Wow. That is either the easiest question in the world or the hardest. I am going for the easiest version - my favorite hosta is the one I happen to be standing in front of and practicing mental telepathy with!!!

On the other hand, Niagara Falls gets a lot of admiration. . .
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And just about nothing can hold a candle to a Great Expectations if you get one to live. . .
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The better question might be which hosta have you had that you didn't like. I had a Hillbilly Blues that died when I tried to overwinter it in a pot. It was huge and a perfect specimen, and was the most non-descript plant in my yard. I will not be replacing it. Ever!

Be interesting to see what other peoples favs are!

Dave

hosta june, and does anyone know of another name for lakeside pebbles or one that looks like it? I also need 4-5 eyes of pandoras box-Lee

Depends......I am currently loving squash casserole....but and flat and rippled and light green!
And elegans looks terrific too! And June....

Oh and Bobbie Sue.....sort of forgot about that....and it's looking lovely...

June and Paul's Glory both equal for the same reason, they change through out the season every time you look at one and are different in different conditions.

First June and some of her sports and another with my little sport.

Then 3 of others Paul's Glory and finally in my landscape.

Today it is Touch of Class

Orange Marmalade....it absolutely glows.

esther - you live in heaven!

Today my favorite is Peace. It glows too.
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For this time of the year Dawns Early Light.

Right now, I am enamored with Ken's Liberty......

Sagae.

It was my first named hosta and still makes my heart beat faster when I look at it.

Alexa

Simple old Golden Septer!!! It adds that 'pop' of color everywhere you put it and grown like a weed. Bought one 14 years ago and have shared it with many friends and family ever since.

Connie

jade cascade

My favorite is probably El Nino. And June. And Orange Marmalade.. and..and..

El Nino & June

Orange Marmalade

I love Montana Aureomarginata.

A very hard decision, but...

montana Aureomarginata and Wolverine

esther - you live in heaven!
Today my favorite is Peace. It glows too.
mareas

Yes, I do and really appreciate my good fortune.

I've had H.'Peace' for years, it is really a carefree performer.

And here is my 2 year old H.'Touch of Class'.

I sometimes think I have a new favorite every trip through the garden . . . but Paradigm and Abba Dabba Do really stand out in my collection . . . and Kiwi Full Monty . . . and . . .

Because the foliage is so dense and the weeds have difficulty invading. Because it makes its presence known with a decent size. Because it is not just green--but has nice creamy white borders. Because it doesn't constantly have to be watered. Because it has yet to burn on me even with 90+ temperatures. Because it is in full bloom right now with 14 very upright stems. Because the PURE white blooms are so fragrant and attract hummingbirds.

For all of the reasons cited above. I have to vote for "SO SWEET".

But I've got to admit that my 2-year old "Marilyn Monroe" is coming along quite nicely.

But overall, 'SO SWEET' wins hands down.

As I scroll through this thread, I am saying to myself, "Oh, I'm going to have to get that one, and that one, and that one..."

How bout these?

Naked Lady

Winter Lightning

Grey Ghost

Olive Branch

Cat and Mouse

Cat and Dog

Some of my top favorites:

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Papou

All of the above plus:

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Beautiful photos McT.

Paul

I've posted these a bunch of times & hate to be repetitive, but these are for you mamadrama and anybody else new....

June...

Sagae

Sum & Substance

These photos all make my mouth water! My hostas back in MN are finishing their 4th (and a few their 5th) year now, and I wasn't there to see them. I love my new gardens here, but can't help wishing more of those mature plants had been able to come here with me.

All of your favorites, ROCK!

'Abba Dabba Do' is one of my faves,

And so is 'Clifford's Comet'.

Sorry I don't have new pics, I've run out of hard drive space and can't download anything. I keep buying flash cards, they're cheaper than a new computer. By the time I get the computer and download the pics (since last Thanksgiving) it'll take me days to download everything, LOL.

