1) Blue Mouse Ears
2) Candy Dish
3) Clifford's Polar Moon
4) Ebb Tide
5) Gold Standard
6) Guardian Angel
7) Jim Matthews
8) Marilyn Monroe
9) Sails Ho

10. Warwick Ballerina

I could list another 10, but won't.

Thanks for letting me play Papou, hope you had a cozy warm winter.

PIM ~ Donna

Papou~

Thank you for offering an "expansion team" of ten. I can easily pick a few, but have trouble eliminating some to make a small list. A list of 20 would be much easier to fill and be happy with. Part of my problem is that there are few that I own that have reached maturity. I know that some of my "newbies" from last year will be gorgeous in a few years, but can't justify knocking out ones I am personally familiar with, and love, sort of like pets.

So...List 1... (not in order)

1-June
2-El Nino
3-Revolution
4-Frances Williams
5-Sun Power
6-Dream Weaver
7-Fragrant Blue
8-Stained Glass
9-Gilt by Association
10-Frozen Margarita (one of the 2 eyes is a sport, so this isn't a "true" F. M.)

second tier

11-Fragrant Dream
12-Captain Kirk
13-Halcyon
14-Ultramarine
15-Pineapple Upside Down Cake
16-Eskimo Pie
17-Jewel on the Nile
18-On Stage
19-Guardian Angel
20-Regal Splendor

I am sure that Guardian Angel and Regal Splendor will rise to the first list once they grow a bit. Last year they were small and unimpressive.

~Bunnycat
(I've changed the bottom 10 several times, so I guess getting the extra 10 didn't help after all. LOL)

Pauls Glory
June
Quacamole
Abigua Drinking Gourd
Big Daddy
Sum and Substance
Krossa Regal
Honey Bells
Frances Williams
Mouse Ears

Back indoors after my first 70+ day, undulata emerging.

No particular order:

Golden Tiara
Sagae
Leading Lady (may be my #1)
Praying Hands
Remember Me
Hyacinthina
Guacamole
Minuteman
Sun Power
Atlantis

--Becky

Hey! Just starting to think GREEN again. This is hard!
Praying Hands
Spring Fling
Guacamole
Tattoo
Blue Mouse Ears
Striptease
Whirlwind
Spiltmilk
On Stage
Pandora's Box
Absolutely in no particular order and not a real lot of thought. But do I detect some zonal trends in these lists?
Nancy

Here is my 10 favorites (this week) It is hard to pick 10!!
Krossa Regal
Pandoras Box
A. Drinking Gourd
Stained Glass
Eskimo Pie
Sun Power
June
On Stage
Pauls Glory
Honeybells
Cheryl

Well folks, I guess my top 10 are quite a bit different than everyone else. But I guess to each his own.

Tokudama Aureonebulosa (or Boots and Saddles)
Big Daddy (or Love Pat or A. Drinking Gourd)
Great Expectations
Liberty
Aspen Gold
June
American Halo
Sum of All
Fantastic
montana Aureomarginata

Don

These are the top ten for me:

Aristocrat
Blue Angel
Blue Jay
Chartreuse Wiggles
Montana Aereomarginata
Paradigm
Paul's Glory
Sagae
Sum and Substance
Sunshine Glory

McT

That picture of Elizabeth Levy in the HL must have been taken later in the year. I was rather disappointed in the picture. Mine starts out a brilliant yellow and very gradually changes to yellow chartreuse. She is bright a good two thirds of better of the growing season for me. I can look from a long distance and she stands out like a beacon. . She draws my eye all the time. I have her in a high light shaded place and she still shines out. Also mine is much wavier than the HL pic. I'm thinking strongly of dividing her this year an placing her all about to see what she will do in other light.

I will look and see if I have picture of her. . I took few pictures last year. . working on my paths and all. . .hope to do better this year.

Thanks for all the input on this thread. . I have really been enjoying it.
I'm ashamed that I didn't put montana Aureomarginata on my list of favorites. . .wasn't that a downright sneaky way to add to my already given lists. . .hehehe

Sidney

Thanks Sidney, I'll keep my eyes open for it.

