Frosted Mouse Ears. Planted in 2012

Holy Mouse Ears Planted in 2012

Love this one.....it is the only mouse I have. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your collection.
Jan

Green Mouse Ears. Planted in 2012. For some reason this is coming up much curlier then in has been in years past.

Royal Mouse Ears. Planted in 2012 (Yes, I know I have to redo the tag)

Calico Mouse Ears. A 2013 planting.

Mighty Mouse. From 2012

Pure Heart. A reversed variegation sport of Mighty Mouse. So far this is my favorite. Just for the colors in early spring, 2012

Itty Bitty, A sport of Green mouse ears. Smaller grower then most BME sports. Planted in 2013.

Mighty Moe. A sport of Blue Mouse Ears Supreme. 2013. I'm very interested to see how the color changes as compared to Pure Heart.

Blue Mouse Ears Supreme. This guy doubled in size this winter. It is almost the same size as the original BME that is two years older. Planted in 2013

Cat & Mouse. Its been reported this one is a little difficult to grow. I'm a little worried about that since it is smaller this year then when I planted it last year. A 2013 planting.

Giantland Sunny Mouse Ears. If you look closely you can see the eye just popping out of the mulch. This is one of two I planted late last year and had frost heaved on me. About four weeks ago I found it with the crown exposed 1/2" above the ground. I replanted it even though I thought it was a goner. It just popped up in the last two days!

It should also be noted this is not a âÂÂSportâ of B.M.E. but a hybrid. A cross of 'Blue Mouse Ears' x 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'

Church Mouse. R.I.P.??? Planted in fall of 2013

Sad to say this poor fella was the other who frost heaved on me this winter. Looks like it is not going to make it. I dug back the mulch and soil today and found the crown. Two eyes are dryed up. But the third still has color to it. maybe it will grow. Time will tell.

Snow Mouse. New this spring.

Mini Skirt. New sport of Mighty Mouse. Love the curly foliage, I can't wait to see how this matures.

Giantland Mouse Cheese. New this year for me.

Note not a âÂÂSportâ of B.M.E. but a hybrid. Cross of 'Blue Mouse Ears' àunknown

Flamenco Mouse. New introduction this year.

Field Rat. Sport of Flamenco Mouse. Reported to get bigger then most mouse ear sports.

Finally a over view shot of the whole bed. Blue Mouse Ears is in the center with all its children, grand children, and close cousins around it. Along with some mini Heuchera, and Dwarf Maidenhair Ferns for added interest.

Love your extensive Mouse collection! I chose Sparkler over Mini Skirt...now I'll have to go back for MS! Love the "flounce" in Flamenco's skirts! Another added to want list! Thank you for enabling!

Jo

P.S. I have BME which I got the year it was named HOTY. It has tripled in the number of pips from last year (from 11 to over 36)...methinks it is it's leap year? I also have Holy Mouse Ears. Cute mice. You can fit them in anywhere!

Add Dancing Mouse to your list. Ruffled leaves, whereas Flamenco Mouse has some quilting too.

My potted BME got almost 2' across (leaves about 2.5" measured both ways before I had to divide it. They aren't as mini as you might think. Cat and Mouse threw a lot of green eyes for me and has stayed small. Mighty Mouse has stayed much smaller (maybe 1/2 the size) than BME, but very vigorous. You never know about mice...

It will be fun to see the progression when you grow them in the ground... it might take a couple years to see all the differences. You have a very fine little rodent area there. ;-)

-Babka

Very nice,but I had only two mouse eared plants,and Frosted Mouse Ears didn't return this year. I won't be replacing it. I'm with Ken on this one. I like medium,large,and giant hostas. The minis are just too small in my garden. Phil

Thanks for the complements everyone.
Jo: I have to admit i was a little skeptical over Mini Skirt. I have ordered a few Hostas where the photo online drew me in. Only to find it is not a good representation of how the plant is going to look. But I have to say this looks true to the hype. I love the curl to the leaf. If that is what is drawing you to Flamenco Mouse. Also look up Church Mouse. I have to admit its my fault mine did not survive. But the twist in the leaf is very tight. Much like Mini Skirt. It was one of my favorites. I will be replanting it.

Babka: I would recommend pinching out the all green eyes coming out on your Cat and Mouse. They will grow more vigorously and take over. It would be a shame to loose the shadowing that makes C&M unique.

The BME photoed above is actually a division off my older Main clump. My original BME is about 6 years old now. last years plant was about 18" across! Almost as big as my clump of Blue Cadet of the same vintage.

Phil: Sorry to hear about your Frosted M.E. I have to say I do not think it is as a strong performer as many other sports. My clump is three sessions old right now and still has only one eye. At the same time I planted it. I also planted Holy M.E., Royal M.E. and Mighty Mouse all four from TC. The later three all have 3~4 eyes now and much bigger.

Jason

What a great resource for mouse info. Thanks for taking the time to post these and please keep it updated throughout the year to show how they progress.

tj

P.S. Is the bed shaped like a cat? ;-)

No, its not shaped like a cat! That would be kind of funny though. Here is a side shot of the bed from last summer. You can see the clump of BME in bloom. Nice view of Guardian Angel on the corner.

Jason

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The mouse hostas were selling like hot cakes at the auction last night! Now I wish I would have bid on Mini Skirt!

You sure have a nice collection. I have to find all of mine before I start adding. I like to use them near the borders to fill in between larger hostas.

Gesila

I found a ruffled sport of Mighty Mouse several years ago that was really fast growing and got much larger than Mighty Mouse ever did for me. I ended up giving it away since I didn't intend to pursue it, and then along comes Mini Skirt that looks just the same, with that unusual extra vigor that I saw in my sport. So if it holds true to the sport I had then expect Mini Skirt to be larger than most of the plants in this family.

Watch for the flowers on Flamenco Mouse this summer - the scapes often have some purple on them (nobody else in this family seems to do that) and the flower is darker purple than the rest of the family too.

Thanks for sharing your great collection!

Chris

Chris, Flamenco Mouse sure is tempting with the flower detail you provided :-)
Jason, yes, I too really like the ruffled leaf. It makes the hosta stand out. I have to get a Mini Skirt too!

Nice collection. I haven't had the best luck with mice. But I keep trying because they are so cute. Currently have BME and Might Mouse, both new this year. Lost BME and Frosted Mouse Ears over last winter. Keep us posted on updates of your group.