Starting my Wish List for next year......

15 years ago

Well, I don't even have all my hostas in the ground yet, and I'm already making my wish list for next year. Sad, but in true hostaholic form, right?!?!?!? So check it out and let me know if I have any trouble-makers on the list. So far, here's what I'm longing for:

Tambourine

Royal Standard

Emily Dickinson

Squash Casserole

Ventricosa

Grand Prize

Merry Sunshine

Norwalk Chartreuse

Amazing Grace

Dust Devil

Border Bandit

Lucy and Ethel

Fan Dance

Great Arrival

Honeysong

Knockout

Lakeside Symphony

Magic Fire

Olive Branch

Peace

Rascal

Tea and Crumpets

Victory

What do you think? Are they all do-able?

Tanya

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mctavish6
15 years ago
Ok Tanya, this is really weird. I've been working on an order I'm going to place next week, looking at pictures, going over lists etc. A couple days ago a solid green hosta popped into my head and I couldn't get it out. It was shiny, medium sized, bright green. I thought it would be a perfect break from the more varigated ones. I tried to think if I'd seen anything like this. I was thinking I'd drempt it and wondering why someone didn't sell this exact plant. I've looked at "lists" of green, looked through all my books but couldn't find it or anything even similar. The picture is very clear in my head. When I was looking over your list above, I checked out the ones I didn't know on the Library. There it is, third picture down of Norwalk Chartreuse! It's spooky....I'm ordering it. McT
woodthrush
15 years ago
Well, it's kind of a short list, but considering it's not even Labor Day yet and you are making a list for next year,
I guess it's a good start. lol - keep at it!
I just ordered Lucy and Ethel too.
Pam
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pzelko
15 years ago
My wish list is always really small. this year i bought a paradigm. 30 % off at a high priced nursury that has all of there hosta in alphabetical order (way cool!!) so i payed around $11.00 for it, and it had at least 8 eyes!! (was really excited!!) when i go to that nursury i dont take a cart with me because i know that i would fill it up!! so i only buy what i can actually carry. unfortunately the people there are so nice, they always want to run and get me a cart, but i tell them no, and then i just stuff my arms and fingers and toes with as many plants that i can possibbly carry and get to the register!! can you imagine what a sight i look like when i finally make it in line? my arms are aching and my back is killinmg me!! and the ever so nice girl at the register always says "sir, you do know that we have carts here dont you?" (i just laugh) and tell her that i am only allowed to buy what i can physically carry. all of there plants look great!! and all of the time!! (and so does there thyme)

I was really hoping to find St Paul and Olive Bailey Langdon, so i settled for third place which was Paradigm!
which I am sure that i am going to really like!!

posting a pic of it if photo bucket doesnt kill my computer!!

Paul
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talynnp
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15 years ago
And the list gets longer!!!! Now I've added:

El Capitan
Honeybells
Intrepid
Iron Gate Delight
Little Black Scapes
Phantom

Are there any trouble makers in this bunch?

Tanya
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
15 years ago
IMHO ... fan dance from herb is a look alike to gold standard from pauline ....

knockout is a loser ... except for the one person who will post a fantastic picture...

there are a lot of purple petiole plants.... find purple passion and skip little black scapes .... completely non-descript green hosta with a neat name.. and alleged black scape ..... purple passions will knock your socks off ...

border bandit is a look alike to .... carp.. gotta walk outside ..... BRB .... never mind... was thinking border bandit... b patrol is fine ...

ken

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papou
15 years ago
I personally would not buy Knockout and Border Bandit.

Here is a link that might be useful: Papou's Hosta website

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