Vote for the most popular Hosta of Hallson Forum 2008

[Hostahaveum]

Yay ! my first poll

Earth Angel
Liberty
June
Tough of Class
Halcyon
Fragrant Bouquet
Wolverine
Sagae
Azure Snow
Alligator Shoes
Aristocrat
Carnival
Jimmy Crack Corn
Kugerand
Queen of the Seas
These I don't have but love
Niagara Falls
Jade Cascade
War Paint
Clovelly
Blue Mouse Ears

[loisf]

Some of my favorites:

Jewel of the Nile
nigrescens
montana Aureomarginate
Sagae
Krossa Regal
Wolverine
Aristocrat
Fair Maiden
Niagara Falls
Piedmont Gold
Alex Summers
Captain Kirk
Touch of Class
Lakeside Shore Master
Paradigm
Striptease
First Frost
Blue Mouse Ears
Guardian Angel
Antioch

[sugar]

ranking updated

34 votes ... with 50 votes we would probably have a list with even more distance between the best ones.

At the moment, June triumps with a rather comfortable margin, but in between Blue Mouse Ears and Sagae things are still undecided...
Perhaps you can decide between silver and bronze?

Tom

[thy]

I have been looking for this poll for weeks... and here it was on top of the forum and sticky

Somewhere i have the list to AHS- just can't find it

Sure aren't the same, but some are- every time

Lets start:

June those colors in the shade... you need more than one

BME Just too cute and everything fit together

Crispula-- old is but good is, it can rain or shine it is still dark greenwith pure white and lovely edges

Warpaint... wonder why? look at it in spring.. give it some shade and the colors will last longer

Orange Marmelade -- the color is orange in full sun in my garden

ventricosa... dark, dark green - rippled edges and again as an oldie, so extremly cheap

tokudama flavocircinalis... those heavyfat leafs, bumbled and intense in the colors

Regal Splendor .- vase shaped and Regal

Queen of the seas... those wavy soft blue edges.. you are sold

Kiwi Full Monthy.. Loved it from the day I saw it on Chris's list and even more in the garden.. just beautiful

Christmas Pageant.. this one takes its time, but it is fat and georgeous as adult... dout me...test it

Praying Hands - just so special and easy to use everywhere... still want one in blue ... and one in yellow and....

Whirlwind... easy, fun and beautiful

Blue Íce...the blue color is so intense... good in the window box for a sprinng fix

Hey.. big problem here ..can I say tardianas... lol so many of them are so similar and the new ones closes the few holes in the line... OK.. one only... Camelot ... in full sun here and it is beautiful... checking some new ones too..ask me in a year or two


Have to think a bit.......

Adding > Crumbles... look at those small green leaves full of bumbles.. never get tired of this one

Manhattan... different shape of the ones I normaly like.. this one is broad and low, but the green color, the shape and edges ..and once again the bumbles makes a special hosta to me..

El Nino... so clear in the blue color and with a bright white edge, just stunning

Pia

[viktoria]

Sagae
Tom Schmid
montana Aureomarginata
June
Praying Hands
Guardian Angel
Gin and Tonic
Brother Stefan
Blue Mouse Ears
Moonlight Sonata
First Frost
Bressingham Blue
Gypsy Rose
Striptease
Topaz
Rainbow's End
H.capitata
Cheatin' Heart
Ringtail
Golden Sculpture

It's a good thing I cannot go out in the garden to look!

[caliloo]

Wow! Somehow I overlooked this until today too!

Here's my list of top 20...


H. Aristocrat
H. Cameo
H. El Nino
H. First Frost
H. Independence
H. Inniswood
H. Jewel of the Nile
H. June
H. Liberty
H. Little Doll
H. Mayan Moon
H. Medusa
H. Old Glory
H. Olive Bailey Langdon
H. Pandora's Box
H. Revolution
H. Regal Splendor
H. Sagae
H. Stained Glass
H. Thunderbolt
H. Xanadu

[sugar]

I updated the list once more (initial post)... 37 votes counted now. Feel free to join in and post your favourite 20 hosta

Just adding this note in order to remember up to where I have been counting votes

[markluvskathy]

1- orange marmalade
2- june
3- janet
4- stained glass
5- ice age trail
6- paradigm
7. war paint
8. big daddy
9. guacamole
10. olive bailey langdon

[Papou]

June
Kiwi Full Monty
Paradigm
Niagara Falls
Pineapple Upsidedown Cake
Alex Summers
Liberty
First Frost
Victory
Emerald Rough Cut
Hanky Panky
On Stage
Hadspen Samphire
Jade Cascade
Midwest Magic
Captain Kirk
Climax
American Sweetheart
High Society
Blue Mouse Ears

