PUCKERED-LEAVED HOSTAS

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"Hostas are America's #1 perennial". This is partially due to their great variety in leaf shape, size, and color, as well as texture and finish. As The New Encyclopedia of Hostas states, "The [hosta leaf]surface may be smooth, as in H. 'Gay Blade', dimpled, as in H. 'Blue Wedgewood', seersuckered, as in H. 'Midas Touch', puckered, as in H. 'Millennium', or furrowed, as in H. montana" (D. Grenfell and M. Shadrack, The New Encyclopedia of Hostas, p. 19).

Corrugation, or puckering, is sometimes indicated in a cultivar's name with terminology such as "crinkle(d)" or "krinkle(d)", "dimple(d)", "pucker(ed)", "quilt(ed)", "rough", "pebble(d)", and "seer".

Most gardeners find both smooth leaves and as well as puckered leaves quite attractive, although deeply corrugated foliage is prone to collect a certain amount of detritus from overhead trees.

Besides genetics, environmental factors can sometimes affect the amount of puckering on the hosta leaf blade. For example, a virus can cause distortion of the leaf tissue. Most hostas display greater corrugation as they mature in size. In fact, juvenile plants often show no corrugation at all.

Here is a list of hosta species and cultivars that exhibit a dimpled or puckered surface. Those which are heavily corrugated are indicated with an asterisk (*).

'A Many-splendored Thing'
'Aardvark'
'Abiqua Ariel'
'Abiqua Aries'
'Abiqua Blue Crinkles'
'Abiqua Blue Jay'
'Abiqua Blue Madonna'
'Abiqua Blue Shield'
* 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'
'Abiqua Gold Shield'
'Abiqua Hallucination'
'Abiqua Moonbeam'
'Abiqua Recluse'
'Abiqua Trumpet'
'Abiqua Zodiac'
'Abraham Lincoln'
'Academy Blue Titan'
'Academy Blushing Recluse'
'Ah-ha-ha-bah'
* 'Aksarben'
* 'Alabama Bowl'
'Aladdin's Lamp'
'Albert Lea'
'Alice Blue Gown'
'Alison'
'Aliyah's Grace'
'Allegan Gent'
'Alligator Shoes'
* 'Alter Ego'
'Am I Blue'
'American Blue Hearts'
'American Glory Be'
'American Gold Cup'
'American Gothic'
'American Green Quilt'
'American Halo'
'American Masterpiece'
'American Mohican Forest'
'American Prayers'
'American Tisch Breeder'
'Amos'
'Andorian'
'Andrew Jackson'
'Anglo Saxon'
'Ann Kulpa'
'Applause'
* 'Aqua Velva'
'Aquamarine'
'Arctic Rim'
'Artemis'
'Aspen Blue'
* 'Aspen Breeze'
* 'Aspen Gold'
'Aspen Green'
'Aspen Pride'
'August Moon'
'Aurora Green'
'Back Bay'
'Bailey's Cream'
'Banana Muffins'
'Barbara Elizabeth Hoover'
'Barndance'
'Battle Star'
'Beat This Blue'
'Bedazzled'
'Benedict Arnold'
'Benediction'
'Bengee'
'Betsy'
'Bewitched'
'Beyond Measure'
'Big and Blue'
'Big Chance'
* 'Big Daddy'
'Big Kahuna'
'Big Mo'
'Big Puck'
'Birchwood Elegance'
'Birchwood Blue Beauty'
'Birchwood Parky's Blue'
'Bizarre'
'Black Beauty'
'Black Forest'
* 'Black Hills'
'Black Jack'
'Blarney Stone'
'Blondie'
'Blue and Gold'
'Blue Beauty'
'Blue Betty Lou'
'Blue Blazes'
'Blue Bolt'
'Blue Butterfly'
'Blue Canopy'
'Blue Chalk'
'Blue Chiffon'
