| The History of hostas begins in Japan.
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| | Aristocratic Plant for Shady Garden in
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| Hosta is a known as giboshi in its
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| | 1969. Two more editions of this seminal
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| country of origin but it is also
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| | book on hostas were published 1973, 1979.
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| sometimes spelt as giboushi in some
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| | In the late 1970s Mark Zilis and Walters
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| regions. Hostas grow rampant and wild in
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| | Gardens developed the first hosta tissue
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| Japan. Although the plant is also native
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| | culture lab. This led to two of the
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| to Korea and China it is in Japan that
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| | biggest companies in existence for hosta
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| you will find the most varieties. Most
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| | growth and distribution. That is Walters
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| hostas are descended from two smallish
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| | Gardens Inc. and Q and Z nurseries.
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| varieties that originate in Japan. One
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| | In the late seventies through to the late
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| is Oba Giboshi, which describes hostas
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| | eighties Paul Aden and Klehm Nursery were
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| with ripple leaves and green centers. It
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| | also responsible for the wide spread
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| is known as H. Montana in western
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| | popularity of hostas. The catalogues
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| cultures. The other is Ohatsuki Giboshi,
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| | used to published hosta prices and
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| which features green centers with
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| | pictures during this time helped
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| cream-colored edges. This is the
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| | distribute information from Eunice
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| variegated version of hosta that most of
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| | Fisher's book as well as name very
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| us know as variegated hostas today.
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| | popular hostas such as Sum and Substance
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| Hostas have only really become popular in
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| | and Great Expectations.
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| the last twenty years. However there were
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| | In the late seventies another gardener
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| some landmark events in the plants
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| | named Mildred Seaver perfected yet
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| history that are notable.
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| | another type of blue variety of hosta
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| In the 1940s a nursery called Savory
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| | which are often referred to as the Sea
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| Garden that was run by Bob and Arlene
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| | Series. The hosta Spilt Milk is a nice
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| Savory in Britain perfected the yellow
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| | example of the best of her work. It is
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| gold varieties. These hybrids were more
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| | grey blue with a white speckled film.
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| sun loving and included varieties like
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| | The passion for the blue hostas that
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| the bright yellow Lemon Lime and Golden
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| | Seaver created was spread further by the
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| Tiara.
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| | clever mail order marketing of Hatfield
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| In the early sixties a British gardener
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| | gardens which was a seminal company when
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| named Eric Smith managed to create a
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| | it came to distributing blue hostas
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| number of hybrids that resulted in the
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| | across North America.
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| powdery blue shade loving hostas that
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| | Today hostas remain the #1 perennial in
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| people love to collect today. These
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| | the United States. You can find them
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| hostas are known as the Tardania Hybrids.
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| | almost anywhere. From large Home
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| Hosta fanatic Eunice Fisher first
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| | Improvement stores to your Mom and Pop
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| established the American Hosta Society,
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| | Garden Center. In the last few years
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| which now boasts over 350,000 members in
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| | many nurseries have decided to offer
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| 1969. Eunice Fisher is also responsible
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| | hostas online. Ebay, Daves Garden and
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| for publishing of the first hosta book
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| | hundreds of Hosta Business websites now
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| for gardeners and collectors, Hosta: The
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| | offer beautiful hostas to the public!
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