Hi Rouge :)
I'm sure there are a few people who can give you advice here but I was hoping you could clarify. Are you saying that you want a hosta that looks like the hosta you have in size (height, width) and leaf size only? Or did you also want a hosta with a similar coloring?

Thanks for the prompt reply Allison. I am open to different coloring...I just want it to look outstanding en mass! (It is the width and height that I am firm on).

What about any of the tiaras? I only have three. - grand tiara, emerald tiara, and diamond tiara. - all good growers and about the size you want. There are several other tiaras too...someone here will have favourites.

jan

I would try Fragrant Bouquet, it's bottom right. Please excuse the frost damaged leaves the result of a warm March and late freeze.

Fragrant Bouquet is a good suggestion. I also like Curly Fries, which is about the size you describe. Fragrant Blue - for a different color. There are many. BTW, the size you have described is considered "small" in the hosta world.
Curly Fries in spring.

You are guys and gals always are so helpful.

I think I have decided that the leaf size should be smaller than say..."Fragrant Bouquet".

I was considering "Curly Fries". Have you found in your experience that it is healthy and vigorous?

There are many. BTW, the size you have described is considered "small" in the hosta world.

For sure. And so I was wondering what are your personal favorites in this size.

A few years ago I picked up a couple of "Liberty" hostas based on a thread here..something like hostas for a non hosta lover...something along those lines. I love them.

Some of my favs in the small size are Blue Mouse Ears, Rainforest Sunrise, Gold Drop & Curly Fries. All of these have been vigorous for me.

I had one BME a few years back and it got so eaten by slugs. (I think it might be too small for what I am looking for?)

I am more convinced (or have convinced myself ;)) that the picture of the one I posted is "Grand Prize". In my mind's eye I think it would make a good border.

For those of you that have GP can it do well in 4 hours of direct afternoon sun?

Afternoon sun can be hard on hostas, but where you are maybe it's not that harsh. Will this be straight on sun or dappled sunshine? I have one that gets afternoon sun through some overhead branches and it does well even in summer.

And Grand Prize being part of the tiara family, (a sport of Grand Tiara) is on the list of sun tolerant hostas. I think it would do well and look good in a border like you're planning.

Katherine Lewis craves sun.

'Donna', thanks for that info re KL. Maybe you have had KL for a few years...can you tell me its width and height in your garden?

rouge, I wanted to come back today because I was just outside planting bulbs, and I checked on my Grand Prize. It's still small after several years. It could just be my circumstances, but I want to say this is not a vigorous hosta, at least for me. There are probably faster growing choices that will fill in quicker for you.

Rouge, if you have a need for a small one, look up Little Treasure. Great substance, tolerates four hours of mid day sun here and still looks like this at the end of September.

I really appreciate all your suggestions. I look closely at each. 'Sherry', how old is yours and how big is it?

Love that "Moonstruck"! (Actually I would rather my hosta not be floriferous! ;))

Grand Prize is growing slowly for me too. Curly Fries is almost a weed, but mine bleaches out in the afternoon sun. However from a distance it is still stunning even bleached out.

i killed my Little Treasure. Lakeside Babyface is a white edged one in that size as well as most of the tiaras.

I added my Little Treasure this spring. It has at least doubled in size. I've been growing hosta for more years than I can count and am really impressed with this small hosta here in my zone 5 garden. Mine is about 6" tall with a spread of about 9". It will get about two inches taller and wider. I've read other praises of this small hosta in the forum this past summer.

Sherry

Little treasure is a little treasure, the name says it all. I love this little hosta, it is small, yes, but the leaves are nicely shaped and the colours are amazing. Everybody should have one:-)

Fire Island..this is new..only a couple of months old but I really like it..the one to the right of the stones near the bottom of the pic..

That "Anna Kulpa" is gorgeous! (Much more central white than I see in on-line images). My concern is its overall size. For the hosta border I am considering I think I want the size of the plant to be 2 feet max in width and not much more than a foot in height. So maybe that would be considered "small" rather than "mid"?

Rouge, if you want to limit the height to 1 foot, you are definitely looking for a small hosta.

Thanks for all the input. 'Sherry', if you think it can take several hours of afternoon sun then I think I will make the border out of "Little Treasure". The difficulty might be finding enough of them right now!

you are definitely looking for a small hosta.

Given the time of year I am having trouble sourcing "Little Treasure".

As an alternative I think "Lakeside Cupcake" is small in stature. I would love to hear the experiences of forum members experience with this hosta.

I have Lakeside Cupcake - new last year and moved this spring. It has done better with all morning sun than it did in shade with a little late afternoon sun. It should do the trick.

UPDATE:

I was able to secure 12 LT this afternoon. Given the time of the year they are looking a little worse for wear as they are somewhat 'holey' but the containers are big and so I am hopeful the root system of each is pretty good.

Hurray, Rouge! Hope they work out well for you!

Sherry

An Update Question:

Being the pessimist that I can be re plants, I have a sneaking suspicion that I many of these late planted LT may not be around come this spring.

As a work around (if there are losses) I was toying with the idea of making the border alternate between redistributed surviving LT with some small, shade tolerant grass eg a carex of some sort. I am hoping that some of you might have photos of such an alternating border ie grass than hosta, grass than hosta etc.

I have a few suggestions I think would look great. Hakonechloa 'All Gold', there is also an all gold carex that I think would do well in that area, or carex 'blue zinger' provided you're willing to maintain it's aggressiveness, or the all green hakone grass. IMHO I would do a solid color grass rather than variegated, to avoid looking too busy.

I spent $25 on a pot of the variegated hakonechloa three years ago. I won't grow and it won't die. Maybe it's me but slow is too kind a word for this plant.

StevePA6a, I really appreciated your suggestions. I have had great experience with Hakonechloa "All Gold".

Here it is glimpse of a couple of clumps in our garden:

My concern is that this grass grows too large relative to a smaller hosta like "Little Treasure".

(I think I now agree with your comment re the best colour of any grass I choose to go next to LT ie solid).

Update:

All 12 "Little Treasure" hostas shown above survived their mid October 2016 planting.

Hurray, rouge! I hope you post a pic a little later in the season.

Sherry

Hi Sherry,

Still early in the season but this is a border of 25 LT! (Between each is an annual lobelia).

It looks great! I like your edging too!

Looking good! Hope it's what you hoped for!

Sherry

It is actually better than I was thinking it was going to be in this their first full season. (I better like them as there are 21 of them!) They are small but healthy and vigorous. To minimize the 'empty' space between them I decided to plant the annual "Lobelia" between each of the LT. (I actually like the blue between each. I am curious as to how large LT will get once they are full size).