'Blue Danube'
'Blue Dragon Wings'
* 'Blue Dome'
'Blue Eyes'
* 'Blue Fan Dancer'
'Blue for You'
'Blue Frost'
'Blue Giant'
'Blue Gown'
'Blue Hawaii'
'Blue Hearts'
* 'Blue Horizon'
'Blue Ice'
'Blue Ice Cream'
'Blue Jam'
'Blue Lady'
'Blue Lagoon'
'Blue Max'
'Blue Ox'
'Blue Pebbles'
'Blue Plisse'
'Blue Ridge Mountains'
* 'Blue Rock'
* 'Blue Seer'
'Blue Shadows'
'Blue Spanish Eyes'
* 'Blue Splendor'
'Blue Troll'
'Blue Valentine'
'Blue Vamp'
* 'Blue Velvet'
'Blue Vision'
'Blueberry Ala Mode'
'Blueberry Muffin'
'Blueberry Swirl'
'Blueberry Waffles'
'Bluegrass Country'
'Bob Axmear'
'Bold and Brassy'
* 'Bold Ruff1es'
'Bonnie'
'Boots and Saddles'
'Borwick Beauty'
'Brant Rock Jetty'
'Brass Ring'
'Brave Amherst'
'Brazen Hussy'
'Breeder's Love'
'Bright Lights'
'Brim Cup'
'Brooke'
'Brother Stefan'
'Brutus'
'Buckeye Blue'
* 'Buckshaw Blue'
'Buggy Wheels'
'Bumblebee'
'Buttercrunch'
'Buttercup'
'Cadillac'
'Cajun Sunrise'
'California Dreamin'
* 'Carder Blue'
'Cardwell Yellow'
'Carefree'
'Carolina Moon'
'Carousel'
'Carriage Wheels'
'Celebration of Angels'
'Celebrity'
'Celestial'
* 'Centerfold'
'Chain Lightning'
'Chariot Wheels'
'Chartreuse Domes'
'Chartreuse Piecrust'
'Chickadee' (Benedict)
'Christmas Dome'
'Christmas Gold'
'Christmas Pageant'
'Christmas Surprise'
'Circus Clown'
* 'City Lights'
'Clap Your Hands'
'Clarence'
'Clear Fork Blue'
* 'Clear Fork River Valley'
'Clifford's Polar Moon'
'Climax'
'Cloudburst'
'Cloud Nine'
'Colesburg Blue'
'Colesburg Crocodile'
'Colesburg Sonny Boy'
'Color Glory'
'Connie'
'Cookie Monster'
'Cool Hand Luke'
'Copa Cabana'
'Cory's Beauty'
'Country Gentleman'
'Country Road'
'County Park'
'Covergirl'
'Crazy Quilt'
'Creek'
'Crescendo'
'Crinkle Cup'
'Crinoline Petticoats'
'Crocodile Rock'
* 'Crumples'
'Cup of Gold'
'Cup of Grace'
'Dalton's Pick'
'Dana Nicolette'
'Dark Night'
'Dark Victory'
'Daughter of Ledi Lantis'
'Dawn's Early Light'
'Deep Blue Sea'
'Deep Pockets'
'Delta Dawn'
'Deluxe Edition'
'Destiny'
'Dewcatcher'
'Dick Ward'
'Dimpled Chad'
'Dippity Dew'
'Dorothy Benedict'
'Dorothy's Wedding Band'
* 'Dorset Blue'
'Doublemint'
'Dragon Lady'
'Dumbo'
'DuPage Delight'
'Eagle's Nest'
'Ebb Tide'
'Edge of Night'
'Edina Heritage'
'Edina Hornet'
'Eggs Benedict'
'El Dorado'
'Elata'
* 'Elegans'
'Eleanor J. Reath'
'Electrifying'
'Electrum Stater'
'Emerald Green'
'Emerald Island'
'Emerald Necklace'
'Emeralds and Diamonds'
'Empress Wu'
'Enchantress'
'Eola Sapphire'
'Eskimo Pie'
'Estelle Aden'
'Evening Magic'
'Evening Prayers'
'Everglades'
'Exotic Frances Williams'
'Extrovert'
'Eye Catcher'
'Faith'
'Fall Emerald'
'Fame Game'
'Fantail'
'Fantastic'
'Fascination'
'Fascinator'
'Fashion Statement'
'Fat Cat'
'Fenman's Fascination'
'Field Gold'
'Final Answer'
'Fire Island'
'Five O'Clock Shadow'
'Fleeta Brownell Woodroffe'
'Fleeta's Blue'
'Flora Plena'
'Florence Brumm'
'Flower Song'
'Fond Hope'
'Fond Memory'
'Forbidden Fruit'
'Formal Attire'
'Fountain'
'Foxfire Bamm Bamm'
'Foxfire Green Lantern'
'Foxfire Irish Moon'
