Hosta ‘American Halo’ (Wade-1999) Hosta ‘Clear Fork River Valley’ (Wade-2007) THE AMERICAN HOSTA GUIDE “2011” American Hostas, Daylilies and Other Perennials TM A Division of: Wade & Gatton Nurseries Van & Shirley Wade - Owners 1288 Gatton Rocks Road Bellville, Ohio 44813 Telephone: 419-883-3191 Fax (24 Hour): 419-883-3677 Email: [email protected] Website: wadeandgattonnurseries.com Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Monday - Saturday) (Closed on Sunday) Hosta ‘Fat Cat’ (Dick & Jane Ward-1999) Hosta ‘American Halo’ (Van Wade - 1999) A blue ribbon Hosta Leaf Show Winner! Also has won: Alex Summers Award-1992 Benedict Award-1991 Many other blue ribbons at local leaf shows. Dear Hosta Friends: Hostas continue to be the Number 1 perennial in the United States today, followed by Daylilies! Our gardens contain probably one of the best reservoirs of the Hosta genus in the nation. Please plan to visit our gardens and polyhouses that are full of interesting varieties. You can view most of the older classic and heirloom cultivars from most of the old time hybridizers. Plan to visit three gardens of Herb & Dorothy Benedict; six gardens of Dick & Jane Ward; the Lucille Simpers collection; three collections of Van Wade; Zilis Collections #1 & #2; Alex Malloy Collection; Mildred Seaver Collection; Ran Lydell Collection; Ed Elslager Collection; Bob Solberg Collection; our Lakeside Collection; our Mouse Garden; and dozens of other Hosta Gardens. If you are coming from a far, please call ahead to let us know so that we can put out our welcome mat! Families, garden clubs, groups, buses, etc. are all welcome and groups continue to book tours in sizeable numbers, increasingly so every year. I wish to thank each and every one you for your continued support, your friendly visits, and kind words that increasingly seem to motivate all of us here. Our Hosta Catalog and yearly pricing continues to expand. It is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up to date. We are online at www.wadeandgattonnurseries.com and our catalog is available in pdf form and can be viewed or downloaded. Our catalog contains over 250 pages and is difficult to bind and therefore limited copies are available. Many new, different and outstanding cultivars, hybrids, sports, and seedlings are coming and in the pipeline, so to speak. So plan to visit and see our new, future plants in the making! Some of our new ones are our Native American Indian Tribe series (over 90 now named); our Indian Chief series (over 15 now named) and our Planetary series. The best time for viewing our Hosta gardens is in late May, June and early July, but you are welcome to visit anytime! Happy Hosta Gardening… 1 ABBREVIATION INDEX and HOW TO READ THIS PRICE LIST (February 14, 2011) (Read Columns – Left to Right) INF - Information about Hostas: HL – Picture in Hosta Library ( http://hostalibrary.org ) HL* - Picture in Hosta Library is of Hosta located in our own gardens. NEW-New plants listed for first time this year. N - Quantity of new Hostas coming in to us from various growers and hybridizers. RDY - Quantity of plants ready for sale now! These plants can be shipped Spring, Summer or Fall. Some will be 2-3 eye/crown plants, while others will be single crown divisions. We usually ship 2 eye/crown plants, unless they are rare plants that we have only small counts available on, and we can only ship 1 crown. CRN - Number of crowns (eyes) available, after dividing from pots, field or garden grown plants. We normally try to ship the largest plants we have available. GRD - Number of plants we have in gardens. HOSTA VARIETY: The correct alphabetical listing of Hostas, according to the Hosta Registrations and Registrar, and other leading authorities. A few plants in this list are duplications of older or obsolete names, but are listed for easy reference. A few names may be incorrect, but we have based our information on the 1995 edition of the I.C.N.C. (International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants). We attempt to follow the 2 guidelines set up by the I.C.N.C. We are also following guidelines established by Mark Zilis’s Hostapedia – December 1, 2008 edition. ABBREVIATION INDEX and HOW TO READ THIS PRICE LIST (February 14, 2011) HYBRIDIZER: The name of the person or persons, who developed the Hosta variety; first wrote about it; hybridized it; or introduced it, etc. Not all names listed are the only people involved with the Hosta, but for briefness, will suffice for this list. It is not the intent of this list to discredit or slight anyone, just to pass on information that we feel is pertinent. SIZE: Below listed keys indicate height of mature foliage mound: MN - Miniature - 4-06” D - Dwarf - up