Popularity Vote 2010 - Hosta

[sugar]

Just like last year and the year before ... let's vote for the most popular hosta of the forum, during the winter


Just like last year, you can 'nominate' 20 plants... The order of the plants does not have any impact. You don't need to grow the species you name, but we like some comment why those plants are your favorites.

Please don't add a number or anything else in front of your list, it will make it much harder to do the vote counting...

Will make a great purchase list for some of us I'll try to update the ranking every day or two...

[sugar]

High Society : took me some years to grow this one into a nice clump
Rhino Hide : my plant is still rather small, but this one should be a real winner
Justine : a tetraploid version of June Fever
Neptune : nice blue
Lakeside Love Affair : not easy to get it big, but worth the waiting
June :
Touch Of Class : June, but better
One Man's Treasure : nicest looking green wet red petioles imho
Mr Blue : Blue with red petioles, great leaf shapes
Blue Mouse Ears : probably overrated
Setsurei : nice green with ruffles
Prarie moon : Vibrant yellow with red petioles
Flemish Steel : a new intro from Danny, tetraploid Dewed steel, with great substance
Essence of Summer : a fragrant Hosta with good substance
Kiwi Full Monthy : very nice plant
Half and Half : Yet another center marginated hosta, but a very nice one
Seducer : nice variegation
Popo : great little blue
Dixie Chick : love the shiny leafs
Lakeside Babyface

[paul_in_mn]

Paradigm - great grower, color changes, handles sun, beautiful all year
June - blues and greens are wonderful together, a must have for the garden
Guardian Angel - leaf shape with twists and turns, wonderful variegation variety, color changing
Striptease - growth, color changes, irregular white line
Liberty - spring color, summer color, shape, wide margins

Love Pat - lasting dusty blue color, cupping, rugose, growth, almost round leaves
Sun Power - vigor, great color all season, wavy leaves
Satisfaction - seen too many really nice ones not to be on this list, pebbling, wide margins
Aristocrat - may be all-time favorite, creamy-yellow and grayish blue are great together
Blue Arrow - stays dusty blue, wonderful mound, twists and points and cuplike leaves

Earth Angel - variegation irregularities
Elegans - every garden needs one
Fireworks - grows well for me, green streaking into the white, upright pointed leaves
Fragrant Bouquet - cream and apple green with subtle coloring toward the mid rib
Maui Buttercups - bright yellow by season end, cupping, rugose, vigor

Paul's Glory - pebbling, color change, vigor, leaf shape
Sagae - Leaf ages so nicely thru season, upright, great leaf patterns
Sleeping Beauty - wonderful gray shade of blue, as matures the cream edge is getting irregular with inward streaks
Golden Sculpture - Wonderful mature form, cup under, rugose, wonderful yellow
ventricosa Aureomarginata - most beautiful leaves I think I had this year

[ViolaAnn]

Am working on this. My list is down to about 25. But I wonder if we shouldn't be having an addition popularity poll for MINI hostas. I have several of which I'm VERY fond and some of which I find very useful as edgers in the garden. But they will never win when compared to a Liberty or Regal Splendor or other spectacular large hosta.

Ann

[hippieindenial]

Avocado - fast growing, looks great all season
Aristocrat - beautiful colours
Cathedral Windows - leaf shape, distinct colour contrast
Center of Attention - tri coloured, looks amazing, definately the center of attention

Hanky Panky - love the colour change, colour differences between leaves
Kiwi Full Monty - starts out with great colour and holds throughout season
Krossa Regal - vase shaped, tall scapes, elegant
Niagara Falls - amazing ripples and clump shape
Risky Business - love the defined white in the centre of the leaf
Teaspoon - cute, small cupped leaves
Touch of Class - great substance and colours
Wolverine - nice shape, always looks great
Sagae - very pleasing to look at
Alex Summers - taller, love the colour change in mid summer
Paradigm - colour changes throughout season
Sea Lotus Leaf - huge cups, I like this better than Abiqua Drinking Gourd
Rascal - Amazing bright colour, vase shaped
Lakeside Dividing Line - distinct, amazing plant.
Rainforest Sunrise - bright yellow and green foliage with corrugations
Liberty - love the yellow margin

[guardbear]

Many of my hostas are still young'uns so their full potential is a few years away. But of those I've had awhile, I'd have to pick:
Sum & Substance -- those huge, thick leaves
Liberty -- the leaf colors and shape
Sagae -- stately, great to look at
Magic Fire -- colors and leaf pattern
Paradise Glory -- deep green and blue leaves

