Vote for the most popular Hosta of Hallson Forum 2008

newtohosta-no more · Post by **newtohosta-no more** » Apr 20, 2008 11:19 am

I have a heck of a time narrowing down my list to a limited numbers of "favorites", but I'll give it a try (in no certain order, except the first one which always wins..hand's down!).

1. June
2. Rascal
3. Royal Standard
4. Halcyon
5. Gold Standard
6. Alex Summers
7. Bridegroom
8. Majesty
9. Fire Island
10. Geisha (Ani machi)
11. Darwin's Standard
12. Tokudama Aureonebulosa
13. Nigrescens
14. Fire and Ice
15. King Tut
16. Janet
17. Silk Kimono
18. Dust Devil
19. Thunderbolt
20. Blue Umbrellas

If I post another day, the list would probably be slightly different.

NWhosta4life · Post by **NWhosta4life** » Apr 20, 2008 6:52 pm

In no particular order.
Halcyon
June
Squash Casserole
Marilyn Monroe
Love Pat
Alex Summers
War Paint
Smokey
Liberty
El Nino
Blue Mouse Ears
Olympic Sunrise
Queen of the Seas
Blue Sliver
Komodo Dragon

Oops thats 15, It seems I've forgotton how to count ever since i started this hobby.

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Apr 21, 2008 12:15 am

I wasn't going to vote since I thought this was pretty much over. But since 2 more lists have been added just today, I guess I might as well.

The only order these are in is the way they fell out of my brain - no other significance.

Deep Blue Sea
Clovelly
Emerald Ruff Cut
Silk Kimono
June
montana Aureomarginata
Bridegroom
Spring Fling
Alex Summers [and/or Regal Splendor]
Wolverine
Spritzer
Fragrant Blue
Fragrant Bouquet
Blue Mouse Ears
Pizzaz
Liberty [and/or Sagae]
Paradigm
Frosted Jade
Queen of the Seas
Great Expectations

I have all but 2 of them, but that will change soon. I already have Emerald Ruff Cut on order from Hallson's and I fully intend to find Clovelly somewhere.

sugar · Post by **sugar** » Apr 21, 2008 3:00 pm

3 more votes, some minor changes in the listings, apart from Alex Summers that almost doubled its votes ...

The complete listing can be found in the initial post

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1....June.............................28 votes			
2....Blue Mouse Ears..................21 votes			
3....Sagae............................20 votes			
4....Niagara Falls....................14 votes			
5....Liberty..........................13 votes			
6....Guardian Angel...................11 votes			
7....montana 'Aureomarginata'.........10 votes			
.....Paradigm			
.....Wolverine			
10...First Frost.......................9 votes			
.....Regal Splendor			
.....Striptease			
.....War Paint			
14...Alex Summers......................8 votes			
.....Guacamole			
.....Kiwi Full Monthy			
.....Pandora's Box			
.....Touch of Class			
19...Earth Angel.......................7 votes			
.....Great Expectations			
.....Halcyon			
.....Love Pat			
23...Cameo.............................6 votes			
.....Clovelly			
.....Deep Blue Sea			
.....Fire Island			
27...Dragon Tails......................5 votes			
.....Emerald Ruff Cut			
.....Galaxy			
.....Gold Standard			
.....Jewel of the Nile			
.....Komodo Dragon 			
.....Lakeside Cha Cha			
.....nigrescens			
.....Pineapple Upside Down Cake			
.....plantaginea			
.....Praying Hands			
.....Rainforest Sunrise			
.....Raspberry Sorbet			
.....Spilt Milk			
.....Stained Glass			
.....tokudama Aureonebulosa 			
.....Warwick Comet

Tkzone7 · Post by **Tkzone7** » Apr 27, 2008 12:13 pm

Sagae
Guacamole
June
Diamond Tiara (I don't know why that isn't on more people's lists)
Lakeside Kaleidoscope
Great Expectations
tokudama Aureonebulosa
Spilt Milk
Captain Kirk
Striptease

gardennut · Post by **gardennut** » Apr 27, 2008 12:42 pm

June
Sagae
Paradigm
Touch of Class
On Stage
Earth Angel
montana Aueomarginata
Blue Mouse Ears
Abiqua Drinking Gourd
Niagara Falls
Big Daddy
Lakeside Big Scoop
Lakeside Babyface
Maui Buttercups
Epiphany
Parky's Gold
Lakeside Shoremaster
Love Pat
Queen Josephine
Bodacious Blue
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sugar · Post by **sugar** » Apr 27, 2008 3:32 pm

Two more votes, we're now @ 46 votes counted...

