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Sagae Medium/Large  $11.00 SO #2 in the popularity poll, with good reason. It is strikingly beautiful. Blue-green center with bright cream margin. No garden is complete without one. Lavender flowers. Hosta Of The Year for 2000. Specimen plant. Upright habit.
Salute Small-Medium  $10.00 Narrow blue-green leaves are sharply pointed and very wavy, with a powdery white leaf underside. They have an upright form and heavy substance. Lavender flowers. Descendant of 'Dorset Blue'. Looks a bit like a mini Krossa Regal.
Satisfaction Medium-Large  $12.00 SO Dark green leaves with a 2 inch wide, slightly rippled yellow margin. Slightly shiny on top and underneath. White flowers in mid June. Gorgeous specimen plant. This is one of my favorite hostas and was selected by Walters Gardens as a designer hosta.
Sea Dream Medium  $6.00 Very bright golden/lime leaves with ivory border and very heavy substance. Beautiful balanced mounding form.
Sea Fire Medium  $9.00 Intense, golden yellow leaves emerge in the spring and turn medium green by August; they are moderately corrugated and twisted. Leaf petioles and flower scapes are flecked with red.
Secret Love Medium  $12.00 A variegated sport of Fragrant Blue with fragrant near white flowers. Intense blue-green, heart shaped leaves emerge in spring with light yellow margins which brightens to white. I love Fragrant Blue, so this one has to be great.
Shade Fanfare Medium  $7.00 SO One of the best of Paul Aden's introductions. Medium green leaves with wide brushstroke cream margins. Pale lavender blooms in June.
Showboat Medium  $10.00 Dark green leaves have wide, slightly rippled creamy white margins. Good substance and good grower. Leaf edges turn upward into a boat shape, hence the name.
Silk Kimono Medium  $9.50 The broad leaves of this medium grey-green hosta have elegantly rippled, creamy white margins. They arch downward at the tips. Really pretty plant when mature . Good grower. Pale lavender flowers.
Silver Threads and Golden Needles Dwarf  $15.00 SO Compact, miniature hosta with gold leaves splotched with green markings in the center. Lavender flowers. Rare, popular among collectors. Sport of Cheatin' Heart.
Sleeping Beauty Medium  $12.00 A sport of the award winning 'Halcyon'. Pointed, frosty blue-green leaves have a cream margin. Thick, slug resistant foliage. Superb grower. Pale lavender blue flowers. I really like this hosta--recommended.
Slim and Trim Dwarf  $7.00 A seldom encountered Herb Benedict seedling of Purple Verticulated Elf. The 1" by 5" long medium blue, elongated leaves form a clump 6 inches tall by 12 to 14 inches across. Vigorous grower. Good for rock and fairy gardens.
So Sweet Medium  $7.00 SO Glossy green leaves with wide cream edges. White flowers are fragrant. A beautiful, prolific plant. Has wavy edges that make the plant stand out from other hostas. Hosta of the Year for 1996.
Something Blue Medium-Large  $8.00 SO This hosta has a rich blue coloring and thick moderately seersuckered leaves. From Sieboldiana heritage, but is a little smaller than other cultivars. Slug resistant. Zilis says the intensity of the blue foliage color is impressive. Deer resistant.
Spacious Skies Large  $10.00 Beautiful rounded blue green leaves are undercoated with white. Makes an impressive mound at maturity. Leaves have excellent substance, with pronounced ribs, and slight rippling on the edges. Gorgeous.
Spilt Milk Medium  $12.00 A dramatic hosta. White streaks and splashes spill over green heart-shaped leaves. A beautiful and unique collector's hosta for a conversation piece in any collection. Wrinkled and textured leaves with good substance. #25 in Popularity Poll.
Spring Fling Large  $9.00 Sold out. This hosta has a medium green leaf with a wide creamy to white margin and very ruffled edges. It is very distinctive and showy as a mature plant.
Squash Casserole Medium  $10.00 Sold out. Ruffled medium gold foliage. Fast grower. Sport of August Moon. Very distinctive--has unique long leaves and makes a showy clump that is more horizontal than most hostas. Will take full sun.
St. Elmo's Fire Small  $9.00 SO Sport of Sea Fire. New leaves emerge brilliant gold-chartreuse edged with white--really stands out in your hosta garden in the spring. Darkens as season progresses.