Krossa Regal -- the vase shape and soft blue color
Queen of the Seas -- upright clump, leaf shape/color
First Frost - always catches my eye
Remember Me -- also an eye catcher
Summer Breeze -- beautiful chartreuse and green leaf pattern

Black Hills -- very very green, cupped and upright
Queen Josephine -- leaf color and shine
Sun Power -- vase shape, bright leaf color and wavey edges
Silver Bay -- new this year, but color is soft and leaves are nicely corrogated
Guardian Angel - glue/green/grey leaf colors that change throughout season

Touch of Class -- always an eye catcher
Temptation -- leaf color pattern, changes through season
Paradigm -- leaf characteristics
Tokudama Flavocircinalis -- colors, growth habit
Sunshine Glory -- apple green leaves with cream margins and nice corrugation

Thanks for the opportunity to vote!
Linda

[Bigdaddy1]

Here is my list;

Liberty - Love that white edge
Empress Wu - Sometimes bigger is better
Gaurdian Angel - Very unique
Blue Mouse Ears - small, blue and thick. very cool.
Sum and Substance - Big and chartruse, stands out!
Titanic - Big and different
Montana Areomarginata - Great leaf colour and shape
Christmas Tree - a nice dark green sear suckered leaf with yellowish edge. Flower scapes are neat too.
Emerald Ruffcut - Nice edges
Reptillian - Has anything you could want in a hosta - Blue leaves that are slightly cupped, pie crust edges red petioles and flower scapes
Krossa Regal - Love those tall scapes! Nice upright vase shape growth habit
Purple Haze - Come on.......!
Deja Blu - Very unique, lots of colour.
Ice Age Trail - neat streaker
Loyalist - Stands out.
Pardise Joyce - I like watching the colour changes througout the season.
Fragrant Dream - Awesome white, very fragrant flowers.
Brother Stefan - good substance
Dancing Queen - Good yellow colour with pie crust edge.
Stained Glass - Shiny leaves, good grower, fragrant flowers.

Chris

[viktoria]

Sagae
Liberty
Niagara Falls
Pandora's Box
Blue Mouse Ears
montana Aureomarginata
Guardian Angel
Stained Glass
June
Patriot

Rainbow's End
H. capitata
Krossa Regal
Millennium
Gin and Tonic
Lakeside Cha Cha
Blaze of Glory
First Frost
Dream Weaver
Striptease

If I go for a walk in the garden, I will change many of these.

Viktoria

[kaylyred]

My list is going to be small, because I only have about 30 varieties myself, but here are my favorites in no particular order:

Twilight - The color combo for me is stunning--deep green with yellow margins. Nice ovate leaves.
Regal Splendor - An oldie but always a goodie. I love the vase-shaped hostas.
Liberty - What's not to like?
Blue Ivory - Growing very well for me. I love the blue/cream color combo.
Vulcan - Growing like gangbusters. Very robust for a hosta with so much white.
Maui Buttercups - A nice yellow/chartreuse with cupped, dimpled leaves. Love it.
Rainforest Sunrise - Chartreuse with green margin Maui Buttercups relative. Looking good for me!
Tropical Storm - Another Maui Buttercups relative with the reverse coloring of Rainforest Sunrise. Nice.
Blue Mouse Ears - Popular with good reason!
Lakeside Baby Face - A really cute mini/small with a neat growth habit. Another with dark green leaves and thin gold margins.

Some of these are in their first year with me but are so vigorous and growing so well I don't have a problem voting for them. I have others that are quickly becoming favorites, but these are the cream of the crop for me this year.

[wendys_garden]

My favorites right now

MAJESTY like the coloration better than Liberty
PARADIGM love the dramatic variegation
FIRST FROST holds it's blue extremely well
GYPSY ROSE great color contrast
MAGIC FIRE my fav, love the wavy leaves & color
SPARTACUS prominent veining, great coloring
DREAM QUEEN great color & like the round leaf
HOOSIER DOME love that dome shape, big dramatic leaves
ROY KLEHM elegant vase shape & great variegation
HALCYON best blue out there
SATISFACTION my eyes are always drawn to it
WINFIELD BLUE very blue, rippled leaves
BROTHER STEFAN nice thick leaves, great gold center
KIWI FULL MONTY dramatic coloring, love it!
RISKY BUSINESS pure white plus pure green, great contrast
GREAT EXPECTATIONS a mature specimen is a sight to behold
HOLLYWOOD LIGHTS awesome dome shaped leaves
EMERALD RUFF CUT love the piecrusting & color combo
QUEEN OF THE SEAS very unique, love the color
MONTANA AUREOMARGINATA beautiful cascading shape