The top of the list

Still undecided in between Sagae and Blue Mouse Ears for silver...

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1....June.............................30 votes			
2....Blue Mouse Ears..................22 votes			
.....Sagae			
4....Niagara Falls....................15 votes			
5....Liberty..........................13 votes			
6....Guardian Angel...................11 votes			
.....montana 'Aureomarginata'			
.....Paradigm			
9....Striptease.......................10 votes			
.....Wolverine			
11...First Frost.......................9 votes			
.....Guacamole			
.....Regal Splendor			
.....Touch of Class			
.....War Paint			
16...Alex Summers......................8 votes			
.....Earth Angel			
.....Great Expectations			
.....Kiwi Full Monthy			
.....Love Pat			
.....Pandora's Box			
22...Halcyon...........................7 votes			
23...Cameo.............................6 votes			
.....Clovelly			
.....Deep Blue Sea			
.....Fire Island			
.....Spilt Milk			
.....tokudama Aureonebulosa 			
29...Abiqua Drinking Gourd.............5 votes			
.....Dragon Tails			
.....Emerald Ruff Cut			
.....Galaxy			
.....Gold Standard			
.....Jewel of the Nile			
.....Komodo Dragon 			
.....Lakeside Cha Cha			
.....nigrescens			
.....Pineapple Upside Down Cake			
.....plantaginea			
.....Praying Hands			
.....Rainforest Sunrise			
.....Raspberry Sorbet			
.....Stained Glass			
.....Warwick Comet

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JaneG · Post by **JaneG** » Apr 29, 2008 2:34 pm

Okay, it's been a while since this started, but in an effort to get to 50 votes, here are mine. My votes are weighted heavily on performance and reliability. You may also notice my list doesn't include many small ones, I'm unconsciously drawn to the bigger ones.

June, of course.
Sagae, of course.
Paradigm, always looks good.
Halcyon, old reliable.
Potomac Pride, not on the list yet, but my favorite reliable solid green and a great grower.
Abba Dabba Do, not on the list yet, but another favorite of mine.
Leading Lady, big, beautiful, just love her.
Leola Fraim, a reliable, very fast growing medium sized hosta that nearly doubles in size every year. I was surprised by how much I like this one.
Pineapple Pol, narrow leaves give this one a different look.
Invincible, I know many people don't like this one, but it always comes up early and looks good for me.
Cinnamon Sticks, it's just so darn pretty.
nigrescens, you gotta love this one!
Dark Star, nice smaller hosta.
Big Daddy, an old reliable, one of my first.
pycnophylla, just got it a couple years ago and really like it.
Aphrodite, a nice bright spot.
Moonlight Sonata, is doing well in a difficult spot for me, a nice mounded shape.
Osprey, nice flowing mount of light blue/green foliage, always looks neat and crisp. Fast grower.
Fragrant Bouquet, I like the light colors in this one.
Midnight Ride, nice smaller dark green.
Krossa Regal, wonderful old standard.

sugar · Post by **sugar** » Apr 29, 2008 5:04 pm

Thank you for voting . We'll get towards that 50 votes somewhere, I'm sure (47 votes for now)

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1....June.............................31 votes			
2....Sagae............................23 votes			
3....Blue Mouse Ears..................22 votes			
4....Niagara Falls....................15 votes			
5....Liberty..........................13 votes			
6....Paradigm.........................12 votes			
7....Guardian Angel...................11 votes			
.....montana 'Aureomarginata'			
9....Striptease.......................10 votes			
.....Wolverine			
11...First Frost.......................9 votes			
.....Guacamole			
.....Regal Splendor			
.....Touch of Class			
.....War Paint			
16...Alex Summers......................8 votes			
.....Earth Angel			
.....Great Expectations			
.....Halcyon			
.....Kiwi Full Monthy			
.....Love Pat			
.....Pandora's Box			
23...Cameo.............................6 votes			
.....Clovelly			
.....Deep Blue Sea			
.....Fire Island			
.....nigrescens			
.....Spilt Milk			
.....tokudama Aureonebulosa

creatingadream · Post by **creatingadream** » May 03, 2008 1:08 am

Liberty
Sagae
War Paint
montana 'Aureomarginata'
June
Rainforest Sunrise
Guacamole
Orange Marmalade
Blue Mouse Ears
Great Expectations
Frances William
Paradigm
Atlantis
Aristocrat
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Earth Angel
Thunderbolt

sugar · Post by **sugar** » May 03, 2008 1:51 am

48 votes now, two to go...