I like seeing the choices people make. It's very encouraging to see some of the ones I ordered this year (like Eskimo Pie) on the list. There are also the ones that are new, or slow for me. I know they'll be great eventually. Mct

S. Elegans
Sagae
Halcyon
Wolverine
Sum & Sub
Blue Angel
Fragrant Boquet
Gold Regal
Fragrant Blue
Thunderbolt

I had to do some major thinking, but here is my list.

Sagae
Guacamole
June
Lakeside Kaleidoscope
Olive Branch
Striptease
Revolution
Little Sunspot
Golden Tiara
Diamond Tiara

I totally forgot Spilt Milk! I can't believe that. Well something would have to be booted to give Spilt Milk its due!

TKzone7, Your Spilt Milk will be included in your list. I also will be adding On Stage....can't think why I forgot one of my top favorite...

Papou

Here's the update of the 10 top favs. on Hallsons as of tonight:

Halsons Gardens
June 20 votes
Blue Mouse Ears 18 votes
Sagae 17 votes
Kiwi Full Monty 14 votes
Touch of Class 9 votes
First Frost 8 votes
Stained Glass 8 votes
Sum and Substance 6 votes
Guacamole 6 votes
Liberty 6 votes
Old Glory 5 votes
Paul's Glory 5 votes
Regal Splendor 5 votes
Queen of the Seas 5 votes
plantaginea 4 votes
votes
Dream Weaver 4 votes
Pandora's Box 4 votes
Striptease 4 votes
Paradigm 4 votes
Moonlight Sonata 4 votes
Manhattan 3 votes
Olympic Sunrise 3 votes
Spring Fling 3 votes
Praying Hands 3 votes
Great Expectations 3 votes
Clovelly 3 votes
Komodo Dragon 3 votes
Abba Dabba Do 2 votes
Alex Summers 2 votes
Azure Snow 2 votes
Blue Umbrellas 2 votes
El Nino 2 votes
Gold Standard 2 votes
Halcyon 2 votes
Krossa Regal 2 votes
Lakeside Dragonfly 3 votes
Love Pat 2 votes
Marilyn Monroe 2 votes
Mount Tom 2 votes
Niagara Falls 2 votes
Northern Exposure 2 votes
Rainforest Sunrise 2 votes
Summer Breeze 2 votes
Holy Mole 2 votes
Sun Power 2 votes
Whirlwind 2 votes
Wolverine 2 votes
montana Aureomarginata 2 votes
On Stage 2 votes
Rascal 2 votes
Sky Dancer 2 votes
Theos Blue 2 votes
Thuntherbolt 2 votes

Let's continue with ours until the end of the month if this is OK. I'll give you an update of our survey on Saturday night.

Who's next?

Papou

Blue Mouse Ears
Sagae
Regal Splendor
June
Blue Angel
Potomac Pride
Royal Standard
Teaspoon
Spritzer
Love Pat

A.Drinking Gourd
August Moon
Lakeside Black Satin
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Krossa Regal
Hyacinthina
Island Charm
Stilletto
Striptease
Elegans

ptmax, Thanks for posting. Since you are Canadian I wonder which area are you from? Just curious. I'm fron Eastern Ontario myself...east of Ottawa.

Papou

i think my 10 top favorites would be
FRANCES WILLIAMS
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
BIG DADDY
MAPLE LEAF
JUNE
GUARDIAN ANGEL
SAGAE
THUNDERBOLT
ICE AGE TRAIL
PIZZAZZ

Did anyone mention how tough it is to pick only 10!!! LOL
Here's mine

Cadillac
Captain Kirk
Emerald Tiara
Fan Dance
Guardian Angel
June
Kathryn Lewis
Night Before Christmas
Queen Josephine
Sun Power

and, and, an eleventh - plantaginea's for their incredible blooms

June

Sagae
June
Sum and Substance
Choo Choo Train
Montana Aureo
Striptease
Gold Standard
Sum of All
Mt. Tom
Sun Power
Just 10 huh?....Man this is tough!
Art

Ok.....I can't do just 10.....lol.....Forgot way too many so here is 10 more......
El Nino
Ventricosa Aureomarginata
August Moon
Great Expectations
Thunderbolt
Earth Angel
Blue Mammoth
Elegans
Halcyon
Love Pat
Potomac Pride
Pauls Glory
Anything with Plantagenia in its family tree.....
Ok....I know it's more than 10 but I couldn't stop......:)
I have too many favorites and as many have said already tomorrow there will be 20 different favorites....Y'all should know better than to ask a hosta addict their favorites.....lol
Art

This is as of 9:19 a.m March 16, 2007. Of course, it might by different at 9:20 a.m March 16, 2007! :-)

June
Halcyon...they look lovely together!

