depends on what hosta they are, who's selling and who wants.
A landscaper looking to make a "mature garden" for a client would pay well.....but the client that would hire a landscaper to "do" their gardens would not know the difference between aureo marginata and Regal Splendor.....so while they cost a lot and to buy one it might be $30...don't mortgage the farm to buy hosta!
Linda C

Basically - they will be worth almost nothing. At the end of the day, they are just plants.

If they are just plants and worth nothing why is every member of this forum on a quest to obtain them.

They are worth what the buyer will pay.

The value is an intangible factor. How can you measure "satisfaction"? What is the value of "happiness"?...fulfillment?...As Master Card would say: It's priceless!
My hosta collection is a way for me to spread joy and happiness around me. My brother, my sister, my daughter...and my young neighbor across the street are all into hostas now...after I invited them to see my collection. I get more joy to give away some of my hostas since I know they are appreciated.
That's important to me!

Papou

I guess what I'm asking is this....if someone were to advertise their mature hostas in the paper... what price
would you put on a...lets say, a mature Sum & Substance, Frances Williams, Blue Cadet, the more common ones.
I bought a few Super-Size hostas this spring online and I think I paid double or triple for that instant gratification.

Our local grower sells mature versions, usually Elegans, Sum and Substance, Royal Standard, in 5 gal pots for $20 - $24.

To get the top price, you'd have to find the right buyer for each plant. That would mean finding the widest possible marketplace.

I don't think putting an ad in the paper would do that.

If I had to raise as much cash as I could from selling my hostas, I would auction them on ebay.

All you need are two bidders who want the item, and the price could go way up.

But tell your son it would mean a lot of work. All that digging and packing and shipping...

lynnem, that's what I wanted to know, how much they're sold for as mature plants. I was just curious. Thanks

OK Sassy, here's a reasoning. a mature Sum and Substance could be 6 to 8 feet in diameter. It could easily sell $150 to $200 to a landscaper who would come and dig it up....with such a huge hosta the roots ball could weigh 150 to 200 lbs...and it's a lot of work to dig it up and transplant it elsewhere.
That same landscape contractor could easily charge $300 to $400 to transplant it to a new site.
Blue Cadet is a small hosta, so of course a mature one could be sold for about $5 per eye.

Papou