Hosta Best Of 2023 ......................................
Who did the best in your garden this year? Who jumped the fences, looked pretty all the time and caught you eye every morning and evening? Show them today:
Best of can be more than one plant.
In 1954 this truck went into a slot canyon near Escalante, Ut
No way
World Trade Center antenna 1979, 1700 feet above the street. Not even a safety tie on.
When the vertigo leaves post your best of hostas.
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Hosta A 2023 ..................................................
Comments (37)Well its good to be back for the alphabet. Kind of a down year for Hosta for me. I'm fighting too many Maple tree roots or just dry clay soil on a slope and I had quite a few getting smaller. Plus being busy and away from this computer and not taking as many pictures and only getting them organized now. (I had decided it it was too much trouble but after looking through your photos, I caught the bug again. And I did manage to take a few good photos, so maybe it wasn't as bad as I remember.) - Thanks for the therapy. On to the A's!! Everybody's' favorite (or it should be) with colors that just glow - Amalia Ann Kulpa Apple Candy has the loveliest, almost pastel, frosty colors And one of my favorite chartreuses, always well-behaved and quite vibrant - Appletini...See MoreHosta H 2023 ...........................
Comments (31)Debra - your Hanky Panky may be the best one I've seen. Such clean crisp colors and perky, folded leaves for August. peren - yours is massive and really showcases how pretty the variation in colors can be. And it has such a variation in appearance through the year. Mine inevitably gets some weird combination of leaf colors . . . Here's mine in May before the colors get confused High Voltage - one where the color changes from very subtle variegation to not-so-subtle. Here it is in the middle of the transition. This just keeps getting better. One I always look forward to just beginning to put on some of that Sum and Substance Size - How About That!...See MoreHosta X Y & Z 2023 ...................................................
Comments (20)old_dirt very nice YM. Ann really interesting about the raccoon dogs. I had never heard of them and I always think if I have not learned something new each day what was the point. Paula Zounds is a good one. I wish mine had survived being in a pot for too long. Debra Yankee Blue has such good colour. Zebra Stripes holds colour very well. New growth comes up green later in the season and then stripes. It gives an interesting contrast. Lisa I hope your YSR rebounds to former glory but I still thing it looks pretty darn good. mbug another nice YR. Beth nice form on your YR....See MoreHosta Companion 2023 ......................
Comments (60)indianagardengirl, your hellebores are loaded! I want to plant more this year. Right now mine are under snow, but we need the water so I'm not complaining! debra, you don't want to be cutting down daffodil leaves. It's hard to place bulbs so that we don't mind seeing them die back, but that's how they'll get energy to come up next year. But it's nice when we can finally clear the dead leaves away....See More
bkay2000
2 months ago
Saija_Finland
2 months agoKomodo Dragon moved to another hostabed. I think it looks beutiful in wheelbarrow.
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
2 months ago
April 29 2023..Krossa Regal..one of my favorites..
Saija..your Komodo Dragon is beautiful..is it your largest hosta?..
old_dirt 6a
2 months agoSaija_Finland - You give me an idea, a permanent planting in a wheelbarrow. Maybe have to be a plastic tub to keep from rusting out.
I think the past few years I have picked Komodo Dragon as my best also.
Sagae - running a close 2nd as it is finally starting to come along.
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
2 months agohosta_maker
2 months ago
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
2 months ago
djacob Z6a SE WI
2 months ago
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 months agoWow Paula I am still reeling from that pic!
Lovely Ann Kulpa.
Such beautiful Komodo Dragon. Saija the wheelbarrow shows it off. old_dirt I have always admired yours!
Ann I love Krossa Regal too!
I have been so impressed with Beyond Glory. It is on its 3rd year. Pity the deer ate the flowers.
At least I got this shot first.
djacob Z6a SE WI
2 months agoNow my bests:
ALWAYS looks good
the color on this was good all season….. moved it to more sun and that was the answer
big and always looks good
This is a perfect hosta in my opinion
I have more but will wait to see what others post.debra
Saija_Finland
2 months ago
Beth - Michigan 6A
2 months agoVery hard to pick the best of. I was going to pick Komodo Dragon or Ann Kulpa but I wanted to choose a different one. Fragrant Bouquet is one which I struggled with I finally moved it to a sunnier spot and it is growing beautifully now.
mbug_gw
2 months agoEvery one of the above pics could be my favorite any day!!
Autumn Frost......can't walk by without stopping for a look
Ivory Coast and Liberty (Below) are my favorite type with very wide white margins
June ....my all-timer......have 5 in various spots
Snake Eyes ....climbing up the ladder of my favs
sherrygirl zone5 N il
2 months ago
No contest here…… Coast to Coast is it. It takes some sun growing next to a purple daylily. It got really big in two seasons here.
Sherry
ilovetogrow z9 Jax Florida
2 months agoSummer Music This is one of the hostas I got the year before in July. I worried if they would come back. It never slowed down this year. Taken September 28
New. So Sweet First hosta I could smell. I almost thought about wintering her over in the house she did not go down till December.
hosta_maker
2 months agoI rarely buy a hosta anymore. i just make my own.
these are all one of akind seedlings with no names.
the flower ones i got from friends. they arent on the market either.
Beth - Michigan 6A
2 months agohosta_maker
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoBeth - Michigan 6A
2 months ago
newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
2 months agoThe canyon and truck picture is amazing. The World Trade Center photo is frightening!
It's really hard picking out the "best" hosta, but I would have to say these two hosta are my best:
Liberty. Even though here we are on October 21, 2023, Liberty is still looking good. I picked it as one of my best because of its stunning beauty in the spring and its good looks for a long season.
And another "best" for me is Great Expectations. I have to wonder what it would look like now had I not divided it and lost most of the divisions years ago!
djacob Z6a SE WI
2 months ago
undertheoaksgardener7b
2 months agoNo surprises from me: Afterglow, Robert Frost, Bridal Falls, and Touch of Class
sweet_betsy No AL Z7