RED-PETIOLED HOSTAS

Some hosta cultivars and species have red petioles. Others have green petioles, but have red scapes. And some hostas have both red petioles and red scapes. All cultivars and species with pink, purple, or reddish petioles and/or scapes are included in the list.

'Abana'
'Abba Redskin'
'Abba Sombrero'
'Abiqua Chelais'
'Academy Fangorn Forest'
'Academy Rivendell'
aequinoctiiantha
'Almost'
'Annabel Lee'
'Autumn Ridge'
'Azure Mediterranean'
'Banana Split'
'Beet Salad'
'Bell Ringer'
'Benedict's Wildfire'
'Best of Twenty'
'Bibb Lettuce'
'Bill Modrak'
'Black Adder'
'Black Mamba'
'Black Widow'
'Blackberry Tart'
'Blackberry Turnover'
'Bloody Mary'
'Blue Line'
'Blueberry Muffin'
'Blushing Banana'
'Blushing Blue'
'Bonfire'
'Brandywine'
'Burgundy Bermudas'
'Candy Box'
'Candy Dish'
'Carolina Blue'
'Celtic Uplands'
'Cemetery Road'
'Checkered Cab'
'Cherry Berry'
'Cherry Bomb'
'Cherry Garcia'
'Cherry Flip'
'Cherry Tart'
'Childhood Sweetheart'
'China Girl'
'Chopsticks'
'Christmas Gold'
'Cinnamon and Sugar'
'Cinnamon Bun'
'Cinnamon Sticks'
'Cinnamon Twist'
'Clementine'
'Clifford's Comet'
'Coconut Custard'
'Condor'
'Corkscrew'
'Cranberry Wine'
'Crème Brulee'
'Crimson Tide'
'Crumb Cake'
'Curly'
'Curly Fries'
'Deane's Dream'
'Designer Genes'
'Devon Red'
'Doctor Fu Manchu'
'Don Juan'
'Don Stevens'
'Dracula'
'Dragon Fire'
'Dragon Heart'
'Dragon Warrior'
'Dragon's Blood'
'Dragon's Eye'
'Dutch Flame'
'Ebony Towers'
'Elvis on Stage'
'Emeralds and Rubies'
'Enduring Beacon'
'Eos'
'Eureka Lodestar'
'Ewa Yoto Moto'
'Fall Bouquet'
'Fashionista'
'Fire Island'
'Flattering Jib'
'Foxfire Rose Red'
'Fragrant Fire'
'Frisian Association'
'Frisian Elegance'
'Frisian Pride'
'Frisian Red Surprise'
'Frisian Waving Steel'
'Fruit Punch'
'Fuchsia Frenzy'
'Fuiri Iwa'
'Funky Monkey'
'Game Boy'
'Garnet Prince'
'Garnet Spires'
'Gay Paree'
'Gensou'
'Gilt by Association'
'Gold Star'
'Goldbrook Grebe'
'Gosan Golden Dwarf'
'Gosan Shining'

'Grand Rapids'
'Grand Slam'
'Grandaddy Red Legs'
'Granny's Rouge'
'Green Sparkler'
'Green Wedge'
'Gretchen's Grace'
'Gummy Bear'
'Gypsy's Boa'
'Hakuyo'
'Hakuyo Nishiki'
'Harry van de Laar'
'Harvest Dandy'
'Harvest Delight'
'Harvest Desire'
'Herbie Rocks'
'Hey You'
'Hidden Treasure'
'Hideko Tajima'
'Hime Setouchi'
'Hirao Splendor'
'Hiraoka Nishiki'
'Hot Lips'
'Hotspur'
'Hunky Dory'
'Ice Castle'
'Iceberg'
'Incoming'
'Invincible Spirit'
'Island Charm'
'James A. Garfield'
'James Madison'
'James River'
'Janet Rugh'
'Japanese Red Scape'
'Jim Hawes'
'Joan's Joy'
'John Wargo'
'Johnnie Walker Red'
'Joseph'
'Judy Rocco'
'Kabitan'
'Katrina Jo'
'Katsuragawa Beni'
'Kichou'
kikutii "Purple Scape"
kikutii var. tosana
'Kinba'
'King Crimson'
'Kinugawa Nishiki Iwa'
'Kiwi Red Heron'
'Lady in Red'
'Lady Isobel Barnett'
'Lake Michigan'
'Lakeside Breaking News'
'Lakeside Cranberry Relish'
'Lakeside Dot Com'
'Lakeside Flame Dance'
'Lakeside Old Smokey'
'Lakeside Party Dress'
'Lakeside Peppermint Sticks'
'Lakeside Zesty Zeno'
'Lancifolia'
'Lavender Doll'
'Lemon Ice'
'Letha Mae'
'Liberty Bell'
'Lipstick on My Collar'
'Lisa Pauline Nash'
'Little Chickadee'
'Little Miss Sunshine'
'Little Red Joy'
'Little Red Rooster'
'Livonia'
'Longboats'
longipes
longipes "Aurea"
longipes f. hypoglauca
longipes var. lancea
longipes f. sparsa
longipes f. viridipes
longipes var. vulgata
'Loretta's Lavender'
'Madam'
'Madison'
'Major Tom'
'Mango Salsa'
'Maraschino Cherry'
'Marilyn Monroe'
'Marrakech'
'Martin Van Buren'
'Mary Chastain'
'Mascara'
'Maya Kingsnake'
'Memories of Dorothy'
'Merry Men'
'Mikawa-no-yuki'
minor
minor "Korean"
'Miss Grace'
'Miss Linda Smith'
'Miss Melanie'
'Miss Ruby'
'Miss Susie'
'Missouri River'
'Misweave'