[sugar]

39 votes now...
Just adding this note in order to remmber which votes have been counted

112 hosta got 2 votes or more
20 hosta got 6 votes or more (=15% of the voters)

June seems to be the most popular, and Blue Mouse Ears is back in second place just if front of Sagae in third place.
The complete list can be found in the original post

Feel frre to vote if you haven't joint in, the more the better I would say

[Mary Ann]

Sugar, Sagae and Liberty are so much alike. If I didn't have Liberty, I would have voted for Sagae. Combining their vote totals would drop June to 2nd place. It's fun to wonder why people chose what they did.

[sugar]

Sugar, Sagae and Liberty are so much alike. If I didn't have Liberty, I would have voted for Sagae. Combining their vote totals would drop June to 2nd place.

Not if you take into account those voting for both Sagae and Liberty

It's fun to wonder why people chose what they did.

There are different factors, and everybody will have its own criteria I guess.

[thy]

Just added a few

Well tried Mary Ann

Have had probles growing both of them... but would love to see them full size

[LynneM]

Not in any particular order:

Blue Mouse Ears
Blue Angel
Sagae
Regal Splendor
June
Choo Choo Train
Teaspoon
Strip Tease
Bright Lights
Royal Standard
Plantaginea
Guacamole
August Moon
Paradigm
Gold Standard
Risky Business
Sparky
Ghost Spirit
Love Pat

[sugar]

40 votes for the moment. Is this the definitive vote or are there other people joining in?

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1....June.............................25 votes			
2....Blue Mouse Ears..................19 votes			
3....Sagae............................18 votes			
4....Niagara Falls....................13 votes			
5....Guardian Angel...................11 votes			
.....Liberty			
7....First Frost.......................9 votes			
.....montana 'Aureomarginata'			
.....Paradigm			
10...Guacamole.........................8 votes			
.....Pandora's Box			
.....Regal Splendor			
.....Striptease			
.....Touch of Class			
.....Wolverine			
16...Earth Angel.......................7 votes			
.....Kiwi Full Monthy			
.....War Paint			
19...Cameo.............................6 votes			
.....Great Expectations			
.....Love Pat			
22...Alex Summers......................5 votes			
.....Deep Blue Sea			
.....Dragon Tails			
.....Halcyon			
.....Lakeside Cha Cha			
.....Pineapple Upside Down Cake			
.....plantaginea			
.....Praying Hands			
.....Rainforest Sunrise			
.....Raspberry Sorbet			
.....Spilt Milk			
.....Stained Glass			
.....Warwick Comet			
35...Abiqua Drinking Gourd.............4 votes			
.....Blue Angel			
.....Clovelly			
.....dream weaver			
.....Emerald Ruff Cut			
.....Fire Island			
.....Galaxy			
.....Gold Standard.			
.....Jewel of the Nile			
.....Komodo Dragon 			
.....Krossa Regal			
.....Moonlight Sonata			
.....Mount Tom			
.....nigrescens			
.....Northern Exposure			
.....Old Glory			
.....One Man's Treasure			
.....Paul's Glory			
.....Revolution			
.....Sea Gulf Stream			
.....Sum and Substance			
.....Summer Breeze			
.....tokudama Aureonebulosa 			
.....Tom Schmid			
59...Aristocrat........................3 votes			
.....Captain Kirk			
.....El Nino			
.....Elegans			
.....Fantasy Island			
.....Gin and Tonic			
.....gunther's prize			
.....Hanky Panky 			
.....Holy Mole			
.....Jade Cascade			
.....Lakeside Shoremaster			
.....Maui Buttercups			
.....Rainbow’s End 			
.....Rascal			
.....Royal Standard 			
.....Spring Fling			
.....Teaspoon			
76...Alligator Shoes...................2 votes			
.....August Moon			
.....Azure Snow			
.....Blue Cadet			
.....Blue Ice			
.....Bressingham Blue 			
.....Bridal Veil			
.....Bright Lights			
.....Brother Stefan			
.....Cathedral Windows 			
.....Choo Choo Train 			
.....Dark Star			
.....Devon Green			
.....Diana Remembered 			
.....Dick Ward			
.....Fair Maiden			
.....Faithful Heart			
.....Fried Green tomatoes 			
.....Frosty Morn			
.....Grand Master			
.....Gypsy Rose 			
.....independence			
.....Inniswood			
.....Java			
.....Lady Isobel Barnett			
.....Lakeside Elfin Fire			
.....Manhatten			
.....Olive Bailey Langdon			
.....Orange Marmelade 			
.....Permanent Wave			
.....Queen of the Seas			
.....Sally & Bob			
.....Sea Fire			
.....Second Wind			
.....Silver Threads and Golden Needles			
.....Sun Power			
.....Thunderbolt 			
.....Tyler's treasure 			
.....Violetta			
.....Whirlwind			

[Chris_W]

Thanks for voting everyone!

