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

Latest revision as of 20:54, 23 May 2022

Hosta 'Merry Men' / Kees Henzen, Hosta Paradise.

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

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. Jim's Hostas is now owned by Uniquely Hostas.

'Merry Men' is a small cultivar, 15 to 25 cm in height, which thrives in varying degrees of shade.^[2] Its leaves have creamy white center with medium green margin and streaks to the center.^[3] Its pale purple flowers bloom on reddish purple scapes in July.^[4]

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.^[5] See the entry on Hosta Robin Hood for information on hostas in general.

Sources

Photos

Hosta Library: Merry Men. A single photo.

Background

Dave's Garden: The Scoop on Jim's Hostas
Facebook: Jim's Hostas
Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse
[https://www.uniquelyhostas.com/ Uniquely Hostas
Wikipedia: Hosta.

Also see

Notes

Plant names

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

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

[3] Uniquely Hostas: Merry Men

[4] The Hosta Helper: Hosta 'Merry Men',

[5] 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:hosta merry-men-hosta-paradise-kees-henzen.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Hosta 'Merry Men' / [https://www.hostaparadise.com/merry-men/7673/hosta-details.aspx# Kees Henzen, Hosta Paradise.]]]
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-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.
+<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-13. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p>
+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 Jim's Hostas] and [https://www.manta.com/c/mm7h44h/schwarz-greenhouse Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse.]</ref> For 'Robin Hood' ''et al.'', see 'Also see' section below. 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 '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> Its leaves have creamy white center with medium green margin and streaks to the center.<ref>[http://www.uniquelyhostas.com/product/merry-men/ Uniquely Hostas: Merry Men]</ref> Its pale purple flowers bloom on reddish purple scapes in July.<ref>[http://www.plantsgalore.com/Hostas/cultivars/M/Hosta_Merry_Men.htm The Hosta Helper: ''Hosta'' 'Merry Men',]</ref>
-=== Sources ===
+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.
-* [http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/5452/#b Dave's Garden: Hosta 'Friar Tuck']
-* [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'.]
-=== Photos ===
+== Sources ==
+* [http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/70662/ Dave's Garden: Hosta Merry Men]
+* [http://www.uniquelyhostas.com/product/merry-men/ Uniquely Hostas: Merry Men]
+* [http://www.plantsgalore.com/Hostas/cultivars/M/Hosta_Merry_Men.htm The Hosta Helper: Hosta Merry Men,]
+== Photos ==
 * [http://www.hostalibrary.org/m/merrymen.html Hosta Library: Merry Men.] 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.manta.com/c/mm7h44h/schwarz-greenhouse Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse]
+* [https://www.uniquelyhostas.com/ Uniquely Hostas
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosta Wikipedia: Hosta.]
-=== Also see ===
+== Also see ==
+* [[Hosta Friar Tuck]]
 * [[Hosta Little John]]
 * [[Hosta Maid Marian]]
-* [[Hosta Merry Men]]
 * [[Hosta Robin Hood]]
 * [[Hosta Robin of Loxley]]
+* [[Hosta Sheriff of Nottingham]]
 * [[Hosta Sir Richard]]
 * [[Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque)]].
-=== Notes ===
+== Notes ==
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