Jewel of the Nile
Blue Cadet
Sum of All
Leading Lady
Abba Dabba Do
Lakeside Cha Cha
Jimmy Crack Corn
Captain Kirk

Ooohhhh....I can hardly wait to see these old friends again!

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
I need you to list your top 3 coordinating extra large hostas for me so I can finish up a section of bed that gets morning sun and afternoon shade. Their colors must coordinate - make them showstoppers ! Thanks in advance for being my landscapers !!
Amy

Amy, If you are lining your proposed 3 hostas, I have done that myself with 4...being used as background. The first one is Olive Bailey Langdon (green one with glossy leaves semi-upright); the second one is Sum and Substance...followed by Blue Angel.
Now if your proposed display is triangular I would put at the back in a straight line Sum and Substance and Blue Angel, and in front at the center Olive Bailey Langdon. That would be a nice color combination IMHO. Alternatively, SS could be replaced with Sum of All (which is a sport of SS)...the difference is that it has a narrow white border. That could be nice also. Dont forget to leave at least 6 feet...preferably 7 feet in between the hostas.

Papou

Quick, publish this, because the list changes by the second....
Great Expectations
Tokudama Aureonebulosa
Strip Tease
Tatoo
Montana Aureomarginata
Aspen Gold
Blue Mouse Ears
Gold Standard
Dream Weaver
Halcyon

Thunderbolt
Blue River
Montana Aureo Marginata
Lakeside Party dress
Spring Fling
Elizabeth Campbell
Summer Breeze
Lakeside Premeire
Cynthia
On Stage

ok...i'll play....and picking from the ones i "do" have
cause my list of the ones i "Lust" for is "WAY" longer...lol

my first 10...
Great Expectations
Guacamole
Gold Standard
Golden Tiara
Tattoo
Snocap
Montana Aureomarginata
Spilt Milk
Olive Bailey Langdon
Tokudama Aureonebulosa

my second 10..(have to catch up)...lol
Tokudama FlavoCircinalis
Allegan Fog
Sum and Substance
Emerald Tiara
Summer Breeze
Summer Music
Olive Branch
Pandora's Box
Sweet Home Chicago
Queen Josephine

jill

oh yeah....can't forget these...
Jewel of the nile
June
Frozen Margarita
Orange Marmalade
Lakeside Black Satin
One Man's Treasure
Fair Maiden
Old Glory
Paul's Glory
Pizzazz
Maui Buttercups
Clifford's Stingray
Carolina Blue

OOOOPPPPSSS.....i better STOP now....jill

Where are MaryAnn, Shade, Joyce, Nancy, Bevie, Marlys, Marietta, etc...come on you guys. We need you...if you are available....although there is absolutely no obligation...

Papou

Here are my top 10:
Sagae
Sum and Sub
Stained Glass
Patriot
August Moon
September Sun
Shade Fanfare
Fringe Benefit
Blue Cups
Frances Williams
and one more,
Fortunei Aureomarginata
Phil

This is my first report. First: Survey on Garden Web.
A total of 524 votes were cast to date from 43 participants. 81 hosta varieties were named and the results are as follows:

