Hosta Mini or Smalls 2022 ...............
Your killing me Smalls. For me in Florida the minis and smalls are for me. Right now my hosta pots are outside but will be in a shade greenhouse when it really gets hot. Not sure when that will be it was 80 yesterday. I will be cramped for room so I will need to see what I will need to order this year. Show me your minis and smalls.
Have a great day everyone! I am off to spuddle.
Comments (17)
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
last yearLol Paula now I have that song stuck in my head!
Beth I really like Bitsy Gold, Dragon Tails & Munchkin Fire. It will be interesting to see how your Sun Mouse does, mine was just planted but seems less vigorous than others.
Appletini x 3
Blue Elf. One of a grouping of 3.
BME
Cracker Crumbs
Crumb Cake
Cupatini
Curly Fries
Dixie Chick. I think I put 4.
Frosted Mouse Ears
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Comments (29)I love those pictures lindalana! Your Teaspoon is huge and cute! Thanks nshosta and Don. Dhaven, you have provided a wonderful list! Madplanter, thanks for adding to the list! And look at this list! I tried my best to put it all together---for myself and for others. It's amazing---thanks to all! Allan P. McConnell Appletini Baby Booties Baby Doll (really cute! Maybe unstable?) Bedazzled Blue Jay Blue Clown BME (I forgot about BME too. I have it!) (x4) Cameo Cheatin Heart (x2) Clown's Collar Cracker Crumbs (x2) Crumb Cake Curly Fries Diamond Tiara Dinky Donna (x2) Dinner Mint (x2) Extasy Feather Boa Flamenco Mouse Flash Forward Frosted Frolic Funny Bones Gemstone Golden Needles Gracillima Green Mouse Ears Hands Up Hush Puppie Hyuga Urajiro (x2) Ice Cream Itsy Bitsy Spider Kabitan Kikufurin Ko Mame Ladybug Lakeside Dot Com Lakeside Lime Time Lakeside Little Missy Lakeside Looking Glass Lakeside Lollipop Limey Lisa Mary Marie Ann Mighty Mouse Mini Skirt Munchkin Fire Nakaiana, Ops Paradise Sunset Purple Lady Fingers Pure Heart Ruffled Mouse Ears Stiletto (x3) Strawberry Yogurt Surprised by Joy Tea and Crumpets Teaspoon (x4) Trifecta Venusta Woodland Elf Vanilla Cream Wylde Green Cream Smalls recommended: Royal Tiara, High Society, Grand Prize, Rainforest Sunrise (x2), Blue Jay (small, but not tiny, a real beauty), Faithful Heart, Hideout, Ivory Queen, Rainbow's End, Coconut Custard, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Paisley Print (a beauty!), Remember Me (especially gorgeous in early spring), Ripple Effect, Marilyn Monroe (gets to be 26"), Raspberry Sundae, Gypsy Rose, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Paradise Island, Tiara Series and Sultana. So what did I chose? And you can imagine how hard that was! For the larges: Amalia (who could resist Donna's photos?) And Ooh La la. I have never been able to forget that one ever since seeing it at a garden tour. I don't think its a good grower, and I haven't seen anyone posting photos of it. But I just got to try it out for myself. For the smalls I got: Stilletto, Lakeside Down Sized, Hush Puppie, Mini Skirt, Church Mouse, Hyuga Urajiro and Curly Fries. Some of ones on the list were not available or sold out unfortunately. I wanted Teaspoon (sold out)! I love the list and I will use it when shopping again for smalls and minis. I had to really stifle myself and not purchase all that I wanted. I began purchasing minis last year and had a few losses so I am not feeling very confident in my ability to grow them....See MoreStreaked small or mini hosta breeders?
Comments (10)ken is right most aren't good growers or all that fertile. like the mouse turds, vigorous mutations usually don't set alot of seed. if i liked minis i would start with small streakers and add venusta pollen, and maybe tiaras. then select for the most vigorous and fertile babies to grow on into the next generation....See Moreperen.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
last year
Funny Mouse
Giantland Mouse Cheese
Gold Drop seedlings
Hands Up
Holy Mouse Ears needs attention.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Ladybug
Lemon Lime
Oze
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
last year
Plug Nickel
Ruffled Mouse Ears
Strawberry Yogurt
venusta
Winsome is a small
Woodland Elf
Left to right. Mini Skirt, Sun Mouse, White Dove, Sting & Mighty Mouse.
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
last yearSome I forgot.
Gold Drop- I think I put in 5.
Lemon Frost
LS Down Sized
LS Dot Com has seen much better years. It used to be lovely.
Dinner Mint is listed as very small.
Teaspoon is also listed as a very small. Not for me.
old_dirt 6a
last yearPaula - I'm with ya on that spuddle (ing). Been doing that for almost 10 years since I retired.
I've got several smalls that shouldn't be. I'm still doing the brain work on a bed or area dedicated to minis (another spuddle project).
Blue Mouse Ears
Mini Skirt
Surfer Girl
Sunlight Child
Pocketful of Sunshine - small
Saketini - small
Beth - Michigan 6A
last year
djacob Z6a SE WI
last yeardjacob Z6a SE WI
last yearlast modified: last yearmore:
Christmas Candy has stayed small for me. Maybe it needs a new spot…..
debradjacob Z6a SE WI
last yearYikes, more more:
I also have Snow Mouse, which I can’t find a picture of. Small ones that I have ordered so far are Punky, Teaspoon, Wylde Green Cream, Ani Machi (formerly called Geisha) and Heart and Soul.
debra
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
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nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
last yearlast modified: last yearI have a small collection of minis and smalls..the cultivars I have are already pictured here except Little Wonder and Tiny Tears..
I don’t have a nice pic of either one!..
top left corner..Little Wonder is the line of small variegated ones by the sidewalk..I love everyone’s minis and smalls..
Laurie..I’m repeating myself but this is true..your minis aren’t mini!!!..😂..
wow debra..lots of minis!..so cute..
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
last year
undertheoaksgardener7b
last yearGolden Scepter with Heather Hill, Picasso with Miniskirt and Abiqua Trumpet, Limey Lisa with Virginia Reels at feet of World Cup, and mini collection since destroyed by squirrels digging (Tiny Gems, Green Thumb, Blue Mouse Ears, Mousetrap, and Little Treasure)
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
last yearlast modified: last yearLaurie..you’re right!..here’s the pic I posted under the T’s..years ago I bought Tiny Tears and Venusta the same day..each in a 4 inch pot..planted them side by side..Venusta has outperformed TT..I moved TT and a piece of Venusta to the front..my plan was a collection of minis growing together..I wasn’t sure if what I moved is Tiny Tears and Venusta or just Venusta..so I passed on posting again..
see 2 Blue Mouse Ears to the right of Venusta and Tiny Tears?..screenshot from the hosta library of Tiny Tears..if mine would grow maybe I could tell..
thanks for asking..DH is doing very well..I worked outside today for 3 hours..🙂
Beth - Michigan 6A