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The Tardiana of ERIC SMITH


   Years of effort have enabled Homestead Division to
amass the complete collection of Eric Smith's Tardiana.
Most came to us directly from England.  This group of 
slug resistant hostas with their heavily substanced 
blue leaves, compact habit of growth and lovely flowers 
is the best series to date.  At least a few deserve a 
place in your garden.




Blue scale rates hostas 1 through 6 with 1 being most
blue...courtesy of Mark Zilis
The TARDIANA List
BLUE BELLE TF2x22 Blue scale 2.................$10 medium sized mound, rarely seen but notable for its excellent growth rate, slug resistance, and intense blue-green color
BLUE BLUSH TF3x1 Blue scale 3..................$15 small mound of thick, blue-green foliage, smallest Tardiana but also one of the bluest, lavendar flowers open in August
BLUE DIAMOND TF2x23 Blue scale 1...............$15 medium-large mound of intensely blue foliage, excellent slug resistance, lavendar flowers in late July, one of the largest Tardianas
BLUE DIMPLES TF2x8 Blue scale 2................$10 very blue, thick substanced foliage form a dense, medium sized mound, pale lavendar flowers open in July
BLUE MOON TF2x2 Blue scale 1...................$15 small mound of heart-shaped, cupped foliage with an intense blue color anf attractive corrugation, near white flowers in late July
BLUE SKIES TF2x6 Blue scale 5..................$10 medium mound, blue-green foliage, white flowers, fast multiplier
BLUE WEDGWOOD TF2x9 Blue scale 2................$8 wedge-shaped foliage known for outstanding blue-green foliage color and excellent slug resistance, good growth rate, and lavendar flowers in late July
BROTHER RONALD TF2x30 Blue scale 1..............$15 medium-sized mound of intensely blue foliage over which dense clusters of near-white flowers open in late July, excellent contrast between blue foliage and white flowers
CAMELOT TF2x27 Blue scale 1......................$18 medium size mound of grayish-blue foliage that also has excellent slug resistance, near-white flowers in August
DORSET BLUE TF2x4 Blue scale 1...................$15 small mound of tick, heart shaped foliage with an outstanding blue color, lavendar flowers in mid-August, one of the bluest hostas ever introduced
DORSET CHARM TF1x1 Blue scale 3...................$12 medium sized mound, blue foliage, holds in shade
DORSET FLAIR TF1x4 Blue scale 4...................$12 medium sized mound, blue-green foliage
ERIC SMITH TF2x31 Blue scale 6.....................$6 medium sized mound, the greenest of the Tardianas, extremely fast multiplier
HADSPEN BLUE TF2x7 Blue scale 1....................$15 medium sized mound of deep blue, thick substanced foliage, leaves laeger and wider than most of the Tardianas, clusters of near-white flowers produced in late July
HADSPEN HAWK TF2x20 Blue scale 2...................$15 medium sized, narrow blue-green leaves, pale lavendar flowers in August
HADSPEN HERON TF2x10 Blue scale 3...................$8 small-sized mound, foliage blue and more narrow than most of the Tardianas
HALCYON TF1x7 Blue scale 2..........................$8 deep blue-green foliage forming a dense, forming a medium sized mound, good slug resistance, pale lavendar flowers open on 18" scapes in August
HAPPINESS TF1x5 Bluse scale 3......................$15 medium sized mound, blue foliage, good contrast plant
HARMONY TFtf2x3 Bluse scale 3......................$15 medium size clump of deep blue, slug resistance foliage, dense mound habit, purplish flowers bloom from late Augsut into September
OSPREY TF2x14 Blue scale 2.........................$15 medium size, deep blue-green foliage, clusters of white flowers in July and August
PURPECK RIDGE TF2x18 Blue scale 3..................$20 medium size mound, blue-green foliage, fast grower
SHERBORNE PROFUSION TF2x21 Blue scale 3............$20 medium sized mound, blue leaves hold if grown in shade
SHERBORNE SONGBIRD TF2x19 Blue scale 3.............$20 medium sized mound, blue foliage
SHERBORNE SWAN TF2x29 Blue scale 3.................$20 medium sized mound, blue foliage, tolerates more sun
WAGTAIL TF2x35 Blue scale 4........................$15 medium sized mound, blue-green foliage

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