'Foxfire Night Skye'
'Foxfire Shadow Dancer'
'Frances Williams'
'Frank Lloyd Wright'
'Frank's Rocket'
'Frazeur Family Band'
'Frosted Dimples'
'Frosted Heart'
'Frosted Mini-muffins'
'Frosty Morn'
'Gaga'
'Gaiety'
'Galaxy's Orbit'
'Garden Treasure'
'George Smith'
'Ghost Spirit'
'Ghostmaster'
'Gil Jones'
'Gilt Edge'
'Glacial Lake'
'Glad Rags'
'Glad Tidings'
'Glitter'
'Gloriosa'
'Glory'
'Gnarly Melon'
'Go Dorothy'
'Godzilla'
'Gold Bug'
* 'Gold Cup'
'Gold Regal'
'Gold Seer'
'Gold Standard'
* 'Golden Bullion'
'Golden Girl'
'Golden Guernsey'
'Golden Maple'
* 'Golden Medallion'
'Golden Memories'
'Golden Nugget'
'Golden Parachutes'
* 'Golden Prayers'
'Golden Princess'
'Golden Rajah'
* 'Golden Sculpture'
'Golden Sunburst'
'Golden Teacup'
'Golden Torch'
'Golden Waffles'
'Golden Wheels'
'Goldilocks'
'Gondola'
'Goober'
'Good as Gold'
'Goodness Gracious'
'Goosebumps'
'Grace McClure'
'Gramma Emmy'
'Grand Master'
'Grandchild'
'Gray Cole'
'Greased Lighning'
'Great American Expectations'
* 'Great Expectations'
'Great Lakes'
'Green Army Man'
'Green Aspen'
'Green Dragonet'
'Green Melody'
'Green Piecrust'
'Green Valley'
'Green-eyed Monster'
'Gretchen Harshbarger'
'Grey Goose'
'Groo Bloo'
'Grover Cleveland'
'Gunther'
'Gypsy Rose'
'Halley's Comet'
'Hallie's Honor'
'Handy Hatfield'
'Hanky Panky'
'Happy Dayz'
'Harold Read'
'Hasamona Jeffrey L.Swarts'
'Heartbeat'
'Henry Rohr'
'Her Eyes Were Blue'
'Herbert'
'Hey Hey, My My'
'Hideko's Pick'
'High Bid'
'High Flyer'
'High Noon'
'Hime Tokudama'
* 'Hirao Zeus'
'Hishaku'
'Honey Hill Gravy Boat'
'Honey Hill Pucker Up'
'Honey Hill Sidewalk Chalk'
'Honeysong'
'Honeysong Blue and Gold'
'Hoosier Homecoming'
'Hot Diggity Dog'
'Hudson Bay'
'Humpbacked Whale'
'I'm So Blue'
'I'm So Pretty'
'Ice Palace'
'Iggie'
'Inca Sun'
'Incredible'
'Incredible Hunk'
'Indian Hills'
'Indy Winner's Circle'
* 'Inniswood'
'Inspire Greatness'
'Invocation'
'Irish Ribbons'
'Iroquois'
'Island Forest Gem'
'Jack Blue'
'Jack of Diamonds'
'Jacqueline's Banner'
'James'
'Janet's Joy'
'Jason and Katie'
'Jay B. Adendroth'
'Jeff'
'Jessie'
'Jester'
'Jim Cooper'
'Jim Wilkins'
'Joan Altman'
'Johanne'
'Johnny Angel'
'Jotunheim'
'Julia Hardy'
'Julie Morss'
'June Dove'
'June Moon'
'Jurassic Park'
'Just So'
'Kara'
'Key Lime Pie'
'King Lizard'
'King of Spades'
* 'King Tut'
'Kingwood Center'
'Kiwi Blue Sky'
'Kiwi Blue Sunrise'
'Kiwi Emerald'
'Kiwi Forest'
* 'Kiwi Pacific Blue'
'Kiwi Sun Lover'
'Klondike'
'Krinkled Cup'
'Krinkled Joy'
'Lake Hitchcock'
* 'Lake Louise'
* 'Lakeport Blue'
'Lakeside Beach Bum'
'Lakeside Beach Captain'
'Lakeside Big Scoop'
'Lakeside Blue Confusion'
'Lakeside Blue Jeans'
'Lakeside Charm'
'Lakeside Circle O'
'Lakeside Color Blue'
'Lakeside Cup Up'
'Lakeside Dimpled Darling'
'Lakeside Dream On'
'Lakeside Foaming Sea'
'Lakeside Foiled Plot'
'Lakeside Foot Prints'
'Lakeside Fresh Prince'
'Lakeside Frosted Mint'
'Lakeside Grumpy Green'
'Lakeside Legal Tender'
'Lakeside Leprechaun'
'Lakeside Masterpiece'
'Lakeside Pebbles'
