#2 may be Blue Cadet
#6 is Ventricosa
#7 is Golden Tiara
#13 is Lemon Lime
Not much help, I'm sure there will be lots of other help. Good Luck
Sally

4, 16 and 17: lancifolia
7: gold tiara
13 lemon lime

14 & 15: probably halcyon

none of them are frances williams, patriot, dew drop, francee, june, tokudama aureonebulosa, or stiletto (if that helps.)

I certain #2 IS Blue Cadet. #6 looks like Guacamole, #9 lancifolia and #10 is Sum and Substance

Sally, Silly me and Sumangel, Thank you verrrry much for the help. I'm getting there. I just went through every name in the Hosta Library but, I'm still at a lose. So far I've concluded this.

1
2. Blue Cadet
3.
4.Lancifolia
5,
6. Venticosa
7. Golden Tiara
8. ??? Might have RMV? I never use to clean my Pruners
9.
10. Lancifolia
11. Sum and Substance or fried bananas?
12.
13. Lemon Lime
14. Halcyon
15. Halcyon
16. Lancifolia
17.Lancifolia
18. Guacamole???

Anyone else have any ideas? Thanks again. Dan

I think 18 is probably either Pauls Glory or Gold Standard. And 1 looks like it might be a very young Montana Aureo Marginata. 9 possibly Serendipty and 12 Venusta. I think you will have a lot more luck identifying these as they mature.

Wow Zafo, I'm certain your right, 1. and 5. are both Montana Aureo Marginata's.

#18 does look like both Gold Standard and Pauls Glory. As I'm looking at the leaves closely it appears to me that the blue on the outside edge of the leaves stays on the outside edge only with Gold Standard. With Pauls Glory, the blue is also on the outside edge BUT, also kind mixes in more toward the center of the leave. It's seems to have a less defined blue edge. So, I think it's Pauls Glory. This Hosta gets VERY LITTLE light so the gold coloration really does not show up where I have it planted.

#12, thats it, I do believe it is Venusta. So is #3. I split it a couple times. Believe me, I checked Venusta's picture against mine 2 other times but, for some reason refused to see it as so. I don't know why I missed this. Great, thats got to be it.

#9, has got to be the same as #2. I just went out and looked, I can't tell them apart. So it must be Blue Cadet.

Believe it or not, most of these are 5 years mature barring a move from one spot to another. Several are in locations where they get much too little sun and barely enough water.

Well, I'm making progress. Heres what I have.

1 Montana Aureo Marginata
2. Blue Cadet
3. Venusta
4.Lancifolia
5. Montana Aureo Marginata
6. Venticosa
7. Golden Tiara
8.
9. Blue Cadet
10. Lancifolia
11. Sum and Substance or fried bananas?
12. Venusta
13. Lemon Lime
14. Halcyon
15. Halcyon
16. Lancifolia
17.Lancifolia
18. Paul's Glory

That #8 is still a mystery. I do think it might have HVX. It does get enough sun and water. I'll have to go out and take a better picture soon.

Thank you VERY much for the help. I can't believe I couldn't see some of them for what they are when looking in the Hosta Library. Those extra sets of eyes were GREAT. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

Any ideas for number 8.? Dan

Does number 8 have a green center? One leaf looks like it from the picture but I can't tell for sure. Could you possibly take another picture or wait maybe a week or two for it to color up a little more. We might be able to help identify it a little better.

Yes, it appears the more mature leaves do have a green center. I just went out and took a few more pictures. Here are the best 2 pictures. I'm not sure if even these pictures will help. This plant just doesn't look like it should no matter which variety it is. It's planted in a good location with several hours of sun and plenty of water. Any ideas? Thanks, Dan

Wow, well it definitely looks like it is either sporting or reverting which makes it tough to know which one to look for on your list. We could either be looking for a blue green center with a gold edge or an all gold. Do you happen to remember how old this one is. I would wait a little longer and see what you have once it completely unfurls and if the edge remains gold. At least you can rule out the ones that are not variegated or all gold which will make your list a lot shorter. I think I have narrowed it down to Frances Williams, Fortunei Aureomarginata, Wide Brim or Samurai. If it is indeed a bluish center and not green than you can narrow it further to Frances Williams and Samurai.

It's 5 years old but, it was moved here 3 years ago. It had been planted in an area with VERY limited sun and was shrinking, so I moved it to it's good location 3 years ago. Thats what is bothering me. It should be bigger and healther by now. I also fertilize each spring.

Anyhow, I'll do just that, I'll wait a little longer till it totally opens and then take another picture. I'm on a mission now.

Thank you VERY MUCH for all the help. Do any of you folks do plant exchange? I can hook you up. Dan

#6 is not Ventricosa. It is Royal Standard.

Ctopher,
I do believe your correct, it is Royal Standard. I'm so glad your keen eye caught this. Thank you very much for pointing this out. Dan

I'm pretty sure #11 is Fried Bananas, not Sum and Substance. It's shiny already, and has deep veins and round raised areas between the veins. If it has fragrant white flowers like Guacamole you have it.
Number #8 will be either Frances Williams or Samurai, which I can't tell apart. They both get spring dessication burn that will look like what you are calling a virus. The yellow sport will be close to Golden Sunburst.

I agree with Chris about Royal Standard.
Thumb Nail Or Suzuki Thumbnail I think will look exactly like Venusta, so I can't tell them apart. I guess they are supposed to be smaller than Venusta.

Dave

The smallest hosta ever, must be Saishu Jima. It's unique and easily identifiable. At a gathering of 100 hosta collectors, a show of hands indicated no one successfully grew it for more than 2 years.

Dbowemd,
This just occured to me. When I planted all these Hostas, I still knew what they were. By sight too. I knew Sum and Substance was huge. You can't tell by the picture but, this #11 Fried Bananas was planted too close to my other Hostas and the border to have been Sum and Substance. I never would have planted Sum and Substance in the spot. It's funny, I was just out there today and was wondering if I might have to move this Hosta in the future due to size. I don't, because it's got to be Fried Bananas like you said, which is smaller than Sum and substance. Great. Another mystery solved. #11 is Fried Bananas.

So for now, #8 is either Frances Williams or Samuri. That works for me.

I guess I'll just stick with Venusta for #3 and #12. Close enough.

You've been a huge help, thank you VERY much.

Maryann____chgo,
Thanks, if they can't grow it, I'm sure mine is long gone. Saishu Jima is scratched.

Anyhow, thank you folks for the much needed help. I have drawn pictures of my Hostas in their current layout in my Garden. I've filed it away in my personal Garden Book. I'M NOT LOSING THEIR NAMES EVER AGAIN. Dan