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[[File:little-john-hosta-land-of-giants.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Hosta 'Friar Tuck' / [https://landofthegiantshostafarm.com/shop/l/little-john/ Land of the Giants Hosta Farm: Little John.]]]
[[File:little-john-hosta-land-of-giants.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Hosta 'Little John' / [https://landofthegiantshostafarm.com/shop/l/little-john/ Land of the Giants Hosta Farm.]]]
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First marketed in 2000, the hosta cultivar 'Little John' was hybridized by Jim Schwartz. It is one of a series of cultivars with names inspired by the address of his business: 11676 [[Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque)]], Iowa.<ref>[http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/321/#b Dave's Garden: The Scoop on 'Jims' Hostas'] and [https://www.manta.com/c/mm7h44h/schwarz-greenhouse Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse.]</ref> For 'Robin Hood' ''et al.'', see 'Also see' section below.  'Little John' is a very large cultivar, ''c.'' 1 m tall, covering an area of up to ''c.'' 180 cm in diameter, and with intensely blue-green, moderately corrugated leaves measuring up to 28 x 36 cm.<ref>[https://landofthegiantshostafarm.com/shop/l/little-john/ Land of the Giants Hosta Farm: Little John.]</ref>
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-13. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p>
First marketed in 2000, the hosta cultivar 'Little John' was hybridized by Jim Schwartz. It is one of a series of cultivars with names inspired by the address of his business: 11676 [[Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque)]], Iowa.<ref>[http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/321/#b Dave's Garden: The Scoop on Jim's Hostas] and [https://www.manta.com/c/mm7h44h/schwarz-greenhouse Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse.]</ref> 'Little John' is a very large cultivar, ''c.'' 1 m tall, covering an area of up to ''c.'' 180 cm in diameter, and with intensely blue-green, moderately corrugated leaves measuring up to 28 x 36 cm.<ref>[https://landofthegiantshostafarm.com/shop/l/little-john/ Land of the Giants Hosta Farm: Little John.]</ref> Jim's Hostas is now owned by [https://www.uniquelyhostas.com/ Uniquely Hostas.]


I have not been able to establish from which of the 24 accepted species the 'Little John' variety was bred, but perhaps this is a moot point since the species are easily interbred.<ref>See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosta Wikipedia: Hosta.]</ref> See the entry on [[Hosta Robin Hood]] for information on hostas in general.
IRHB has not been able to establish from which of the 24 accepted species the 'Little John' variety was bred, but perhaps this is a moot point since the species are easily interbred.<ref>See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosta Wikipedia: Hosta.]</ref> For 'Robin Hood' ''et al.'', see 'Also see' section below.  See the entry on [[Hosta Robin Hood]] for information on hostas in general.


=== Sources ===
== Sources ==
* [http://www.plantsgalore.com/Hostas/cultivars/L/Hosta_Little_John.htm The Hosta Helper: Hosta Little John]
* [http://www.plantsgalore.com/Hostas/cultivars/L/Hosta_Little_John.htm The Hosta Helper: Hosta Little John]
* [https://landofthegiantshostafarm.com/shop/l/little-john/ Land of the Giants Hosta Farm: Little John.]
* [https://landofthegiantshostafarm.com/shop/l/little-john/ Land of the Giants Hosta Farm: Little John.]


=== Photos ===
== Photos ==
* [http://www.hostalibrary.org/l/littlejohn.html Hosta Library: Little John.] A single photo.
* [http://www.hostalibrary.org/l/littlejohn.html Hosta Library: Little John.] A single photo.


=== Background ===
== Background ==
* [http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/321/#b Dave's Garden: The Scoop on 'Jims' Hostas']
* [http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/321/#b Dave's Garden: The Scoop on Jim's Hostas]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Jims-Hostas-199964566768198/ Facebook: Jim's Hostas]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Jims-Hostas-199964566768198/ Facebook: Jim's Hostas]
* [https://www.manta.com/c/mm7h44h/schwarz-greenhouse Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse]
* [https://www.manta.com/c/mm7h44h/schwarz-greenhouse Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse]
* [https://www.uniquelyhostas.com/ Uniquely Hostas]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosta Wikipedia: Hosta.]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosta Wikipedia: Hosta.]


=== Also see ===
== Also see ==
* [[Hosta Friar Tuck]]
* [[Hosta Friar Tuck]]
* [[Hosta Maid Marian]]
* [[Hosta Maid Marian]]
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* [[Hosta Robin Hood]]
* [[Hosta Robin of Loxley]]
* [[Hosta Robin of Loxley]]
* [[Hosta Sheriff of Nottingham]]
* [[Hosta Sir Richard]]
* [[Hosta Sir Richard]]
* [[Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque)]].
* [[Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque)]].


=== Notes ===
== Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 23 May 2022

Plant name
Folk name Hosta 'Little John'
Binomial name Hosta ?
Variety Little John
First recorded 2000
Used where USA, Europe and perhaps Far East
Hosta 'Little John' / Land of the Giants Hosta Farm.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-13. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-05-23.

First marketed in 2000, the hosta cultivar 'Little John' was hybridized by Jim Schwartz. It is one of a series of cultivars with names inspired by the address of his business: 11676 Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque), Iowa.[1] 'Little John' is a very large cultivar, c. 1 m tall, covering an area of up to c. 180 cm in diameter, and with intensely blue-green, moderately corrugated leaves measuring up to 28 x 36 cm.[2] Jim's Hostas is now owned by Uniquely Hostas.

IRHB has not been able to establish from which of the 24 accepted species the 'Little John' variety was bred, but perhaps this is a moot point since the species are easily interbred.[3] For 'Robin Hood' et al., see 'Also see' section below. See the entry on Hosta Robin Hood for information on hostas in general.

Sources

Photos

Background

Also see

Notes