'Lakeside Prophecy'
'Lakeside Prophecy Fulfilled'
'Lakeside Roy El'
'Lakeside Sapphire Pleats'
'Lakeside Shore Master'
'Lakeside Symphony'
'Lakeside Uh Huh'
'Larry Englerth'
'Ledi Lantis'
'Lee Armiger'
'Lemon Leaf'
'Lemon Twist'
'Leola Fraim'
'Lilac Giant'
'Lime Dimples'
* 'Lime Krinkles'
'Limelight'
'Limited Edition'
'Lincoln'
'Linda Sue'
'Linde'
'Little Aurora'
'Little Boy'
'Little Cyn'
'Little Dipper'
'Little Doll'
'Little Hobber'
'Little Sunspot'
'Lochness'
'Lochness Blue'
'Lochness Monster'
'Love Burst'
'Love in the Afternoon'
'Love Nest'
* 'Love Pat'
'Love Potion #9'
'Lovely to Behold'
'Lucille Simpers'
'Lucy Vitols'
'Lunar Eclipse'
'Lunar Night'
'Lunar Sea'
'MacBenedict'
'Made You Look'
'Madelynn'
'Magnificent Michelle'
'Majestic Glow'
'Mama Mia'
'Manfred's Delight'
* 'Manhattan'
'Maple Leaf'
'Margaret Eyre'
'Marge'
'Margrit Anna'
'Marie Robillard'
'Marlene'
'Marvelous Millie'
'Mastodon'
'Maui Buttercups'
'Mayan Moon'
'Mayan Seer'
'Mayville'
'Mellow Yellow'
'Memento'
'Memories of Dorothy'
* 'Midas Touch'
'Mid Morning'
'Midnight Express'
'Midnight Oil'
'Mike Shadrack'
'Milky Way'
'Millennium'
* 'Millie's Memoirs'
'Ming Jade'
'Mint Julep'
'Minuteman'
'Miss Lucy'
'Misty Mary Ann'
* 'Mogul'
'Mohican Forest'
'Mona Lisa'
'Mona Lisa Child'
'Monster Babe'
'Mood Indigo'
'Moon Glow'
'Moon Lily'
'Moongate Flying Saucer'
'Moonlight Madness'
* 'Moscow Blue'
'Mount Kip'
'Mr. Big'
'Mummy'
'Muriel Seaver Brown'
'My Heartbreaking Romance'
'Nancy Gill'
'Nate the Great'
'Neat and Tidy'
'Neon Glory'
'Newberry Gold'
'Newborn'
'Nick Balash'
'North Pacific High'
'Northern Comet'
'Northern Exposure'
'Northern Halo'
'Northern Mist'
'Northern Mystery'
'Northwest Textures'
'Norwalk Chartreuse'
'Nuked'
'Nutty Husband'
'Ocean Isle'
'Ocean Isle Tornado'
'Oceans Away'
'Oh My Heart'
'Old Gold Edge'
'Old Rough House'
'Olive Bailey Langdon'
'On the Edge'
'Orange Crush'
'Osiris Marie Robillard'
'Osiris Mignonne'
'Osiris Obscur'
'Osiris Ovation'
'Osiris Trouvaille'
'Osprey'
'Outer Space'
'Oxford Blue'
'Papa'
'Paradigm'
'Paradise Expectations'
'Parhelion'
'Pauline Brac'
'Paul's Glory'
* 'Pebbled Jade'
* 'Pebbles'
'PeeDee Dew Catcher'
'Peek-A-Boo'
'Peppermint Cream'
'Perquot' after '
'Perky'
'Perry's True Blue'
'Peter Ruh'
'Philadelphia'
'Photo Finish'
'Photogenic'
'Piedmont Green'
'Pistol Palace Orphan'
'Pizzazz'
'Placemat'
'Platinum Blond'
'Polly Bishop'
'Powder Blue'
'Prairie Fire'
'Prairie Glow'
'Pretty Peggy'
'Pride and Joy'
'Princess Anastasia'
'Princess Diana'
'Pucker Up'
* 'Puckered Cup'
* 'Puckered Giant'
* 'Puckered Green Cup'
'Purple Haze'
'Queen of Islip'
* 'Quilted Cup'
'Quilted Hearts'
'Rachel'
'Rain Dancer'
'Rainbow Glenn'
'Rainforest Sunrise'
'Rascal'
'Razer'
'Rebel Rouser'
'Regal Glory'
'Regal Ruffles'
'Rembrandt Blue'
'Reptilian'
'Revolution'
'Rhinestone Cowboy'
'Rhino Blue'
'Rhino Hide'
'Rich Uncle'
'Richland Surprise'
'Rippled Elf'
'Rippling Waves'
'River Nile'
'Roberta'
'Robyn Duback'
'Rock and Roll'
'Rocky Fork'