Sagae 18 votes
June 17 votes
Paul's Glory 12 votes
Blue Mouse Ears 10 votes
Guacamole 9 votes
Jade Cascade 9 votes
Sun Power 9 votes
Thunderbolt 8 votes
Sum and Substance 8 votes
Halcyon 8 votes
On Stage 7 votes
Regal Splendor 7 votes
Great Expectations 7 votes
Liberty 6 votes
Abiqua Drinking Gourd 6 votes
Elegans 6 votes
Frances Williams 6 votes
Guardian Angel 6 votes
Pandora's Box 6 votes
Paradigm 6 votes
Potomac Pride 6 votes
Spring Fling 5 votes
Love Pat 5 votes
Krossa Regal 5 votes
Jewel of the Nile 5 votes
Captain Kirk 5 votes
Blue Angel 5 votes
August Moon 5 votes
Blue Mammoth 5 votes
Dream Weaver 4 votes
El Nino 4 votes
Touch of Class 4 votes
Golden Tiara 4 votes
Flower Power 4 votes
Whirlwind 4 votes
Tattoo 4 votes
Sum of All 4 votes
Spilt Milk 4 votes
Praying Hands 4 votes
plantaginea 4 votes
Old Glory 4 votes

Votes cast: 524
Hosta varieties: 81
No. of participants: 43
As of March 17, 2007

Papou

Next the survey carried out at Hallsons Gardens.

A total of 444 votes were cast from 45 participants. 84 hosta varieties were named and the results are as follows:

June 27 votes
Sagae 25 votes
Blue Mouse Ears 19 votes
Kiwi Full Monty 17 votes
Touch of Class 11 votes
Stained Glass 11 votes
Guacamole 9 votes
First Frost 8 votes
Liberty 7 votes
Pandora's Box 7 votes
Sum and Substance 7 votes
Regal Splendor 6 votes
Paul's Glory 6 votes
plantaginea 6 votes
Moonlight Sonata 5 votes
Old Glory 5 votes
Queen of the Seas 5 votes
Striptease 5 votes
Paradigm 4 votes
Niagara Falls 4 votes
Manhattan 4 votes
Komodo Dragon 4 votes
Krossa Regal 4 votes
Gold Standard 4 votes
Great Expectations 4 votes
Dream Weaver 4 votes
Abba Dabba Do 3 votes
Blue Angel 3 votes
El Nino 3 votes
Halcyon 3 votes
Lakeside Dragonfly 3 votes
Little Sunspot 3 votes
Love Pat 3 votes
On Stage 3 votes
Spring Fling 3 votes
Northern Exposure 3 votes
Marilyn Monroe 3 votes
Maui Buttercups 3 votes
montana Aureomarginata 3 votes
Rainforest Sunrise 3 votes
Summer Breeze 3 votes
Sun Power 3 votes
Thuntherbolt 3 votes
War Paint 3 votes

Votes cast: 444
Hosta varieties: 84
No. of participants: 45
As of March 17, 2007

Papou

Papou, these surveys are always fun. When a hosta I am unfamiliar with pops-up in a list, I run over to the library to check it out.

Sorry, just can't name 10. I keep coming up with 18-20 and will have to keep trying to eliminate some...

M-A

Here's the results of the combined surveys: GW + Hallsons:
The top 56 hostas with at least 5 votes:

Popularity Poll Combined Results
June 44 votes
Sagae 43 votes
Blue Mouse Ears 29 votes
Stained Glass 18 votes
Guacamole 18 votes
Paul's Glory 18 votes
Kiwi Full Monty 17 votes
Touch of Class 15 votes
Sum and Substance 15 votes
Pandora's Box 13 votes
Liberty 13 votes
Regal Splendor 13 votes
Sun Power 12 votes
Striptease 12 votes
Thunderbolt 11 votes
Halcyon 11 votes
Great Expectations 11 votes
First Frost 11 votes
Thuntherbolt 11 votes
Paradigm 10 votes
Jade Cascade 10 votes
On Stage 10 votes
Niagara Falls 10 votes
Gold Standard 10 votes
Krossa Regal 10 votes
Old Glory 9 votes
Dream Weaver 9 votes
Montana Aureomarginata 9 votes
plantaginea 9 votes
Blue Angel 8 votes
Love Pat 8 votes
Spring Fling 8 votes
Guardian Angel 8 votes
Captain Kirk 7 votes
Abiqua Drinking Gourd 7 votes
Potomac Pride 7 votes
El Nino 7 votes
Spilt Milk 7 votes
Praying Hands 7 votes
August Moon 6 votes
Summer Breeze 6 votes
Maui Buttercups 6 votes
Little Sunspot 6 votes
Abba Dabba Do 6 votes
Elegans 6 votes
Frances Williams 6 votes
Little Sunspot 6 votes
Whirlwind 6 votes
Queen of the Seas 5 votes
Manhattan 5 votes
Jewel of the Nile 5 votes
Moonlight Sonata 5 votes
Komodo Dragon 5 votes
Wolverine 5 votes
Tattoo 5 votes
Blue Mammoth 5 votes

