Hosta 'Stand by Me'

Hosta 'Stand by Me'[S M] Did you think 'June' had given us all the sports we could possibly need? Think again! Marco Fransen brings us one more that is a bit different. Hosta 'Stand by Me' features the same chartreuse gold, heavy duty leaves of its parent, surrounded by a very wide, often irregular, blue margin. What makes this plant different is the mound form. Not only is the plant smaller and more compact, but it grows into a fairly upright mound. 'Stand by Me' makes

undulating

Hosta 'Mighty Mouse' and the rest of the 'Blue Mouse Ears' sports are destined to be in high demand and will likely raise the standard by which all small hostas are judged in the future

The heavy foliage is folded to form a scoop

white flowers in mid summer

The color is rich and deep

Pale lavender flowers are often produced multiple times throughout the summer

Foliage has fantastic substance and is twisted and folded

Give 'Sun Mouse' a little sun and this little fellow just glows

the wavy leaf edges are intensely serrated like tiny teeth

narrow leaves expand

(Walden-West - 1989)

(Neo Plants Ltd - 1991)