Recommendation for a good solid deep green hosta

9 years ago

Anyone have a very green green green hosta they love? Glossy foliage is a plus. Preference to a medium sized type. No (or very minimal) variegation.

for example, I like the coloration and sheen of Praying Hands, but I'm looking for a more standard hosta form (wide leaves, more prostrate).

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koffman99

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

Lakeside Foiled Plot

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jimr66
9 years ago
Devon Green has everything you want.
mikgag Z5b NS Canada
9 years ago
Deep Pockets

Devon Green

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Esther-B, Zone 7a
9 years ago
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Marilyn Monroe. It has the added attraction of a piecrust edge to its beautiful solid green wide leaves. A stunner.
ConnieMay ON Z6a
9 years ago
Irish Luck looks like a rubber plant it is so shiny.
teuth
9 years ago
Midnight Oil caught my eye: https://www.hostachoicegardens.com/midnight-oil/1204/hosta-details.aspx
marquest
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Ventricosa good old hosta. In my dark shade areas it is a dark green and shiny. In the sunnier areas it is green, green, green shiny. I have it throughout my gardens because it makes all the new heavy variegated hostas pop. When I had a bunch of variegated hostas together they just blended together and did not stand out. It also made my blues look bluer.
littlebug zone 5 Missouri
9 years ago
Lancifolia. Plain green, shiny, well- behaved and perfectly shaped.
zkathy z7a NC
9 years ago

Valerie's Vanity
juliaarugula
Original Author
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Wow! Thanks for all the awesome suggestions! I think I may be needing more than one now. That Lakeside Foiled Plot s going to be one of them for sure, though. Irish Luck is a likely candidate too. I dunno, Valerie's vanity is sweet too...
StevePA6a
9 years ago
Pete's Dark Satellite, and Second Wind, are round leaved and on the large size, but very dark green. Rainforest is smaller, but a beauty.
mbug_gw
9 years ago
My favorite is Devon green

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juliaarugula
Original Author
9 years ago
Except, dang, Foiled Plot appears to be pretty hard to find...
juliaarugula
Original Author
9 years ago
I like Devon green too...
koffman99
9 years ago
Lakeside Foiled Plot.........

Uniquely Hosta Lakeside Foiled Plot
jamie81
9 years ago
Personally, I would stay away from Irish Luck. It is a beautiful plant, but the most fragile hosta I have.
juliaarugula
Original Author
9 years ago
Appreciate the feedback on Irish Luck. And thanks for the Uniquely Hostas suggestion. I think I'm going to place an order for Devon green and LFP.
Eleven
9 years ago
Devon Green is definitely great, even when younger/smaller :) I want mine to grow up like mbug's!
Kristy MN (zone 4)
9 years ago
Devon Green for sure!! One of my glossy faves!
Raye Lunceford
9 years ago
Potomic pride. Very large too
Karin Black Cat
9 years ago
Lakeside Black Satin

Ventricosa

Devon Green

Green Fountain, surprised me with big, long, glossy leaves this year...
juliaarugula
Original Author
9 years ago
Green Fountain looks awesome. Maybe in a later order. I thought about ordering Lakeside Black Satin but didn't. Woke up this morning hoping I was remembering wrong and actually had - nope. Maybe next year. I ordered Lakeside Foiled Plot and Devon Green for my greens. Plus Tokudama Aureonebulosa, which I've been desparately wanting and a couple others that caught my eye. Looking to forward to their arrival!