Papou

mainma,
What I have learned from this survey is the ever popular Sagae and June are always on top. But two hostas...Blue Mouse Ears and Kiwi Full Monty have climbed the ladder real fast this year....would not be surprised if Blue Mouse Ears was declared the Hosta of the Year 2008.....only guessing...LOL

Papou

Well, here goes my list;
June
Paul's Glory
Love Pat
Revolution
Tattoo
Bubba
Guacamole
Gold Standard
Praying Hands

I can't leave out Blue Mouse Ears.
And all the others listed in this forum. Great bunch of hostas.

blacky1

On my first report for survey on GW, Striptease and Stained should have been included in the list with 7 votes each. Sorry for this error. The combined results however are OK.

Papou

These were my top ten I had posted on the Hallson Hosta Forum survey. I picked ones that I've had for a few years and especially like. In no special order:

Summer Breeze
Niagara Falls
Sagae
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Liberty
Reptillian
Captain Kirk
William Lachman
Spilt Milk
Komodo Dragon

I'm late getting in on this survey, but couldn't resist adding my favorites. I only have around 100 varieties so it was probably easier for me than most here, but still difficult to choose only ten. I'm going to have to give Sagae another try (it died in a drought). I received it in a trade several years ago, and couldn't understand what all the fuss was about. I now wonder if the plant was really Sagae... Thanks for this survey. It will help me in choosing new hostas this spring. :)

June -- my very favorite!
Guacamole
Strip Tease
Sun Power
Great Expectations
Sum and Substance
Frances Williams
Krossa Regal
Gold Standard
Polar Moon

And I am later still... here are my favs
Sagae
El Capitan
Old Glory
Paradigm
Polar Moon
Liberty
Little Caesar
Little Jim
One Man's Treasure
Midwest Magic
Cornbelt
But this list could change as soon as my beauties are up.

This is very interesting and fun!!! Here is my list....
June
Stained Glass
Tatoo
Guacamole
Ice Age Trail
Paul's Glory
Captain Kirk
Wolverine

I'm certainly going to be looking for some of the other hostas that are popular here....

Halycon
Alvatine Taylor
Paul's Glory
Blue Jay
August Lily
August Moon
Sum & Substance
Patriot
Guacomole
Frances Williams

Here's my 10:

June
Halycon
Patriot
American Halo
Eternal Flame
Frances Williams
Orange Marmalade
Stained Glass
Striptease
Captain Kirk

O.k, I'll play with you Enablers of my "habit".... Sum and Sub, Blue Angel, Blue Mouse Ears, Blue Jay, Montana Mac, Abba Dabba Doo, Earth Angel, Spinach Patch, Blue Cadet, Abiqua Drinking Gourd

Paradigm
Allegan Fog
June
Fire and Ice
Blue Mouse Ears
Touch of Class
Raspberry Sorbet
Flemish Sky
Stained Glass
Veronica Lake

I have a limited collection but here is my top ten:

Plantaginea
Guacamole
Francis Williams
June
Paul's Glory
Gold Standard
Halycon
Sagae
Golden Tiara
Royal Standard

I'm so excited to have found this forum. I definately qualify as a hostaholic but I'm not too smart with on-line stuff. My top 10 are:

Niagara Falls
Blue Umbrellas
Blue Mouse Ears
Hirao Majesty
Dawn's Early Light
Thunderbolt
El Nino
Orange Marmalade
Sun Power
Tokudama Flavocircinalis

Welcome, hostalavistame!

Bump ... newbies might want to check out the list.