So here's what I presently have in the yard. Because of space limitations in my small 50x100ft suburban lot a great many of my Hostas are potted rather than in the ground, and, a goodly number of them spend their season in darned near full sunshine, something I can get away with by putting the pots in trays I fill twice weekly with rainwater.
Compared to most here, it's a fairly short list, but it sure grew nicely over the past few years, largely because of trades. And I can't wait to see what else I can add in. At one time my list was over 100, but I have had to deal with some issues related to improperly draining potting mixes that lead to root rot and subsequent loss of the plant. BTW, each name is linked to my website page which deals with that particular variety and how it grows in our yard, pictures are added during the growing season on a regular basis. If you are Canadian and interested in pursuing the possibility of trades, please go to the
Hosta trades page on my website for some further details.
- 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'
- 'American Halo'
- 'Ben Vernooij'
- 'Big Daddy'
- 'Blue Angel'
- 'Blue Cadet'
- 'Blue Hawaii'
- 'Blue Ivory'
- 'Blue Mouse Ears'
- 'Bulletproof'
- 'Camelot'
- 'Canadian Blue'
- 'Captain Kirk'
- 'Cat's Eyes'
- 'Chinese Sunrise'
- 'Cracker Crumbs'
- 'Christmas Tree'
- clausa var. normalis
- 'Dancing Queen'
- 'Dawn's Early Light'
- 'Earth Angel'
- 'Empress Wu'
- 'Fantasy Island'
- 'Feather Boa'
- 'Firn Line'
- 'Fortunei Albomarginata'
- 'Fortunei Albopicta'
- 'Fortunei Aureomarginata'
- 'Fortunei Hyacinthina'
- 'Fragrant Blue'
- 'Fragrant Bouquet'
- 'Fragrant Dream'
- 'Frosted Mouse Ears'
- 'Frozen Margarita'
- 'George Smith'
- 'Glad Rags'
- 'Gold Standard'
- 'Golden Tiara'
- 'Gooseberry Sundae'
- 'Grand Tiara'
- 'Grand Total'
- 'Guacamole'
- 'Guardian Angel'
- 'Gypsy Rose'
- 'Hacksaw'
- 'Hadspen Blue'
- 'Halcyon'
- 'Hands Up'
- 'Ice Age Trail'
- 'Indigo'
- 'Invincible'
- 'Island Breeze'
- 'June'
- 'Katherine Lewis'
- kikutii
- 'Krossa Regal'
- 'Lakeside Babyface'
- 'Lakeside Cupcakes'
- 'Lakeside Kaleidoscope'
- 'Lemon Frost'
- 'Lemon Lime'
- 'Lucky Mouse Ears'
- 'Mini Skirt'
- 'Minute Man'
- 'Monashee Blue Cup'
- 'Nightlife'
- 'Pacific Blue Edger'
- 'Paradise Joyce'
- 'Paradigm'
- 'Pearl Lake'
- 'Queen Josephine'
- 'Queen of the Seas'
- 'Princess of Karafuto'
- 'Rainforest Sunrise'
- 'Raspberry Sundae'
- 'Ray Of Hope'
- rectifolia var. 'Pruinosa'
- 'Red October'
- 'Regal Splendor'
- 'Remember Me'
- 'Restless Sea'
- 'Revolution'
- 'Rhino Gold'
- 'Ripple Effect'
- 'Risky Business'
- 'Rubies and Ruffles'
- 'Sea Octopus'
- 'September White'
- 'Shadowland Waterslide'
- sieboldii 'Alba'
- 'Sleeping Beauty'
- 'Snake Eyes'
- 'Spider'
- 'Stirfry'
- 'Striptease'
- 'Sugar and Spice'
- 'Sunset Grooves'
- 'Tiki Torch'
- 'Twilight'
- 'Twilight Time'
- "Twisting The Night Away"
- 'Ulysses S. Grant'
- 'Undulata'
- venusta
- 'Victory'
- 'Whirlwind'
- 'Wide Brim'
The
BOLDED ones I have available for potential trade and the vast majority have been in the yard for 5 years or more.
In addition to what I show above, I have
several seedlings I'm keeping an eye on, as well as up to 3 different
Hyacinthina sports and a green sport of Revolution, which I refer to as
'Green Revolution'.
BTW, did I mention I don't have any more room for more Hosta -or much of anything else for that matter- but that hasn't stopped me yet
I have become more discriminating, that's all... Man, I'm SERIOUSLY running out of space......
