Shadowland Whee Hosta - Hosta of the Year 2021
Over the course of my gardening history, I think I've only bought ONE "plant of the year". Back in 2013, I bought a single Blue Indigo (Baptisia Australis) from Luurs Nursery based on the sign calling it out as "Perennial Of The Year in 2010" and planted it in front of our fence in Elmhurst. I always liked that plant and thought that I should have bought more (see yesterday's post about mistakes ). But, that might change this year. I came across the 2021 Hosta of the Year from Proven Winners named Shadowland Wheee Hosta . Walter's Garden bills this as the third Hosta of the Year (the 2021 version) and somehow they've already called next year's (2022) Hosta of the Year (Hosta Shadowland Diamond Lake). Here's what it looks like: Source via Proven Winners . This year's winner (Whee) is described : Extremely ruffled, cream colored margins extend from the tip of each green leaf all the way down the petiole to the crown. This ruffled m