can place the seedling. After this, carefully straighten the roots, sprinkle them with soil and compact the surface. At the end of the procedure, the plant should be watered abundantly.

The root collar of the seedling should be at the level of the soil surface

This perennial does not require special care. It is enough to loosen the soil at the base, remove weeds and water twice a week in the absence of rain. For the bushes to fully develop, it is necessary that the substrate is always slightly moist, although the hosta also easily tolerates short-term drought.

During the active growing season in spring, the plant needs to be fed with mullein 1:10 or nitroammophoska 30 g per 10 liters. In June, it is necessary to re-apply fertilizers, but this time phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. There is no need to cover this perennial for the winter, as it does not suffer from low temperatures down to -35-40 degrees.

Important! If the flower stalks of a hybrid hosta are removed in a timely manner, the bush grows more luxuriant.

Diseases and pests

This hybrid perennial not only has a beautiful appearance, but is also resistant to diseases and pests. Thanks to this feature, it has become very popular among gardeners. But sometimes, if the growing rules do not comply, the plant’s immunity decreases and then susceptibility to pathogens increases.

Common problems:

Phyllosticosis. The lesion can be recognized by large brown spots on the leaves, which eventually merge into a single whole. The disease also affects flower stalks. As a result, it provokes tissue necrosis, which reduces decorativeness. For treatment it is necessary to use copper sulfate or colloidal sulfur. Repeat the treatment every 10 days until the signs of the disease disappear.
Slugs. This pest actively reproduces in conditions of high humidity. It feeds on the young leaves of the plant, leaving holes behind. Hostas with narrow leaves are most affected. To destroy, it is necessary to scatter crushed stone, broken brick or shell rock at the base of the bushes.

Conclusion

Hybrid hosta is a perennial that is characterized by high decorative qualities and ease of care. And the variety of species according to the color of the leaves and the height of the bush allows you to choose the most suitable options for landscaping the garden and the area near the house or pond.

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