Gosh, it’s been six or more years since I discovered mini hostas at a spring plant sale. Most lived many years in pots, but as they have grown I have moved them into the garden. The same could be said for some of the midsized hostas. Here are a few. Bitsy Gold, is very small plant. I put them in the ground last year. I wonder if the narrow white edge is a revert to one of the parent plants. It is still one of my smallest plants and divided successfully. Golden Tiara was purchased in an over stuffed 4” pot that I divided into 4 plants after purchase. A couple of years in the ground and I needed to move them this spring. They made a nice border for part of this bed. Although classified as medium sized so far it isn’t overly large. Bountiful is definitely that. One of the first minis to get placed in the ground in my woodland garden it has withstood being shaded out by foxgloves and other larger plants. It also did well with my brutal division of this one clump into 8 pieces this spring. Here is yesterday’s creation. HiHo Silver has been a very vigorous little hosta. I needed to remove it from its past location in the garden and temporarily potted them. Rough handling didn’t faze them to much, although they look pretty rough at the moment. I removed pavers to create this little bed for them and the lilies in their previous home. They are vigorous enough to probably fill this bed eventually. Chartreuse Wiggles is a tiny hosta. I need to keep pulled the mother of thousands from around it. You can see from the little fir needles how small this little gem is. Here is Blue Mouse ears. It is a very slow growing mini for me, but a broken piece did root so I have two plants. Eventually I will divide this plant for a few more little show stoppers. This is Wiggles, but it appears to have lost its wiggle. Very tiny and not as vigorous as I would hope. May need to pot it up and give it some TLC. Gosh, I can’t believe I remember their names after all these years. Anyone else have mini hostas they have cultivated?
A lovely selection of hostas Jewell. Mouse Ears is simply gorgeous with those lovely blue leaves. I think they're all happy to be living in your garden.
