if you have a list of names.. perhaps... you could list the names that you havent matched to a plant ... we might be good at naming hosta... but it sure helps with a limited name pool .. as there are so many look alikes out there .. if you want to save whirlwind .... in the first pic.. you better get second wind.. the green out of the plant.. i think SW is the darkest green hosta there is .... the name RADIANT.. indicates to me.. that it should be such .. ergo ... it aint radiant.. so i would rule out that name ... what about one of the tiara's??? the last one.. how mature is it????? it looks.. from color alone.. like undulata albo marginata in coloration .. but not size.. but if it is a new plant.. like only last summer.. i suppose it could be .. ken

Okay, I'm going to upset the apple cart here and give another possibility for this hosta. It does indeed look like an immature Liberty, and it could very well be just that. However, it also looks very much like Twilight. It's difficult to determine from the picture what the size of the plant is, or the plant habit. Liberty is, like it's parent plant Sagae, a vase shaped, upright hosta, and the leaves tend to grow at a more horizontal angle than Twilight. It is also a much larger plant at maturity. Twilight is more of a mounding hosta, although it is slightly upright as well. It's leaves tend to angle more than those on Liberty. So, a couple of questions to see if we can determine what this lovely plant should be labeled. How large is the clump at this time? Is the plant habit very upright, or more mounding? Perhaps most importantly, where was it purchased? Liberty wasn't in any of the box stores 3-4 years ago, but Twilight has been sold at WalMart and other box stores for quite a number of years. It may not be possible to determine which hosta this is until it reaches maturity, which for Liberty would be around 6-7 years. Twilight will reach it's mature height in 3-5 years, but will throw divisions and spread out much more quickly that Liberty.

Thanks, y'all! In my searching, I hadn't thought of Antioch - thanks! I am a bit confused, though. From the pictures on hosta library, it looks as if: * both Wide Brim and Paul's Glory are heavily puckered -- does that kick in later with a more mature plant? * Paul's Glory has much wider leaves & these are almost a 1:3 ratio (plant #1, at the top) -- does PsG have narrow leaves when its young? Y'all are the best. ~ freshair

This is from GrannyMarsh......posted on first thread instead of the Updated....:) Today I received a package of all new-to-me Hostas from my new Pal, Mellen. She sent Chinese Sunrise, S. Elmo's Fire, Alpine Aire, and Albo Picta. Thanks Mellen, I know that you had a family emergency and I thank you for your generosity. All are healthy, well rooted divisions. Well wrapped and packaged. Again, thanks. Grannymarsh Ahhhh.....possibly the new Green Samurai???? Still waiting on a few more to receive their boxes so let's wait and see:) J