It's neat to look back at the old list and compare it to the new. Here are a few notes just compared to one year ago:

The top three hostas have stayed the same, just changed order slightly: June, Blue Mouse Ears, and Sagae are still the top 3.

Niagara Falls has moved up from 11th place to 4th place., and Guardian Angel and Earth Angel didn't even make the list last year but GA is now 5th with Liberty and Earth Angel is 16th, so these all seem to be improving with age.

First Frost also has moved up in popularity and Paradigm moved up too.

Sum and Substance used to be higher on the list and has dropped down a little.

While the big guys get most of the attention we have some minis showing up. We had Pandora's Box before, but now we also have Cameo and Dragon Tails on the list, along with a few others.

Related plants see repeated popularity.

From the Halcyon family with have June, Touch of Class, First Frost, El Nino, Devon Green, and Halcyon on the list.

We have Regal Splendor, Krossa Regal, and Tom Schmid together on the list.

We have Blue Angel, Guardian Angel, and Earth Angel.

We have Niagara Falls and War Paint; Liberty and Sagae.

There is plantaginea, Guacamole, Cathedral Windows, Holy Mole, Fried Green Tomatoes, and Stained Glass on the list.

We have Gold Standard, Striptease, Hanky Panky, Gypsy Rose, and Kiwi Full Monty on the list.

Piecrust edged plants continue to be popular: Emerald Ruff Cut, Niagara Falls, War Paint, Clovelly, Spring Fling, Queen of the Seas, Permanent Wave, Manhatten, and probably some others too.

From looking at what is popular can help a nursery owner like myself decide what to grow or add, can help a gardener pick out what to buy, and can also help a hybridizer look to the future. Thanks for taking the time to put together the list again Tom!

[thy]

Thank you...Sugar !!!

Others may chime in, but i do not think the list will change much.

Thank you Chris for the year by year follow up

Lots of blue ones on the list and some great oldies still are goodies

BME have been the family rocket ... it is still rather new

Pia

[sugar]

Some hefty changes compared to last year.
Second : a confirmation of 'regional' differences, some plants seem to be popular in Europe but not that wide-spread or popular in the US (and probably vice-versa).

From looking at what is popular can help a nursery owner like myself decide what to grow or add, can help a gardener pick out what to buy, and can also help a hybridizer look to the future. Thanks for taking the time to put together the list again Tom!

Well that is only correct as long as not everybody has the plant allready in the garden I think the plants that are rising in the charts are the ones to grow...

[grdnnkd]

In no particular order

War Paint
Lakeside Paisley Print
Lakeside Mom
Lakeside Dagonfly
Jewel of the Nile
Sagae
Wolverine
Aristocrat
Clovelly
Fire Island
Niagara Falls
Kiwi Full Monte
Magic Fire
Striptease
Fox Fire Irish Moon
On Stage
Choo Choo Train
Thubderbolt
Galaxy
Dancing Queen

[sugar]

A new update

Sagae is back on level with Blue Mouse Ears...

The complete list can be found on the first page, here is the top 30

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1....June.............................25 votes			
2....Blue Mouse Ears..................19 votes			
.....Sagae			
4....Niagara Falls....................14 votes			
5....Guardian Angel...................11 votes			
.....Liberty			
7....First Frost.......................9 votes			
.....montana 'Aureomarginata'			
.....Paradigm			
.....Striptease			
.....Wolverine			
12...Guacamole.........................8 votes			
.....Kiwi Full Monthy			
.....Pandora's Box			
.....Regal Splendor			
.....Touch of Class			
.....War Paint			
18...Earth Angel.......................7 votes			
19...Cameo.............................6 votes			
.....Great Expectations			
.....Love Pat			
22...Alex Summers......................5 votes			
.....Clovelly			
.....Deep Blue Sea			
.....Dragon Tails			
.....Fire Island			
.....Galaxy			
.....Halcyon			
.....Jewel of the Nile			
.....Lakeside Cha Cha			
.....Pineapple Upside Down Cake			
.....plantaginea			
.....Praying Hands			
.....Rainforest Sunrise			
.....Raspberry Sorbet			
.....Spilt Milk			
.....Stained Glass			
.....Warwick Comet