to 4” S - Small - 6-10” M - Medium - 10-18” L - Large - 18-28” G - Giant - 28” Plus DESCRIPTION: The size of foliage mound; leaf size; leaf color; petioles; flower color; date of blooming, etc. Not all information is available, as some information is not obtainable or even known to date. LOCATION: Where the plants are located here at the Nursery. PH – indicates number or name of Polyhouse. Garden or Collection – Location in Wade Botanical Gardens 3 ABBREVIATION INDEX and HOW TO READ THIS PRICE LIST (February 14, 2011) EACH: Indicates the each price for one, 1-2 eye/crown plants, available bare root or in #1-1.5 containers. Plants shipped will be bare root, with the soil washed off the roots, labeled, wrapped, packed and shipped. In cases where only a few plants are available, we sometimes ship only one eye or crown of that variety. DIG: D – indicates we would need to dig these plants from the gardens, as none are available in containers. Digging is not performed while you wait, orders must be placed on these items, and we will dig as soon as time permits. NFS: Not For Sale O.S.: Originator Stock – Plants were obtained from the originator, discoverer, etc. of this variety. T.C.: Tissue Cultured Plants – plants multiplied out by a tissue culture laboratory. With only a few exceptions, plants can be expected to be true to name and descriptions. HOURS: We are open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Monday thru Saturday. We are closed on Sundays and holidays. MOTHER PLANTS: These are Hostas that are larger and/or older. These contain more than a few (1-2), often 3, 4, 5, up to 10, sometimes 15 or more, eyes or crowns. These are our mother plants that we divide from. These are more costly plants. We will count crowns/eyes and charge for them accordingly. 4 ABBREVIATION INDEX and HOW TO READ THIS PRICE LIST (February 14, 2011) POLYHOUSE & DISPLAY BEDS: These are our growing houses and display polyhouses. Mother plants and plants, available for sale, are located in these areas. We will divide plants from these containers while you wait, if time is available. PRICES: Prices contained herein, shall cancel and supersede any and all other previous prices, and/or quotations. We also reserve the right to change prices at anytime. All plants are subject to prior sale and current availability at time sale is consummated, or at time of shipment. PAYMENT: All prices are intended for cash, check, or credit card payment. We accept no C.O.D.’s or charges unless previous credit arrangements have been made. Please include your credit card number, etc. with your order. Credit cards will not be charged until plants are shipped. DISCOUNTS: We offer a 5% discount for any member of a garden club or plant society. This is available for mail order or cash and carry items. (i.e. Hostas, Daylilies, Trees, Shrubs, etc. (No Labor). The 5% discount is available on list price only, not applicable for sale or discounted items. Only one discount is available per sale. QUANTITY DISCOUNTS: Hostas that we have in surplus or have growing in our growing fields, are available at a quantity discount. Please ask for special pricing on large orders. For Nurseries, Garden Centers, Parks, Cemeteries, Arboretums, Municipalities, Golf Courses, Landscape Contractors, etc. we do have a wholesale price list available, upon request. 5 ABBREVIATION INDEX and HOW TO READ THIS PRICE LIST (February 14, 2011) VOLUME DISCOUNT: $ 25.00 Minimum Order for Shipping Plants $ 25.00 - $ 250.00 - No Discount except 5% Garden Club, if applicable. $ 250.00 – 499.00 - 7% Discount (Plus Shipping & Handling) $ 500.00 - 999.00 - 10% Discount (Plus Shipping & Handling) $ 1,000.00 – 1,999.00 - 12% Discount (Plus Shipping & Handling) $ 2,000.00 - 4,999.00 - 15% Discount (Plus Shipping & Handling) $ 5,000.00 - 9,999.00 - 20% Discount (Plus Shipping & Handling) SHIPPING: We ship via United Parcel Service. $9.00 shipping charge for 1 st plant, and .50 cents per plant for each additional plant. Large orders will be shipped at cost. GIFT PLANTS: We are well noted for giving ‘gift plants’ to most of our customers. Plants are chosen at our discretion, as we reserve the right to select the plants for you. ORDERING & SHIPPING INFORMATION ORDERING: Please list your name, complete address and telephone number when ordering. Some plants are in very limited supply, so when ordering, list second choices, if possible. We will refund your money, if we are unable to supply plants you have ordered. TERMS: All prices are net, f.o.b. Bellville, Ohio. Please include payment with order. Minimum order is $25.00. We accept checks, money orders, Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Ohio residents, please add 6.75% sales tax to order.