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1....June.............................32 votes			
2....Sagae............................24 votes			
3....Blue Mouse Ears..................23 votes			
4....Niagara Falls....................15 votes			
5....Liberty..........................14 votes			
6....Paradigm.........................13 votes			
7....montana 'Aureomarginata'.........12 votes			
8....Guardian Angel...................11 votes			
9....Guacamole........................10 votes			
.....Striptease			
.....War Paint			
.....Wolverine			
13...Earth Angel.......................9 votes			
.....First Frost			
.....Great Expectations			
.....Regal Splendor			
.....Touch of Class			
18...Alex Summers......................8 votes			
.....Halcyon			
.....Kiwi Full Monthy			
.....Love Pat			
.....Pandora's Box			
23...Cameo.............................6 votes			
.....Clovelly			
.....Deep Blue Sea			
.....Fire Island			
.....nigrescens			
.....Pineapple Upside Down Cake			
.....Rainforest Sunrise			
.....Spilt Milk			
.....tokudama Aureonebulosa

party_music50 · Post by **party_music50** » May 11, 2008 10:12 pm

oooo... I want to play! lol!

These are some of my "favorites", in no particular order (nice!):

Sagae
Montana aureomarginata
Lakeside Dragonfly
Plantaginea
Great Expectations (new last year, but GORGEOUS)
Fragrant Bouquet
Cherish
June
sieboldiana 'Elegans'
Ginko Craig
Striptease
Allan P. McConnell
Twilight

I suspect that Zounds belongs on my list too... mine was new last year and it always stopped me in my tracks. I am withholding judgement now only because the eyes are just coming up.

Maybe Stiletto belongs on there too... and Antioch. and maybe a tokudama. And I gained all new respect for Wide Brim last year (the flower clusters were awesome). How many is that?

Update: to get it to 20 and make the list organized,
I'll add:
Zounds
Stiletto
Antioch
tokudama (any, really)
Wide Brim
Maui Buttercups
Abiqua Drinking Gourd (and that makes 20)

Queala · Post by **Queala** » May 11, 2008 10:20 pm

Here are mine in no order.

Remember Me
Grand Tiara
Fire and Ice
Cameo
Blue Mouse Ears
Strip Tease
Medusa
Island Charm
Olive Branch
June
Rain Forest Sunrise
Fire Island
Krosssa Regal
Pandoras Box
Liberty
Kiwi Full Monty
Abiqua Moonbeam
Cats Eye
Kii Hime
Eternal Flame

sugar · Post by **sugar** » May 12, 2008 1:37 am

We have 50 votes now...

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1....June.............................34 votes			
2....Sagae............................25 votes			
3....Blue Mouse Ears..................24 votes			
4....Liberty..........................15 votes			
.....Niagara Falls			
6....montana 'Aureomarginata'.........13 votes			
.....Paradigm			
8....Striptease.......................12 votes			
9....Guardian Angel...................11 votes			
10...Great Expectations...............10 votes			
.....Guacamole			
.....War Paint			
.....Wolverine			
14...Earth Angel.......................9 votes			
.....First Frost			
.....Kiwi Full Monthy			
.....Pandora's Box			
.....Regal Splendor			
.....Touch of Class			
20...Alex Summers......................8 votes			
.....Halcyon			
.....Love Pat			
23...Cameo.............................7 votes			
.....Fire Island			
.....Rainforest Sunrise			
.....tokudama Aureonebulosa 			
27...Abiqua Drinking Gourd.............6 votes			
.....Clovelly			
.....Deep Blue Sea			
.....Krossa Regal			
.....nigrescens			
.....Pineapple Upside Down Cake			
.....plantaginea			
.....Spilt Milk

Pitkin Cottage · Post by **Pitkin Cottage** » May 21, 2008 11:36 pm

Will you accept 51 votes?