Wendy

[Marlys]

#1 Favorite 2010 - Ann Kulpa
opps forgot / no numbering
Galaxy
Rascal
Great Expectations
Warwick Comet
Clifford's Stingray
Clifford's Polar Moon (Paradigm / Dick Ward / Darwin's Standard)
Simply Sharon
Sally & Bob
Love Pat (Sea Grotto)
Abiqua Drinking Gourd
Millennium
Yoshie
St. Paul (Lakeside Shore Master)
Heart Song
Pandora's Box (Hope / Cherish)
Praying Hands
Kiwi Full Monty
Fair Maiden
Yellow Boa
Popo
Mini Haha
Emily Dickinson
And if I go for that walk in the garden with Viktoria my list will change too.

Other stand out plants in the garden:
Whirlwind
Brother Stefan
Brave Amherst
Leading Lady
Moonlight Sonata
Halcyon / El Nino / First Frost
A Shady Affair
Radiant Edger
Golden Friendship
Thumbelina
Guardian Angel / Blue Angel
T-Dawg / Gypsy Rose
Risky Business
Cutting Edge
Tide Water
Tenyru
Ebb Tide
Sun Kissed
Kabitan
Golden Teacup
Fried Bananas

[sugar]

9 votes - 123 Hosta's got at least one vote

Actual result

Code: Select all

1....Liberty...........................6 votes			
2....Blue Mouse Ears...................4 votes			
.....Kiwi Full Monthy 			
.....Krossa Regal			
.....Paradigm 			
.....Sagae			
7....First Frost.......................3 votes			
.....Guardian Angel			
.....June			
.....Montana Areomarginata 			
.....Touch of Class			
12...Aristocrat .......................2 votes			
.....Brother Stefan 			
.....Emerald Ruff Cut			
.....Great Expectations			
.....Lakeside Babyface			
.....Magic Fire 			
.....Maui Buttercups 			
.....Millennium			
.....Niagara Falls			
.....Pandora's Box			
.....Popo			
.....Queen of the Seas			
.....Rainforest Sunrise 			
.....Rascal			
.....Risky Business 			
.....Satisfaction 			
.....Stained Glass			
.....Striptease			
.....Sum & Substance 			
.....Sun Power 			

[Pieter]

I've been looking at this long enough, it's time I made a contribution.

'June' - the chameleon in the garden
'Raspberry Sorbet' - it's the flowers
'Blue Mouse Ears' - it's hard to choose from among the Mouse Ears family, the patriarch wins by default
'Rhino Hide' - such substance
'Rosedale Spoons' - cupped, puckered, what more do you want
'Ray of Hope' - love the Nerine-like flowers
'Maui Buttercups' - puckered, yellow, great substance, sun-tolerant
'Blue Sliver' - a somewhat unruly mass of leaves
'Dream Queen' - stately, majestic, commands attention
'Fortunei Hyacinthina' - no yard should be without one... or two

I'll stop at 10, otherwise I won't.

[Noreaster]

Hard to pick ten since most of mine look awful this year. So I'll pretend the hail never happened and here are my faves from what I have in my garden.

Tokudama Flavocircinalis (like the coloration, texture and it's usually ignored by slugs)
Manhattan (good texture, form, flowers. interesting green)
High Society (like the coloration, doesn't need a lot of sun to turn white, unlike Remember Me)
Thunderbolt (like the form and thickness of leaves)
Mister Watson (really like the texture as it matures)
First Frost (growing well and is largely ignored by slugs) also like Sleeping Beauty this year.
Regal Splendor
Rosedale Spoons (interesting green)
Guardian Angel (mine is still young, but is keeping the variegation all season, which I like)
Deep Blue Sea (good color and form, and the sheen is interesting)

[party_music50]

Favorites in my gardens this year (in no particular order) are:
Dark Star
Sun Power
Regal Splendor
Lakeside Dragonfly (until recently decimated by slugs)
Blue Mouse Ears (for the first time ever, it actually looked great this year. lol!)
Montana aureomarginata
Gingko Craig
Grand Tiara
Krossa Regal
Maui Buttercups

And Francee.