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Hosta 'Christmas Candy'
NO LONGER SOLD AS A DARWIN PLANTSPOTTERS VARIETY

This very attractive Hosta grows remarkably well for one with white leaf centres.

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New Hosta Possibilities

Monday, 05 July 2004 Several new and intriguing Hostas have emerged this year that Gert is keeping a close eye on.

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John Caruso Sunday, 15 August 2004
For the unnamed white and green splashed hosta, a few names for consideration:
Killer Frost
Storm of the Century
White Out (as in blizzard)
Shadows and Fog
 
Biography
Credit for the back-room boy
By Miriam Young
It’s a big claim to rest on one man’s shoulders, but Gert van Eijk-Bos changed the face of gardening.
The Nursery
Revolutionising the Perennial World
By Miriam Young
Gert van Eijk-Bos's plant discoveries are made at the Vitro Westland tissue culture laboratory.
Other varieties
More from Gert
By Miriam Young
Gert van Eijk-Bos is also the man behind a number of perennial varieties you may well recognise.
Technical information
Tissue culture
By Miriam Young
It may be an unfamilliar term to gardening enthusiasts, but to the professional perennial industry, tissue culture is the buzz-word if you want to reproduce plants quickly.