St. Paul Medium-Large  $12.00 SO Gorgeous sport of Paul's Glory, with a much wider green margin around a gold center and thicker substance. Pale lavender flowers. It is truly stunning in person and is a good grower, so I highly recommend this one.
Stained Glass Large  $10.00 A sport of 'Guacamole'. 10.5" long, brilliant gold leaves with wide, dark green margins. Variegation appears early in the season and prominent veins throughout give it the look of stained glass. Likes part sun . Hosta of the Year 2006. #11 in Pop. Poll.
Stetson Medium  $9.00 SO Sport of Wide Brim, with deeply furled wavy leaves that curl inward. Gold edges on green leaves. Very distinct from other hostas. Limited supply.
Stiletto Small  $8.00 Long, narrow, wavy green leaves with a thin yellow to creamy white margin makes this a distinctive small hosta. Stoloniferous growth habit lends itself well to use in borders and edging. Fast grower.
Stirfry Medium  $10.00 Hard to find hosta with heavily rippled, super shiny, dark green foliage. Leaves are long and twisted, with an upturned tip and regular rippling along the margin. I like this one a lot and my one mature plant has been asked about a lot.
Striptease Medium  $10.00 SO Outstanding hosta certain to be one of your most talked about plants. Sport of Gold Standard , but with wider dark green margins and a thin white stripe (the striptease) between the green and gold area. 2005 hosta of the year. #5 in Popularity Poll
Sugar Daddy Large  $12.00 Blue green leaves are edged with a narrow white margin that throws a few streaks into the center. Leaves become darker later in the summer. Lavender flowers. White-margined sport of Big Daddy. Specimen hosta--very showy.
Sultana Small  $8.00 SO A vigorous sport of 'Little Aurora'; leaves have dark green centers and wide, chartreuse-gold, streaked margins. Heavy textured, heart-shaped leaves are slightly wavy and sun-tolerant and form compact mounds
Sum and Substance Huge  $10.00 #3 in popularity poll. Huge bright chartreuse leaves really STAND OUT in your hosta garden. It is an incredibly big plant. Very heavy substance. Pale lavender flowers in early July. Hosta of the year for 2004. Will take full sun.
Sum and Subtle Large  $10.00 SO Very limited supply. Sport of Sum and Substance with pretty color variation. Gold-centered with a margin that changes from chartreuse to medium green; thick substance; corrugated at maturity. Very sun tolerant--colors intensify with more light.
Sum Cup o Joe Huge  $13.00 Sport of Sum and Substance, with a chartreuse center and a narrow white margin. Irregular white streaks appear in the heavily corrugated leaves. Specimen plant. Sun tolerant.
Sum It Up Huge  $14.00 SO Sport of Sum and Substance with huge leaves and similar sizing. Green with gold edging. Specimen plant. Will take full sun.
Sum of All Huge  $14.00 SO Sport of Sum and Substance with 16", broadly ovate leaves that are green with 1" wide gold margins. Leaf margins color early in the season; a few hours of strong light will amplify this color. Forms a huge mound of slug-resistant, sun tolerant foliage
Summer Breeze Medium to Large  $10.00 SO A sport of 'Summer Music'. A medium to large sized hosta that forms an open mound. Dark green leaves with wide, irregular, chartreuse to yellow margins. Thin, broadly ovate leaves are moderately seersuckered at maturity.
Summer Music Medium  $8.00 SO Very popular--it is a slow grower, but worth the wait. Broadly ovate, slightly twisted leaves have snow white centers bordered by streaks of gold and chartreuse, and outlined with dark green margins. Best color is achieved with bright morning sun
Sundance Medium  $7.00 Finally, a hosta that will take full sun. Makes a nice mound of dark green leaves with a wide creamy white edge. While it takes a lot of sun, it will do well in shade also. I had mine in the sunniest spot in the yard, and it didn't burn at all.
Sunpower Large  $8.00 SO Brilliant gold leaves are somewhat twisted and are of better than average substance. Sun tolerant. Color is brightest when grown in some sun. Upright vase-shaped. Lavender flowers. Stunning specimen. #19 in Popularity Poll. Photo by Phil Timm.