How about. . .

Hyacynthina- wavy edge and nice veins and form
Royal Standard - more upright, fragrant
Honeybells- Fragrant
Invincible - glossy heart shaped leaves with wavy edges
Pearl Lake- small heart shaped leaves, nice mounding form
Permanent Wave- Cascading, Wavy lance-shaped
Red October- dart shaped leaves with red petioles

Paul

Thanx Paul,
I printed out your list and now I have something fun to do tonight. That Red October sounds intriging and so does Pearl Lake, I have a fondness for heart shaped leaves. Hmmm...and I dont have glossy leaves either so Invincible sounds good too. So much for not like green hostas! Lol

Try plantaginea. It has the largest scented flowers. There were a few threads, including one from last year that got bumped up in with a picture comparing the size of the flowers with others (see link below if it works). The green leaves are also a beautiful apple green. Next on my list for sure if I can find it and usually very reasonably priced.

Here is a link that might be useful: Ken's photo comparison of plantaginea flowers

The hosta you described sounds like Ventricosa which is classified as a Med/Large hosta. There are lots of wonderful green hostas! Lakeside Surfrider, Niagra Falls, Reptillian, Nigrescens, Potomic Pride, Ebb Tide, Krossa Regal, komodo Dragon, Manhattan, and many more. Do you like piecrust edges? Seersuckering? an upright hosta? Green hostas may not have multi colors, but they have lots of other special traits that you might like. You might want to look some of them up at the Hosta Library. I'm sure there will be lots of other people listing their favorites!

WOW! I cant imagine Ive been missing all these. Then again, I dont look at them, duh...guess I should be! Apple green! Right up my alley! Or would that be row??? Hosta Library it is! Thanx everybody!

Look at Jade Cascade. It is large hosta and it is truly one of a kind.
War Paint starts as very colored but becomes all green by mid summer.

Jade Cascade, loving the sound of that! Thanx Linda! Cant wait to check these all out, no early to bed tonight!

I really love the dark green hostas. So some of my favorites are Metallica, Potomac Pride (dark green and glossy), and Kiwi Midnight. I like Candy Hearts because of the heart shaped leaves.

Some of my favorite hostas are green!

Bridegroom
Manhattan
Hoosier Dome
Raspberry Sorbet (fantastic flowers!)
Harry van Trier
Marylin Monroe
Candy Dish
Corkscrew
Jade Cascade
Party Favor

I'm partial to Mississippi Delta. Upright stems, stiff, dark green heart shaped leaves! I see it described as blue in places but it's deep green here.

Grand Slam is another nice green. Obsession is shiny with dark streaks and I really like the tidy flowers on this one. I also like Flower Power although it hasn't bloomed for me yet.

find my old posts on giants ... titles something like.. TODAYS GIANTS ... GIANTS REDUX .... maybe someone has a quick link ..

the king is elatior ...

ken

As Yardmom says, your restaurant hosta sounds like a Ventricosa. I love it, here is mine. Wayne

WOWx10! So many! I dont know where to start! Thanx yardmom and wayne too for the photo, that is the resturant hosta! I drew a quick picture on the napkin of the leaf and flower and believe me the thought of returning in the dead of night with a shovel did cross my mind! Now to copy the new lists and do some research. Gotta tell ya Paul, I looked at Hyacynthina and Permanent Wave last night and they are BEAUTIFUL! So far theyre my choices. And Ventricosa too! and...and....and...

I personally could not have a Hosta garden without Hyacynthia--it has a dark blue green leaf that no other H comes close to. And the violet flowers look so nice against the leaf color. I also like Edge of Night for a very dark green leaf. Mary

upnort, Ventricosa is also one of the only hostas whose seeds come true to parent, so you can grab a seed pod and plant them, or buy one and let it reseed for more.

Interesting, growing my own! Thats good to know, thanx. Yes, those 2 are going in the new bed for sure!

No one has mentioned 'Devon Green' yet. I haven't seen it in person but the pictures of it sure look nice. Such shiny dark green leaves and nice shape. Can anyone offer their experience with 'Devon Green'?
Thanks

I having a hard time with greens too - made myself buy some but they don't easily draw me in. I bought a Manhattan (medium w/large leaves, ripples, & rosy-lavender flowers), Quilting Bee (small, round shiny highly puckered leaves), Devon Green (medium, dark glossy heart-shaped green, best selling green in Europe), and Lakeside Coal Miner(medium, long undulating leaves and purple flowers).

I was also just admiring my fairly new Green Fountain. It has long thinner leaves that cascade - in fact I just built it a wall so it could cascade down it. Supposedly also has a large beautiful lilac flower.

It 's gotta be Candy Dish. It's got such thick substance, nice round leaves, very wavy edges, and fairly upright. It's the prettiest darn green thing around, and that includes luna moths and little finches.

Lainey

I really like Potomac Pride, it's one of the darkest green hosta in my garden... darker than ventricosa or Lakeside Black Satin..

I also like my Hirao Majesty and Hirao Supreme. I have Ventricosa, and if it sets seeds you are welcome to them.
Jen

I love the look of 'Niagara Falls' but it is too big for my space. Is there a smaller version?

I don't have many all green but here they are:

Wishing Well

Candy Dish with piecrust edges. Awesome, not too big hosta.

Piecrust Promise

Niagara Falls

Love the Lakeside Grumpy Green . Dark upright looking dimpled round leaves all in all a beauty. Where could I put this....muuum ? Koffman yours is lovely and a 10 out of 10

Thank you so much! Like I said, I love Niagara Falls (it's very pretty, I live close to N.F. & worked at that hospital for almost 40 years so liked the idea of having a hosta by that name) but it's too big. I can plant a hosta that grows to 30" diameter max. Candy Dish looks like it should fit the bill.

Check also Rocket's Red Glade. Similar in size to Candy Dish, with red stems;

Like Invincible, Irish Luck, and Marilyn Monroe.

Visited the garden. How could I forget Lederhosen, Shady Affair, Komodo Dragon and Teaspoon? Flower Power gets an honorable mention.

P.S. Sorry not to add photos. After three hailstorms this year, the Hostas look terrible.

I think my favorite that I have is Black Hills, but I only have a few solid greens to compare to.

Moonlight Sonata. Love this one, but just split it and moved it, so not showing it's full size or potential.

Thank you, everyone - you have given me a great choice. From your beautiful photos (and others on-line) I need to decide between Marilyn Monroe, Lederhosen, or Irish Luck - those seem to be the size I need. Would like to plant Grumpy Green for the name only - too bad it will get too big :-(

such an old post … i like the deep green of potomac pride

Just to clarify, the pic of Grumpy Green & Foiled Plot aren't mine, but from the Library. I do have them both, but again I was too lazy to go outside and snap a pic.

Carry on.