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Some small Hosta

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Little Red Rooster
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In case you are wondering why there's 'red' in the name :
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Lakeside Babyface: one of my favourite small ones. Looks like a mini-sagae, but this one grows consistently
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Hosta 'Lemon lime' : the fastest growing hosta variety in my garden, it will be the first to flower as well
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Hosta 'Holy Mouse Ears' - a new one from last fall
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Hosta 'Stiletto' - a real classic. I think I need to divide mine this year, because the ripples are fading...
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Wow! Those are all fantastic! Thanks for sharing the pics. :D
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I like them all as they are very nice....I really like the Lakeside Babyface.... oh boy, that could be trouble :-?
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I really like Little Red Soldier!!

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They all look wonderful! I love my Lemon Lime also. It is the first to come up, the first to flower, and it just keeps going and going. Nothing seems to faze it

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Lakeside Baby Face is really great. It does look like a mine Sagae. I was looking for a mini version of Frances Williams because I love that coloration. A reverse of Holy Mouse ears would be great, too. I love small hosta..wish more of them were slug resistant, though, since that's a necessity in my slug infested garden.
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Noreaster wrote:A reverse of Holy Mouse ears would be great, too.
That would be Frosted Mouse Ears
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Great pictures. I think I may have to have a Lakeside Babyface one of these days.

How does the size of Little Red Soldier compare with Little Red Rooster?

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I hope Chris stocks up on Lakeside Babyface, That one is beautiful! I'm steering toward Stiletto also. :)
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You sure take great care of your hosta, always immaculate condition and the "watermark" makes them appear as if they are royalty. It is nice to see.
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I have never been a fan of small hosta....but am learning to appreciate them more. Your pictures are wonderful and I love the first two shots. My hosta friends recently gave me a few small and mini's and it will be interesting to see if they will grow on me...or

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Nut House wrote:You sure take great care of your hosta, always immaculate condition and the "watermark" makes them appear as if they are royalty. It is nice to see.
I started adding watermarks to all my pictures on my portfolio after seeing some of muy pictures appearing in the newspaper...
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Great photos of really pretty hostas! And yes, they are immaculate!

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Wow! They don't look like minis anymore. Good job!
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Off course, there are more mini's in my garden then those ...

some additional pictures

Cameo
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Pandora's Box
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Dixie Chick
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Cookie Crumbs
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Vera Verde
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Cherish
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Little Caesar
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Wow, that actually makes me miss my minis I had umpteen years ago. I should get some new ones. :) Nice pics, and a great throwback to my memories of old. Thanks!!
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They all look wonderful!! :)
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There are even more small hosta in my garden ...

Lime Fizz
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Popo
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Lakeside Zinger

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WOW! You just doubled my wish list! Thanks for posting them (I think :lol: )

I must add:

Rhythm and Blues
Holy Mouse Ears
Royal Mouse Ears
Cat and Mouse

And my absolute favorite of all of them Littel Ceasar!

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caliloo wrote:WOW! You just doubled my wish list! Thanks for posting them (I think :lol: )

I must add:

Rhythm and Blues
Holy Mouse Ears
Royal Mouse Ears
Cat and Mouse

And my absolute favorite of all of them Littel Ceasar!

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If you want, I'll show some more pictures so you can triple your wishlist (but I'm out of small ones now...)
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