Buy Hosta Seeds at the Duluth Hosta Co.

GOING, GOING, GONE!!

We’ve sold out! Had there still been seeds left, whatever hadn’t sold would have been donated to the upcoming Chequamegon Bay Seed Fair in Ashland, WI, this coming March. You will still see a contribution from our sister business, Duluth Daylily, and we encourage you to attend!

Looking Forward to 2025!

Locally, we are again planning to hold three garden sales during 2025 here in the Woodland neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota. You’ll be able to browse a wide range of hostas, daylilies, and other northern hardy perennials, along with a few houseplants I always take the time to bring out! June, July, and August dates are TBD at this time! Get on the mailing list, and more importantly, follow us on Facebook!

A 2024 Harvest Recap

Hosta seeds were harvested during just two main days last October. Extreme-drought plagued us for a fourth (!!!) summer in a row, and production was again lower than historical numbers. For example, a few years back, Chirifu Oba produced 6 scapes. In 2021, it was 5, but in 2022, we only had 2 scapes. In 2023, Chirifu Oba was down to just 1 scape. In 2024, after a dig and reset, it didn’t even bother to bloom! 2025 will see us doing prophylactic watering. No more trusting in summer rains to get the job done!

Our daylily seed production, which happens earlier in the season, was 50% of 2023’s harvest. This is, in part, due to missing over a week of hybridizing during the peak bloom season and also cutting back on the number of diploid crosses we produced (we always wind up with leftovers, it seems). Still, we have over 800 packets of seed for sale at this time. Since no one seems interested in buying seeds directly from our website (no sales through that channel after 2 years of trying), you will find the full selection and best prices on our Daylily.com auction! But, the hosta seeds were listed RIGHT HERE for the new year!

2024 Hosta Seeds – SOLD OUT! – See you again with the 2025 harvest!