McT--have you ever thot of publishing your Hosta pictures--each picture is a glorious shot of your glorious Hostas, and I eagerly await your posts hoping they will contain even more pictures. I just walked by my absolutely gorgeous and perfect Yellow River. It came up so slowly this spring that I thot I was losing it (the H that is), so I am doubly thankful for it's never ending beauty. Mary

I don't think one can fail to be impressed with H.'Blue Angel' 6 ft+ across and when you get a H.'Wide Brim' when it is old and 5 ft wide like this one.

Blue Angel

Wide Brim with Striptease on the right

HolyCrapola!! I dont think that I ever saw a wide brim that BIG!! Looks great EO.

Mine would have to be,,,,, this is going to be tuff!! I hope that i own the one that I decide on ,,,,Hmmm.....think, paul think!!!

Oh right now it has to be, none other than PAUL'S GLORY!!

Paul

"HolyCrapola!! I dont think that I ever saw a wide brim that BIG!! Looks great EO."
Paul

That H.'Wide Brim' is growing in one of my bogs, not fair to compare to the soil or even a pot. Just can't get that amount of water in the soil and can't get the organisms in a pot. The bog has constant water and a massive number of organisms.

Greenthumb Mary, Thank you for your encouragement. I am thinking of doing a coffee table type book. I have enough photos to do 20 books but we'll see if I can get organized enough. I'm glad you enjoy the photos. I get inspired by the pictures I've seen on this forum to try new things, in different ways. I like to pass on a bit of inspiration to others. My big "project" of the year is on it's way, I promise! McT - Myrle

Ester Opal, I'll take the dog, thank you. Too cute.

Myrle--I am thrilled that you are really actually going to do something with your pictures--and I can't wait to see your BIG PROJECT!!!!!! Put me at the top of your list as I don't want to miss it. :0) Mary

I was awestruck when I saw my first Liberty. Papou has a beautiful picture of one. But McT's On Stage is very impressive!

msjo, Welcome to the forum. This is the time of year when everything starts to slow down here, but you'll have lots of back posts to read all winter! We are a very nice group of hosta lovers so you should feel right at home.

Connie

I am a newbie and just received Jewel of the Nile this year. In my eyes, it is lovely.

This year, it's Ice Cream. It looks as nice as any of them during the first part of the season, but really comes into its own in the summer's 2nd half: bugs & slugs can't touch it, so while all the others turn to icky pudding, Ice Cream stays cool as a cucumber and lovely as a June morning, even now.

If I were only allowed ONE hosta, I think I would have to choose Liberty.
I have more expensive ones and allegedly scarcer ones, but Liberty really displays the WOW factor, unfortunately it grows very slow for meÂ
I have picked up a TC similar version of liberty, (another Sagae sport) called "Majesty", hopefully it will prove to be as nice as Liberty, but grow faster, it could become my future favoriteÂ

Mine is elgans

Here is a link that might be useful:

Esther_opal, or anyone else who reads this and might be able to answer...could you please tell me, what are the two hostas at the top of your first pic from 6/3/08? The one on the top left is what my June looks like with more shade, and the one on the bottom right is what my June looks like in more sun, but the one I like the most is the one that is on the top right of your pic. That blue-gray smokiness isn't in my Junes, and yet a lot of you have those gorgeous Junes that I can't seem to get regardless of the amount of sun. Mine are mature divisions of the same plant so I doubt it's an age issue thing. Could it be an individual plant variation then, or is there another sport of June or Halcyon (perhaps Paradise Joyce) that I'm drooling over?? Many thanks...

She mentioned that they are June and June sports. I'm not super familiar with them, but you could probably figure it out by cross-referencing the list of sports with photos in the Hosta Library. Here is a link to a hosta database that lists June progeny, sports are labeled as such.

My fav has always been Montana Aureomarginata.

some newer ones I like are Lakeside Paisley Print and Dancing Queen

Amalia

What a glorious thread of pictures!

Hostas and cats, always a nice combination. I love to see pictures from papou, he was a very meticulous guy, putting all that size and pip info on the pictures must have been a lot of work. Does anybody know what happened to his garden?

I've been through a lot of older threads in winter, it was fun reading and admiring the pictures. Happened to stumple over Denis' first post, that was like a short story, wonderfully written, I loved it! You are good with words, Denis!