Hosta Merry Men: Difference between revisions

Plant name
Folk name	Hosta 'Merry Men'
Binomial name	Hosta ?
Variety	Merry Men
First recorded	2002
Used where	USA, Europe and perhaps Far East

Revision as of 11:41, 13 September 2017

Hosta 'Merry Men' / Hosta Search, 25 Jun. 2010.

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

Introduced in 2002, the hosta cultivar 'Merry Men' 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] For 'Robin Hood' et al., see 'Also see' section below.

'Merry Men' is a small cultivar, 15 to 25 cm in height, which thrives in varying degrees of shade.^[2]

has lavender flowers and round green leaves with a margin that is light green changing to yellow^[3] There is some disagreement over its maximum height: 60–70 cm,^[3], c. 1 m,^[4] and 1.2 to 1.8 m^[5] have been suggested.

I have not been able to establish from which of the 24 accepted species the 'Merry Men' variety was bred, but perhaps this is a moot point since the species are easily interbred.^[6] See the entry on Hosta Robin Hood for information on hostas in general.

Sources

Photos

Hosta Library: Merry Men. A single photo.

Background

Also see

Notes

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[1] Dave's Garden: The Scoop on 'Jims' Hostas' and Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse.

[2] Dave's Garden: Hosta 'Merry Men'.

[paradise-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Hosta Paradise: Hosta 'Friar Tuck'

[4] The Hosta Helper: Hosta 'Friar Tuck'

[5] Dave's Garden: Hosta 'Friar Tuck'.

[6] See Wikipedia: Hosta.

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-[[File:friar-tuck-hosta-hosta-search.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Hosta 'Friar Tuck' / [http://www.hostasearch.com/hosta-friar-tuck/ Hosta Search, 25 Jun. 2010.]]]
+[[File:friar-tuck-hosta-hosta-search.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Hosta 'Merry Men' / [http://www.hostasearch.com/hosta-friar-tuck/ Hosta Search, 25 Jun. 2010.]]]
 <p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-13. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p><div class="no-img">
-First marketed in 2000, the hosta cultivar 'Friar Tuck' 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.  'Friar Tuck' has lavender flowers and round green leaves with a margin that is light green changing to yellow<ref name="paradise">[https://www.hostaparadise.com/friar-tuck/1088/hosta-details.aspx Hosta Paradise: Hosta 'Friar Tuck']</ref> There is some disagreement over its maximum height: 60&ndash;70 cm,<ref name="paradise" />, ''c.'' 1 m,<ref>[http://plantsgalore.com/hostas/cultivars/F/Hosta_Friar_Tuck.htm The Hosta Helper: ''Hosta'' 'Friar Tuck']</ref> and 1.2 to 1.8 m<ref>[http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/5452/#b Dave's Garden: Hosta 'Friar Tuck'.]</ref> have been suggested.
+Introduced in 2002, the hosta cultivar 'Merry Men' 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.
-I have not been able to establish from which of the 24 accepted species the 'Friar Tuck' 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.
+'Merry Men' is a small cultivar, 15 to 25 cm in height, which thrives in varying degrees of shade.<ref>[http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/70662/ Dave's Garden: Hosta 'Merry Men'.]</ref>
+has lavender flowers and round green leaves with a margin that is light green changing to yellow<ref name="paradise">[https://www.hostaparadise.com/friar-tuck/1088/hosta-details.aspx Hosta Paradise: Hosta 'Friar Tuck']</ref> There is some disagreement over its maximum height: 60&ndash;70 cm,<ref name="paradise" />, ''c.'' 1 m,<ref>[http://plantsgalore.com/hostas/cultivars/F/Hosta_Friar_Tuck.htm The Hosta Helper: ''Hosta'' 'Friar Tuck']</ref> and 1.2 to 1.8 m<ref>[http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/5452/#b Dave's Garden: Hosta 'Friar Tuck'.]</ref> have been suggested.
+I have not been able to establish from which of the 24 accepted species the 'Merry Men' 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.
 === Sources ===
-* [http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/5452/#b Dave's Garden: Hosta 'Friar Tuck']
+* [http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/70662/ Dave's Garden: Hosta 'Merry Men']
 * [http://plantsgalore.com/hostas/cultivars/F/Hosta_Friar_Tuck.htm The Hosta Helper: ''Hosta'' 'Friar Tuck']
 * [https://www.hostaparadise.com/friar-tuck/1088/hosta-details.aspx Hosta Paradise: Hosta 'Friar Tuck'.]