Hosta Keepsake Chelone which was a sport of

which was a sport of Hosta 'Francee'

making a dramatic winter feature in the shade garden

Although other botanists tried to locate it

a splendid addition to an average/moist site in the woodland garden and a great way to fool the neighborhood gardening know-it-all

Plantsman Aaron Floden tells us that this species came through fine at -15 degrees F in Kansas

Hosta Keepsake Chelone which was a sport ofHosta 'Keepsake' was a seedling (Hosta 'Fascination' x op) in 1998 when hosta breeder Gil Jones moved from his Michigan garden south to Georgia. Something about it was so charming that we enticed Gil to share the plant. We've kept it growing over the ensuing decade, so it's finally time to share. Hosta 'Keepsake' forms a tidy 9" tall x 2' wide clump of small, medium green, wavy leaves, each surrounded by a nice, creamy gold border. The clumps are