Hey Don, Is there a ruffled sport of Blue Mouse Ears? This is a picture of one I picked out of a whole batch this spring. I'm calling it Mrs. Mouse Ears. Hopefully it's not the virus but so far it looks good. MCT

Chris at Hallson's has one like that, I think, and he calls it Ruffled Mouse Ears. They look like sisters to me.

-Babka

Don, checking Hugo's database, it would appear you're missing the following:

'Mouse Trap'
'Desert Mouse'
'Lucky Mouse'

I have an immature 'Green Mouse Ears' that shows the same kind of 'ruffles' as Myrle's BME above.

Pieter

Here's my recently updated list of "mouse ear hostas". Let me know of any corrections or additions. Thank you.

"Mouse Ear Hostas"

'Blue Mouse Ears' (E. & J. Deckert 2000)
'Blue Mouse Ears Supreme' (Silvers 2007)
'Cat and Mouse' (Hansen 2007)
'Country Mouse' (Hansen 2007)
'Dancing Mouse' (Fransen NR)
'Desert Mouse' (Jan van den Top NR)
'Frosted Mouse Ears' (Zilis, E. & J. Deckert 2006)
'Funny Mouse' (Fransen NR)
'Green Mouse Ears' (E. & J. Deckert 2004)
'Holy Mouse Ears' (Zilis, E. & J. Deckert 2006)
'Lucky Mouse' (Jan van den Top NR)
'Mighty Moe' (Silvers 2009)
'Mighty Mouse' (Walters Gardens 2006)
'Mini Mouse' (Goodwin 2006)
'Minnie Mouse' (= 'Missie Mouse')
'Missie Mouse' (Squires and Ruh 1996)
'Mouse Tracks' (Walters Gardens & Bergeron 2009)
'Mouse Trap' (Shady Oaks Nursery NR)
'Mrs. Mouse Ears' (McTavish NR)
'Mystic Mouse' (Van Eechaute NR)
'One Iota' (Anderson NR)
'One Iota Supreme' (Schwarz NR)
'Pure Heart' (Walters Gardens & Westendorp 2009)
'Royal Mouse Ears' (E. & J. Deckert 2004)
'Ruffled Mouse Ears' (Wilson NR)
'Snow Mouse' (Fransen NR)

These "mice" could all be planted in view of H. 'Cat's Eye'.

Notes:

1. List includes sports of H. 'Blue Mouse Ears', and sports of sports.

2. 'Country Mouse' is similar in appearance to the other "mice", but actually is a sport of 'Bill Dress's Blue'.

3. 'Mini Mouse' is a R. Goodwin seedling of unknown parentage.

4. 'Missie Mouse' is a K. Squires seedling of unknown parentage.

Someone has got to stop these mice from breeding!

I just got Green Mouse Ears yesterday, and I am only up to 8.
Some of them are still awfully expensive.

chris

And a lot of them look identical, or close enough if you were to lose a label you wouldn't know which is what.

Karen

So when something says "NR", that means it isn't available yet?

Cindy, NR just means Not Registered.Ut has nothing specific to do with availability. The AHS has a registry for hosta names. Don, your list should include the information of the ones that look alike and that many of the BME sports are considered the exact same plant with just a different name. They just came out of different TC labs.

The current list of MOUSE EAR HOSTAS is posted here.

Cindy, "NR" simply means that a particular hosta is Not Registered with the American Hosta Society Hosta Registry. This is the international registration authority for the Genus Hosta. There are literally thousands of named hostas which have never been registered, both new varieties and older ones. Many of them are on the market- some are cheap and others are rather expensive.

Keep asking questions...we all have things we can learn!

Are any of the mice less vigorous than others?

Deanna

Seems to me the Cats need to step up their breeding program to keep up with the mice explosion.

I know it is yesterday's news, but Pieter I admire that scape on your Green Mouse Ears. Is that as tall as it gets? Little lavender blossoms tucked nicely in like an artichoke.

Don, check out www.hostaworld.nl
Jan Van den Top lists a few more including some that are from Green Mouse Ears

I note that Don's list above (which has already been updated) includes 'Country Mouse' (Hansen 2007). That's one that is NOT a member of the BME family. But still a cute "mouse".
The updated list - http://www.pwk.resteddoginn.ca/lists/hosta_list_me.php

'Blue Mouse Ears' (E. & J. Deckert 2000)
'Blue Mouse Ears Supreme' (W. Silvers 2007)
'Calico Mouse Ears' (M. Zilis NR)
'Cat and Mouse' (H. Hansen 2007)
'Crazy Mouse Ears'(J. Schwarz NR)
'Dancing Mouse' (M. Fransen NR)
'Desert Mouse' (Jan van den Top NR)
'Frosted Mouse Ears' (Zilis, E. & J. Deckert 2006)
'Funny Mouse' (Fransen NR)
'Green Mouse Ears' (E. & J. Deckert 2004)
'Holy Mouse Ears' (M. Zilis, E. & J. Deckert 2006)
'Itty Bitty' (M. Zilis 2010)
'Jumbo Mouse Ears' (H. Philips 2011)
'Lucky Mouse' (Jan van den Top NR)
'Mighty Moe' (W. Silvers 2009)
'Mighty Mouse' (Walters Gardens 2006)
'Mouse Tracks' (Walters Gardens & A. Bergeron 2009)
'Mouse Trap' (Shady Oaks Nursery NR)
'Mrs. Mouse Ears' (M. Testart NR)
'Mystic Mouse' (D. Van Eechaute NR)
'One Iota' (J. Anderson NR)
'One Iota Supreme' (J. Schwarz NR)
'Pure Heart' (Walters Gardens & J. Westendorp 2009)
'Royal Mouse Ears' (E. & J. Deckert 2004)
'Ruffled Mouse Ears' (C. Wilson NR)
'Snow Mouse' (M. Fransen NR)

I recently learned that Itty Bitty is a sport of Green Mouse Ears. I have it. And, I got Snow Mouse this week too. It is a real cutie.