'Moroyama Nishiki'
'Mr Blue'
'Mr. Jack'
'Mustang Sally'
'My Cup of Tea'
'Nasu-no-haru'
'Neelix'
'Nooner'
'Ogon Amagi Iwa'
'Ogon Sudare'
'Ogon Tsushima'
'Ohio River'
okamotoi
'Old Faithful'
'Oma's Sunrise'
'One Man's Treasure'
'Oshima Silk'
'Otome-no-ka'
'Over the Waves'
'Pacer'
'Paradise Island'
'Paradise Red Delight'
'Party Time'
'Passionate Purple'
'Peach Salsa'
'Peacock Strut'
'PeeDee Gold Flash'
'PeeDee Hot Flash'
'PeeDee Red Legs'
'Petticoat Pink'
'Phantom'
'Pieces of Eight'
'Pine Hill'
'Pink Flamingo'
'Pink Lemonade'
'Pink Panther'
'Pink Swoosh'
'Pixie Vamp'
'Plum Creek'
'Plum Nutty'
'Plum Pudding'
'Pondering Parsippany'
'Pot of Gold' (Hansen)
'Potomac River'
'Preconceived'
'Pretty Flamingo'
'Purple Bloomstalk'
'Purple Boots'
'Purple Dwarf'
'Purple Glory'
'Purple Haze'
'Purple Heart'
'Purple Passion'
'Purple Prince'
'Purple Rain'
'Purple Scapes'
'Purple Verticulated Elf'
pycnophylla
'Quarter Note'
'Rainbow's End'
'Rashao Iwa'
'Raspberries and Cream'
'Raspberry Meringue'
'Raspberry Parfait'
'Raspberry Sorbet'
'Raspberry Sundae'
'Razzle Dazzle'
'Ready'
'Ready Eddy'
'Red Alert'
'Red Baron'
'Red Cadet'
'Red Cloud'
'Red Dog'
'Red Dragon'
'Red Feather'
'Red Grande'
'Red Hot Flash'
'Red Hot Poker'
'Red Imp'
'Red Legs'
'Red Neck Heaven'
'Red October'
'Red One'
'Red Puppy'
'Red Rampage'
'Red Regent'
'Red Rose'
'Red Ryder'
'Red Sails in the Sunset'
'Red Sox'
'Red Spatz'
'Red Stem Green'
'Red Stepper'
'Red Thunder'
'Red Tubes'
'Red Wing'
'Redon Bleu'
'Regal Rhubarb'
'Reptilian'
'Respighi'
'Reverie'

'Rhubarb Pie'
'Riptide'
'Rock Happy'
'Rocket's Red Glare'
'Royal Rhubarb'
'Rubber Ducky'
'Rubies and Ruffles'
'Ruby Slippers'
'Ruby Tuesday'
'Ruffled Pale Face'
'Rufus Rider'
rupifraga
'Rust Bucket'
'Rusty Bee'
'Saishu Jima'
'Santa Clara'
'Scallion Pancakes'
'Scally Cap'
'Scarlet O'Harra'
'Scarlet Ribbons'
'Sea Fire'
'Sea Octopus'
'Sea Sprite'
'Searing Flame'
'Secret Treasure'
'Sentinels'
'Seto-maru'
'Seto-no-aki'
'Setsuko Iwa''
'Shady Choice'
'Shimmy Shake'
'Shirataki'
'Sister Betty'
'Smiley Face'
'Southern Gold'
'Sparkle'
'Sparkling Burgundy'
'Spartan Gem'
'Spartan Spear'
'Stars and Stripes Forever'
'Stephen King'
'Stickpin'
'Stir It Up'
'Straight Arrow'
'Straight Shooter'
'Strawberry Banana Smoothie'
'Strawberry Delight'
'Strawberry Parfait'
'Strawberry Yogurt'
'Streakin in Nebraska'
'Sugar Plum'
'Sun Worshiper'
'Sunlight Child'
'Swizzle Sticks'
'Tagi'
'Tambourine'
'Tanayama Nishiki'
'Tatsumaki'
'Tenryu Nishiki'
'Tequila Sunrise'
'Terpsichore'
'The Perfect Storm'
'The Razor's Edge'
'Theo's Blue'
'Theo's Red'
'Tickle Me Pink'
'Tochi Ogon Iwa'
'Torchlight'
'Tossed Salad'
'Totally Twisted'
'Tremont Spice'
tsushimensis
'Tutu'
'Two if by Sea'
'Upswing'
'Urajiro Hachijo'
'Urajiro Iwa'
'Valley's Blind River'
'Valley's Blue Nuke'
'Valley's Blue Rider'
'Valley's Cactus Bowl'
'Valley's Dancing Lady'
'Valley's Hokey Pokey'
'Valley's Hot Legs'
'Valley's Iron Lady'
'Valley's Liquid Green'
'Valley's Petticoat'
'Valley's Purple Gecko'
'Valley's Purple Hurricane'
'Valley's Purple Turtle'
'Valley's Red Raider'
'Valley's Roadrunner'
'Valley's Sand Dance'
'Valley's Tonkatsu'
'Valley's Toss the Boss'
'Valley's Vanilla Sticks'
'Valley's White Beach'
'Valley's White Suit'
'Van Gogh'
'Venetian Star'
'Violetta'
'Volcano'
'Whiskey Sour'
'White Caps'
'White Heron'
'Whitefish Dunes'
'Wild Strawberries'
'Wrede, White and Blue'
'Xanadu'
'Yellow Ribbons'
'Yellow Splash Rim'

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Hosta Lists last updated 8th April, 2013.