2012 Top 100 Hosta Poll - Results
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Comments (78)Alexa, I have recalculated this entire thread and the results are as follows: Ultimate 100 hostas Edition 2008 Votes Sagae 32 June 32 Blue Angel 13 Liberty 16 Great Expectations 15 Gold Standard 16 Guacamole 10 Sum and Substance 12 Paul's Glory 14 Montana Aureomarginata 11 Paradigm 11 Inniswood 7 Sun Power 14 Krossa Regal 9 Regal Splendor 7 Whirlwind 8 Orange Marmalade 6 Guardian Angel 9 Northern Exposure 5 Thunderbolt 12 Touch of Class 8 Stained Glass 5 Pineapple Upsidedown Cake 5 Pandora's Box 6 On Stage 6 Old Glory 6 Niagara Falls 7 Love Pat 6 Lakeside Dragonfly 5 Kiwi Full Monty 5 Jimmy Crack Corn 5 Ice Age Trail 5 Halcyon 7 Fragrant Bouquet 8 First Frost 5 Elegans 7 El Nino 5 Earth Angel 5 Blue Mouse Ears 8 Abiqua Drinking Gourd 4 Abiqua Moonbeam 4 Alex Summers 4 August Moon 4 Big Daddy 4 Dick Ward 4 Dream Weaver 4 Fragrant Blue 4 Queen Josephine 4 Rainforest Sunrise 4 Revolution 4 Savannah Supreme 4 Spring Fling 4 Yellow River 3 Wolverine 3 Toy Soldier 3 Summer Music 3 Summer Breeze 3 Striptease 3 Stiletto 3 Risky Business 3 Rascal 3 Praying Hands 3 Potomac Pride 3 Permanent Wave 3 Parhelion 3 Olive Bailey Langdon 3 Marilyn Monroe 3 Lady Isobel Barnett 3 Fire and Ice 3 Maiden 3 Eskimo Pie 3 Blue Mammoth 3 Christmas Tree 3 There were 709 votes posted and 246 different hosta names were noted. Sorry, everything is not in perfect order. Papou...See More2012 Top 100 Hosta - An Analysis?
Comments (19)I must say that I was hoping for more of a debate about the results of the new poll and am rather surprise that that hasn't happened. To MadPlanter 1: I can understand that it is a lot of work to water your GE daily. I can water my GE every second day. Our temperature in Ontario, Canada has been in the low 90's for the last two weeks and it only rained once during that time. But temperatures have now decreased. I so love GE. I have purchased Dream Queen this year and look forward to doing a comparison. Since I am new to hostas, I only voted for 4 hostas: GE and June, Paul's Glory (because I love the coloring. I remember someone on the forum saying that they loved Paul's Glory because it looked different every day. I thought "how could that be?" Well, it is a great joy to see the coloration change so frequently. It is a good grower too.) I also chose Earth Angel. It has great thickness to the leaf. I like the shape of the leaf and the form of the plant. I have had F. Aureomarginata for many years and it is very nice. But I have never ever loved it. copher mi: Your Regal Splendor is beautiful. I purchased one this year and hope it will be as lovely as yours. coll 123: Your Thunderbolt is gorgeous. I want to also comment on whether one should really vote for a hosta that you have if it is not mature. In 2010 I had approximately 15 hosta in my garden. Last year I had a total of 30 and this year about 50. Of the 15 that I have had for many years, I do not love any of them. I voted in the poll for GE (this one I have had for many years) and for June, Paul's Glory and Earth Angel, it took me just one year to love them. I don't think that I need to actually have a mature clump to know what I love. This year I purchased Sagae, Liberty, Regal Splendor, Rainforest Sunrise, Blue Mouse Ears, just to name a few, and they are very nice, but I don't love them yet. I am looking forward to seeing them next year. I don't know why I am hooked on hostas rather than some other plant. I guess GE just blew me away and then I was hooked....See MoreA Tuff Straw Poll Question: Are There 2 Many 2 Similar Hostas ?s
Comments (24)My answer is yes, there are too many lookalikes. I was all set to blame the hosta registrar for all the duplicates. As I understand it, a hosta is supposed to be unique to be registered. However, I did not find where it said that on the registrar's website. It looks like you just send in your completed form, $5.00 and a photo of a mature clump and you're in business. But, registration isn't necessary to sell you product commercially. Neither Dream Queen or Thunderbolt is registered. I bought Dream Queen at a local nursery. Also, Paula bought Sun Hosta at Walmart. It is not registered, but is patented. It's supposed to be a sport of So Sweet. It looks exactly like So Sweet to me. It does really well in the heat, though, as does So Sweet. Looks like free enterprise to me. After looking around, it doesn't appear that things won't change. They're going to keep finding sports in tissue culture. Most of the TC people have access to the growers or are the growers, so they'll keep pushing the new ones out there, even if they are not as good as the oldies. The hybridizers will keep dabbing pollen, looking for the perfect hosta. The casual hosta grower like me will find a new sport once in a while. We will keep getting new hosta and the old ones will continue to go away. I used to grow African Violets. One of the really popular ones at the time was Tommie Lou. It was a plain dark green leaf with white speckles and white double flowers, if I remember correctly. You can't buy it anymore. We're people. We're fickle. We crave recognition. We enjoy achievement. There will be more lookalikes. bkay...See MoreHosta B 2012
Comments (38)A few more that no one has added yet- Blue Arrow - One of my favorites, holds color for me Blue Flame - 2nd year, a Fragrant Blue Sport Blue Wedgwood - Hope to get this moved in spring, looks good until Guacamole and Spilt Milk spread out. Brave Attempt - 1st year Bridegroom - split this piece off last summer and moved to a brighter more noticable spot Bright Lights - 2nd year, original pot was very root bound, it's starting to stretch out, got some early burn from the odd spring temps last year - a Tokudama Aureonebulosa Sport Bulletproof - DW won this last year, nice blue Paul...See MoreLudicious Acres
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