'Rocky Mountain High'
* 'Rocky Point'
* 'Rocky Road'
'Rod's Gold'
'Roscoe'
'Rosedale Black Hole'
'Rosedale Dewy'
'Rosedale Golden Candlestick'
'Rosedale Golden Chips'
'Rosedale Golden City'
'Rosedale Golden Goose'
'Rosedale Rain Catcher'
'Rosedale Robert Hackbarth'
'Rosedale Spoons'
'Rotunda'
* 'Rough Waters'
'Round House Blues'
'Royal Quilt'
'Ruby Benedict'
'Ruffled Surprise'
'Rumpled Hat'
'Rust Bucket'
'Ryan's Big One'
'Sally and Bob'
'Samual Blue'
'Samurai'
'Sarah Jane'
'Save Poor Lily'
'Saybrook Surprise'
'Scooter'
* 'Sea Blue Monster'
'Sea Bunny'
'Sea Ebony'
'Sea Frolic'
'Sea Fire'
'Sea Gentian'
'Sea Gold Dust'
'Sea Gold Star'
* 'Sea Grotto'
'Sea Gull'
'Sea Hero'
'Sea Lotus Leaf'
'Sea Mermaid'
* 'Sea Monster'
'Sea Pale Moon'
'Sea Peridot'
'Sea Slate II'
'Sea Waves'
'Sea White Gold'
'Seduction'
'See Saw'
'Serene'
'Sew Patsy'
'Shadow Waltz'
'Shadowfax'
'Shady Lover'
'Shenandoah Abbey'
'Sherborne Songbird'
'Shirley Vaughn'
'Shoot the Works'
* 'Sieboldiana Elegans'
'Silver Bay'
'Silver Bowl'
'Silver Frost'
'Silver Rim'
'Silver Spray'
'Simple Justice'
'Simple Pleasure'
'Simply Sharon'
'Skookumchuck'
'Skyrocket'
* 'Smokey Tokey'
'Snow Cap'
'Soft Focus'
'Soldier Boy'
'Soup Spoon'
'Spacious Skies'
'Spilt Milk'
'Spinning Wheel'
'Splendid Sarah'
'Sport Wheels'
'Stand Up'
'Star Seed'
'Stefan Edward'
'Steffi'
'Stepping Out'
'Steve Moldovan'
'Streets of Gold'
'Striptease'
'Subterranean Pool'
'Sugar Daddy'
'Sun Glow'
'Sunnybrook'
'Sun's Glory'
'Sunshine Glory'
* 'Super Bowl'
'Suri's Glory'
'Super Nova'
'Surf and Turf'
* 'Swamp Monster'
'Swamp Thing'
'Sweet Sunshine'
'Swirling Hearts'
'Tall, Dark, and Handsome'
'Tangerine'
'Tatting Fern'
'Tattletale Gray'
'Tea Ceremony'
'Teacher's Pet'
'Temple of Heaven'
'Thai Brass'
'The Right One'
'The Right Stuff'
'These Colors Don't Run'
'Thunder Clouds'
* 'Tijuana Brass'
'Time Tunnel'
'Tin Knocker'
* 'Tokudama'
* 'Tokudama Aureonebulosa'
* 'Tokudama Flavocircinalis'
'Topsy-turvey'
'Towering Inferno Remembered'
'Trail's End'
* 'Treasure'
'Treasure Island'
'Treasure Trove'
'True Blue'
'Tupelo Honey'
'Turbulent Seas'
'Twist and Shout'
'Twisted Hearts'
'Twisted Sister'
'Ukulele Lady'
'Van's Baby'
'Van Wade'
'Van Wade Blue'
'Vanilla Cream'
'Variegated Miniature Aretini'
'Versailles Blue'
'Victor'
'Viking Gold'
'Viking Ship'
'Wagon Wheels'
'Warwick Comet'
* 'Warwick Cup'
'Warwick Gold'
'Warwick Token'
'Waukon Golden Pond'
* 'Wayside Blue'
'Website'
'Well Shaked'
'Wheaton Blue'
'Wheaton Thunder'
'Whimsey'
* 'White Vision'
'Wide Border'
'Wide Brim'
'Will of Fortune'
'William Lachman'
'Willy Nilly'
'Wilson Lake'
'Winsome Blue'
'Witches Brew'
'Work of Art'
'Worldly Treasure'
'Wrinkles and Crinkles'
'Xanadu Dlanor'
'Xanadu Paisley'
'Yankee Doodle Dandy'
'Yellow Highness'
'You Can Call Me Al'
'Yuma'
'Zachary Taylor'
'Zager's Tokudama'
'Zeta'
'Zodiac'
* 'Zounds'
'Zowie'
'ZZZZ, a Sleeping Beauty'

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Hosta Lists last updated 14 August, 2011.