2016 Mouse Ears Hosta Update
‘Blue Mouse Ears’, the 2008 Hosta of the Year, is the mouse ears hosta that started it all, shown here with its adorable, well-proportioned flowers.
It is mini hosta time at Carolyn’s Shade Garden where mouse ears hostas are definitely the customer favorite. What’s not to love? Whether you go for the clever mouse-themed names, the round and rubbery, slug resistant leaves, the useful mini to small size, the perfectly symmetrical, elegant habit, the large variety of beautiful leaf colors, the pixie-like, proportionate flowers, or their general gardenworthiness, you can’t go wrong with mouse ears.
Nursery News: Carolyn’s Shade Gardens is a retail nursery located in Bryn Mawr, PA, specializing in showy, colorful, and unusual plants for shade. The only plants that we ship are snowdrops and miniature hostas. For catalogues and announcements of events, please send your full name, location, and phone number (for back up use only) to carolyn@carolynsshadegardens.com. Click here to get to the home page of our website for catalogues and information about our nursery and to subscribe to our blog.
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‘Blue Mouse Ears’
You can read more about mouse ears hostas and minis in general in these posts:
The Mice Have Multiplied Again
New Miniature and Small Hostas for 2014, Part 2
New Miniature and Small Hostas for 2014, Part 1
2013 New Miniature and Small Hostas
Hostas Containers and Companions
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‘Mini Skirt’ is one of the newer mouse ears with a lovely flounce to the leaves.
I thought I would show you some new photos of the mouse ears I am offering this year and introduce two new mouse ears for 2017. Although ‘Frosted Mouse Ears’ and ‘Sunny Mouse Ears’ are in the 2016 mail order catalogue, they are already sold out so I won’t tempt you with their photos.
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‘Green Mouse Ears’, a favorite of mine, is the tiniest of the group.
‘Mouse Cheese’ is one of the gold-leafed mouse ears—it comes out chartreuse and turns gold over the spring season.
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‘Church Mouse’ has the most interesting leaves. The center is smooth and blue-green, while the edges are ruffled and gold-green.
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‘Mighty Mouse’ in the spring and summer.
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This is a photo of ‘Mighty Mouse’ in the fall.
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‘Holy Mouse Ears’ is another tiny cultivar with beautiful colors.
Two new cultivars are joining the mouse ears clan in 2017. They look stunning, and I already have them on order to sell in spring 2017:
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‘Sun Mouse’ has nicely shaped round leaves and brilliant gold color.
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‘School Mouse’ resembles its parent ‘Church Mouse’ but with a wide, gold, ruffled edge and blue-green center.
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The Mouse Ears Family continues to grow, but there is always room in my garden for these wonderful little hostas.
Carolyn
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Carolyn’s Shade Gardens is a local retail nursery in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S., zone 6b/7a. The only plants that we mail order are snowdrops and miniature hostas and only within the US.
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May 5, 2016 at 11:03 am
Reblogged this on Old Herbaceous and commented:
Oh my — I did not know that there were more “mouse ears” hostas, in addition to my beloved “Blue Mouse Ears”! I sense a hosta buying binge coming on …
May 5, 2016 at 12:03 pm
Thanks, OH, I hope a lot of other people have the same urge and it results in many mail orders! Carolyn
May 5, 2016 at 12:48 pm
I wish you shipped to Long Island. 😦
Linda
May 6, 2016 at 8:21 am
Linda, I do ship to Long Island and everywhere else in the country for miniature hostas and snowdrops. Here is the catalogue with the instructions: https://carolynsshadegardens.com/2016-mini-hosta-catalogue/. Carolyn
May 6, 2016 at 7:47 pm
I adore these little guys and mine are just coming back!
May 6, 2016 at 8:32 pm
Donna, Mouse ears are a lot of fun. Carolyn
May 6, 2016 at 9:39 pm
are you open this Sunday? I would love to get some hostas. thanks, Mark
May 7, 2016 at 7:00 am
I am open this Saturday from 10 am to 3pm otherwise you need to make an appointment. This Sunday is Mother’s Day so I am not sure what my schedule is. Please email.
May 11, 2016 at 12:36 pm
So much selection you have. Mine are just popping out now. I have not been to any local nurseries yet, but we are still behind PA so far this year.
May 11, 2016 at 5:20 pm
Hostas are still coming out here as we have had an incredibly cold spring so far.
June 24, 2016 at 12:07 pm
I have a twist of lime in a pot but I only get one leaf at a time please help. Many thanks Melva
June 30, 2016 at 11:58 am
I have no idea why that would happen other than the soil in the pot is toxic. I would repot using fresh soil and washing the plant and the pot thoroughly first.