What is the best way to cover hosta to avert freeze damage? In Alabama ? now maybe in MN where Karla lives ! In any case, keep them mulched, it is not the cold that kills, but the sudden changes. Once the leaves unfurl, yeas. Cover them with mulch, cardboard boxes, newspapers, paper bags, gallon sized plastic pots, etc. Back in the 1930s and 40s (Europe) you could buy plastic coated paper domes, the came in stacks and pleated looked just like giant coffee filters, except the rim was curled up like a sombrero. It would be a business for someone to get into. To ebb tide, dont touch that mulch ! Manfred

Funny Steve...I was thinking the same thing looking at that thread! However, hers is labeled Ebb Tide...and I have Ebb Tide...and it doesn't look like hers or my NOID. Well...similar but not the same. My "real" Ebb Tide is very tall and fountain shaped. This one is short and lower to the ground...looks like hers is too. I know I didn't purchase two Ebb Tides and this isn't an immature hosta...just short...lol...so what the heck? Here is my "real" one...for size comparison, that is Krossa Regal in front of it and Guardian Angel behind it.

I just went through this list the other day (difficult in the format it was in) and I have a question. The revision says 2004 - are there not more names that should be added? If so, does anyone know what they would be?

Poll is closed - Thanks for participating. Results can be found at link below. Here is an alphabetic listing of all hosta that received votes (344) - Abba Dabba Do Abiqua Drinking Gourd Abiqua Moonbeam Abiqua Recluse Adorable Alex Summers Aliyah's Grace Allegan Fog Alligator Shoes Alvatine Taylor American Halo American Icon American Sweetheart Ann Kulpa Antioch Aphrodite Arc de Triomphe Aristocrat Atlantis August Moon Autumn Frost Baby Bunting Barbara Ann Beckoning Big Daddy Bitsy Gold Blaze of Glory Blue Angel Blue Arrow Blue Cadet Blue Dimples Blue Hawaii Blue Ivory Blue Jay Blue Monday Blue Mouse Ears Blue Shadows Blue Umbrellas Blueberry Muffin Brave Amherst Bressingham Blue Brim Cup Brother Stefan Cameo Canadian Blue Candy Dish Captain Kirk Captain's Adventure Carnival Cathedral Windows Cat's Eye Celestial Cherish Cherry Berry Christmas Tree City Lights Climax Clovelly Corkscrew Corn Belt Cowrie Cracker Crumbs Cranberry Wine Curly Fries Cutting Edge Dance With Me Dancing Queen Dark Shadows Dark Star Dawn's Early Light Deep Blue Sea Delta Dawn Devil's Advocate Devon Green Diamond Tiara Diana Remembered Dick Ward Dorothy Benedict Dragon of the Seas Dragon's Eye Dream Queen Dream Weaver Dust Devil Earth Angel Ebb Tide El Nino Elegans Elvis Lives Emerald Charger Emerald Ruff Cut Empress Wu Eskimo Pie Essence of Summer Fallen Angel Feather Boa Fire and Ice Fire Island First Frost First Mate Flemish Sky Flower Power Fluted Fountain Fortunei Albopicta Fortunei Aureomarginata Fortunei Hyacinthina Fragrant Blue Fragrant Blue Ribbons Fragrant Bouquet Fragrant Dream Fragrant Queen Francee Frances Williams Fried Bananas Frisian Pride Frosted Dimples Frosted Mouse Ears Fujibotan Funky Monkey Geisha George Smith Ghost Spirit Ghostmaster Ginsu Knife Gold Standard Golden Gate Golden Meadows Golden Scepter Golden Sculpture Golden Tiara Good As Gold Goodness Gracious Gosan Sunproof Grand Canyon Grand Marquee Grand Prize Grand Slam Great Arrival Great Escape Great Expectations Green with Envy Guacamole Guardian Angel Guenther's Prize Gunsmoke Gypsy Rose Hadspen Blue Halcyon Half And Half Hanky Panky Heart and Soul Heatwave High Society Hillbilly Blues Hollywood Lights Holy Mole Holy Mouse Ears Ice Age Trail Ice Follies Inniswood Inspire Greatness Iris Frazier Irish Luck Jade Cascade Janet Jewel Of The Nile Jimmy Crack Corn Journey's End June June Fever Kathryn Lewis Key Lime Pie Key West Kiwi Full Monty Komodo Dragon Krossa Regal Lady Isobel Barnett Lakeport Blue Lakeside Beach Captain Lakeside Cha Cha Lakeside Cindy Cee Lakeside Cupcake Lakeside Dragonfly Lakeside Frosted Mint Lakeside Paisley Print Lakeside Prophecy Lakeside Prophecy Fulfilled Lakeside Scamp Lakeside Shore Master Lakeside Spellbinder Lakeside Symphony Laura Lanier Leading Lady Lederhosen Liberty Lily Pad Little Treasure London Fog Love Pat Loyalist Luna Moth Made You Look Mango Tango Manhattan Marilyn Monroe Marrakech Maui Buttercups Midnight at the Oasis Mighty Mouse Millennium Minute Man Misty Ridge montana Aureomarginata Moonlight Sonata Moonstruck Morning Light Mount Tom Mountain Snow Mourning Dove My Cup of Tea Nancy Neptune Niagara Falls Night Before Christmas Northern Exposure Old Glory Olive Bailey Langdon On Stage One Man's Treasure Ooh La La Orange Crush Orange Marmalade Pacific Blue Edger Paradigm Paradise Backstage Paradise Glory Paradise Island Paradise Joyce Parhelion Patriot Paul's Glory Peter Ruh Pewterware Pilgrim Pineapple Upsidedown Cake Pistache Plantaginea Popcorn Potomac Pride Powder Blue Praying Hands Prestige and Promise Purple Haze Queen Josephine Queen of the Seas Rainbow's End Rainforest Sunrise Rascal Raspberry Sundae Regal Promenade Regal Splendor Regal Standard Restless Sea Revolution Rhino Hide Risky Business Robert Frost Roller Coaster Ride Royal Standard Royal Tapestry Sagae Sally and Bob Salute Sara's Sensation Satisfaction Sea Fire Sea Gulf Stream Sea Lotus Leaf Sea Thunder Secret Love Seducer Sharmon She's a Dancer Singing In The Rain Sleeping Beauty So Sweet Spartacus Spartan Arrow Spilt Milk Spinach Souffle Spring Fling Squash Casserole St Paul Stained Glass Stardust Stargate Stiletto Stingray Stitch in Time Striptease Sugar Daddy Sum and Substance Sum of All Summer Breeze Summer Lovin Sun Power Sweet Home Chicago Sweet Innocence Tambourine Teaspoon Teenie Weenie Bikini The Razor's Edge Thunderbolt Tokudama Aureonebulosa Tokudama Flavocircinalis Tom Schmid Tongue Twister Touch of Class Tropical Storm Tutu Twilight Twist of Lime Ultramarine Undulata Albomarginata Undulata Mediopicta ventricosa Victory War Paint Warwick Comet Wave Runner Wheee! Whirlwind White Christmas White Dove Whoopee Wide Brim Winfield Mist Winter Snow Wolverine Wylde Green Cream X-Ray Yellow Eyes Yellow Polka Dot Bikini Yellow River Yesterday's Memories Paul Here is a link that might be useful: Results