Vote for the most popular hosta of this forum - 2009

[Rob]

Hello Chris,

You mention you would like to use H. 'Grand Slam' in hybridizing.
My advice: DO IT.
GS is thought to be a select form of H. longipes var. latifolia, a species with great breeding potential.
I've used GS as a pod parent over the past years, and the results are simply amazing.
All my seedlings are OP, and there are blue, green and yellow ones, all variations from shiny to thick powdery finish, flat margins to extremely ruffled, small to medium sized, all kinds of substance, from rather thin to very leathery. I almost forgot the petioles: from green to completely red or purple, often running pretty far into the leaf blade.
Last year one of those seedlings got the "Best 2009 new introduction" from the Dutch Hosta Society (Hosta Mill, there are pictures on my website and in the Hosta Library).
I'm planning on using it to try and get minis and larger offspring over the next years.

Greeting,

Rob

[sugar]

Final result for 2010

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1....June.............................30 votes
2....Liberty..........................18 votes
3....Sagae............................16 votes
4....Blue Mouse Ears..................11 votes
5....Regal Splendor ..................10 votes
.....Summer Breeze
7....Paradigm .........................8 votes
.....Touch of Class
9....Dream Weaver......................7 votes
.....montana Aureomarginata 
11...Earth Angel.......................6 votes
.....Fire Island
.....Fragrant Bouquet
.....Great Expectations 
.....Guacamole 
.....Jewel of the Nile 
.....Kiwi Full Monthy 
.....Krossa Regal 
.....Orange Marmalade
.....Pandora's Box
.....Praying Hands 
.....Queen Josephine
.....Stained Glass
.....Striptease
25...Cathedral Windows.................5 votes
.....Emerald Ruff Cut
.....First Frost
.....Halcyon 
.....Lakeside Shoremaster
.....Niagara Falls
.....Thunderbolt
32...Abiqua Drinking Gourd ............4 votes
.....Hanky Panky
.....Ice Age Trail
.....Little Sunspot
.....Moonlight Sonata
.....Potomac Pride 
.....Rainbow's End 
.....Rainforest Sunrise
.....Satisfaction 
.....Spilt Milk 
.....Stitch In Time
.....Sum & Substance
.....Sun Power
45...August Moon ......................3 votes
.....Blue Arrow
.....Blue Shadows
.....Brother Stefan
.....Cutting Edge
.....Golden Meadows 
.....Grand Slam
.....Guardian Angel 
.....Gypsy Rose
.....Jade Cascade 
.....Maui Buttercups 
.....Olympic Sunrise
.....On Stage 
.....Paul's Glory
.....Queen of the Seas
.....Risky Business
.....Unforgettable
.....Whirlwind 
.....Wolverine 

[thy]

Thank you for doing the 2009 vote

[sugar]

Thank you for doing the 2009 vote

2010 is open as well

[thy]

Sure is ...
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So you want me to say :Thank you for starting the 2010 vote too
... or thank you for the 2009 and 2010 votes

LOL

My dirthy fingers can't resist ...

HUGS and THANK YOU for your time and efford, we all love the votes