H. ‘Hearts and Flowers’
Hosta ‘Hearts and Flowers’ is a registered cultivar () .
| Year registered | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Section class | III-7 (Medium) |
Overview
Registered in 2009, *Hosta* 'Hearts and Flowers' is a medium-sized cultivar of unknown pollen parentage, with *H.* 'Zany Janie' as the pod parent. It is visually distinctive for its broadly ovate, medium green leaves marked with white margins and occasional streaking, combined with a heavy leaf substance and lightly wavy, rippled edges.
In the Garden
This cultivar forms a moderate-growing, mound-like clump reaching 28 inches (71.1 cm) in diameter and 16 inches (40.6 cm) in height. It performs best in partial to full shade, typical of hostas, and its substantial leaves make it suitable for border fronts or as a groundcover specimen. The heavy substance and wavy margins provide textural contrast when paired with finer-leaved perennials such as ferns or *Heuchera*.
Care Notes
Provide consistent moisture during the growing season, applying a balanced fertilizer in early spring as new shoots emerge. The heavy leaf substance offers some resistance to slugs, though standard preventive measures are recommended in damp conditions; deer may browse foliage in typical hosta-growing zones.
Size and leaf
| Clump height | 16 in (40.6 cm) |
|---|---|
| Clump width | 28 in (71.1 cm) |
| Leaf length | 9 in (22.9 cm) |
| Leaf width | 6 in (15.2 cm) |
| Vein pairs | 8 |
| Leaf | medium green streaked white slightly rippled margins; dull on top; dull underneath; lightly wavy |
| Flower scape height | 28 in (71.1 cm) |
| Notable characteristics | heavy substance. Large inflorescence leaves, wavy, good pod parent for streaked seedlings |
From the American Hosta Society Registry record.
Parentage
- Pod parent: H. 'Zany Janie' — H. ‘Zany Janie’
Registered cultivars that list Hosta ‘Hearts and Flowers’ as a parent:
- H. ‘So Nice’ (seedling (pod parent))
- H. ‘Bellville’ (seedling (pod parent))
- H. ‘Calico Cat’ (seedling (pod parent))
- H. ‘Carmen Ohio’ (seedling (pod parent))
- H. ‘Dragonfly’ (seedling (pod parent))
- H. ‘Embraceable You’ (seedling (pod parent))
- H. ‘Hang on Sloopy’ (seedling (pod parent))
- H. ‘Irish Fling’ (seedling (pod parent))
- H. ‘Let's Dance’ (seedling (pod parent))
- H. ‘Only You’ (seedling (pod parent))
- H. ‘Playboy’ (seedling (pod parent))
- H. ‘Rainy Day’ (seedling (pod parent))
Similar cultivars
Other registered hostas in the same AHS section class (III-7, medium size):
- H. ‘Game Boy’ (2011)
- H. ‘So Nice’ (2015)
- H. ‘Dimpled Chad’ (2001)
- H. ‘Seventh Heaven’ (1994)
- H. ‘Allen C. Haskell’ (2009)
- H. ‘Mabel-Maria Herweg’ (2009)
Related guides
Registration data: AHS Registry #2483