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BY RICHARD ANTONY
Rappahannock News Writer
In recent years, hosta have come into its own as the perennial of choice for shady sites, offering both the homeowner and landscaper a nearly disease-free long-lived plant. Grown mostly for their beautiful foliage, hosta produce flowers during the summer months, usually on tall spikes that develop just prior to flower development. Most hosta blooms are small and unassuming, usually white, pink or lavender. However, a few varieties sport more dramatic blooms and some possess a delightful fragrance.
Hostas vary in size from tiny dwarf varieties with leaves only an inch or two long, to mammoth cultivars with leaves that are a foot or more long and nearly as wide. Leaf colors range from solid green or blue-green to striking variations of contrasting variegations of green, blue, white, yellow and white.
With over 2000 cultivars available, hostas offer a great deal of variety. Some of the more popular varieties include Patriot (green leaf with dramatic white leaf margin), Night Before Christmas (green leaf with white interior streaks), Great Expectations (yellow interior with green margins), Fire and Ice (opposite of Patriot), Brim Cup (greenish-yellow bor der with darker green center), Fringe Benefit (bluis - green leaf with thin greenish-yellow border), Hydon Sunset (light green leaf gradually transitioning into a yellow leaf tip), Radiant Edger (subtle green and yellow variations), Rapsberry Sorbet (glossy green
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