I'm sure this will change next year because I've more than doubled the number of cultivars I have and I know I'm gonna love, love, love some of them (like June and Kiwi Full Monty, for instance), but here's this year's list, in alphabetical order -

Alex Summers
Fragrant Bouquet
Halcyon
Krossa Regal
Lakeside Elfin Fire
Leading Lady
Moonlight Sonata
Paradigm
Paradise Power
Regal Splendor
Sagae
Squash Casserole
Tenryu/nigrescens
Yellow River

BTW, off topic, I couldn't help noticing that some of you non-native English speakers from Europe refer to 'Kiwi Full Monty' as 'Kiwi Full Monthy'. Knowing how utterly confusing our language is to learn, I'd be very interested in hearing why that name makes more sense to you (if indeed it does make sense!) However, I can clear up the meaning of the real name by telling you that to go "the full monty" is British (and I guess, by extension, New Zealand) slang for doing something completely. In this case, I daresay it specifically refers to a wonderful movie named "The Full Monty" that's centered around a group of male characters contemplating starting a striptease act to make money and whether they should strip completely - which makes the name yet another play on words for the 'Striptease' sports.

roni · Post by **roni** » May 24, 2008 11:35 am

My List

Sagae-fast easy grower, huge
June-easy, wonderful colors
Paradigm-colors, easy, huge
Blue Mouse Ears-easy, thick leaves, "cute"
montana 'Aureomarginata'- fast growth, regal, vase shape
Maui Buttercups-nice growth pattern, thick leaves
Abiqua Drinking Gourd- beautiful leaves
Black Hills- dark greeen, just all around nice
Great X- beautiful
Stained Glass-colors
Golden Friendship- leaf and plant shape, growth pattern
Aspen Gold-thick beautiful leaves
Liberty-color, vase shape

sugar · Post by **sugar** » May 24, 2008 2:05 pm

I keep on counting with pleasure

52 votes

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1....June.............................35 votes			
2....Sagae............................27 votes			
3....Blue Mouse Ears..................25 votes			
4....Liberty..........................16 votes			
.....Paradigm			
6....Niagara Falls....................15 votes			
7....montana 'Aureomarginata'.........14 votes			
8....Striptease.......................12 votes			
9....Great Expectations...............11 votes			
.....Guardian Angel			
11...Guacamole........................10 votes			
.....Regal Splendor			
.....War Paint			
.....Wolverine			
15...Alex Summers......................9 votes			
.....Earth Angel			
.....First Frost			
.....Halcyon			
.....Kiwi Full Monthy			
.....Pandora's Box			
.....Touch of Class			
22...Love Pat..........................8 votes			
23...Cameo.............................7 votes			
.....Fire Island			
.....Krossa Regal			
.....nigrescens			
.....Rainforest Sunrise			
.....tokudama Aureonebulosa 			
29...Abiqua Drinking Gourd.............6 votes			
.....Clovelly			
.....Deep Blue Sea			
.....Maui Buttercups			
.....Moonlight Sonata			
.....Pineapple Upside Down Cake			
.....plantaginea			
.....Spilt Milk			
.....Stained Glass			
38...Aristocrat........................5 votes			
.....Dragon Tails			
.....Emerald Ruff Cut			
.....Fragrant Bouquet			
.....Galaxy			
.....Gold Standard			
.....Jewel of the Nile			
.....Komodo Dragon 			
.....Lakeside Cha Cha			
.....Praying Hands			
.....Raspberry Sorbet			
.....Thunderbolt 			
.....Warwick Comet

Paul_WI4 · Post by **Paul_WI4** » May 24, 2008 10:37 pm

Count me in!

June
Sagae
Kabitan
Queen Josephine
Whirlwind
Regal Splendor
Paul's Glory
Sieboldiana Elegans
Great Expectations
Striptease
Northern Exposure

jgh · Post by **jgh** » May 27, 2008 6:32 pm

Wow... hadn't checked this thread as I thought the voting was over back in March! As is often said, my list might change tomorrow, but I'll give it a go for top 10 right now...

June
Touch of Class
Kiwi Full Monty
Tattoo
Korean Snow
Liberty
Sagae
Montana Aureomarginata
Tokudama Aureonebulosa
Tokudama Flavocircinalis

maidofshade · Post by **maidofshade** » May 27, 2008 7:03 pm

What the heck! Here is my list too.

Alex Summers
Touch of Class
Pandoras Box
Wolverine
F. Aureomarginata
Earth Angel
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
June
Teaspoon
Sunpower
Olive Branch
Grand Tiara
Leola Fraim
Love Pat
Spilt Milk
Here is 15 -- My favorites right now.

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