Selected Index to THE HOSTA JOURNAL

This blog page, created August 30, 2011, is a continuing entry that will be updated from time to time. It was last updated on August 30, 2011.

It was a big disappointment to find out in an e-mail exchange with one of America's authorities on hostas that there is no index to the American Hosta Society's The Hosta Journal and that this fine publication is not included in any of the standard periodical indexes. He stated that these conditions are "deep sore spots among [AHS] members[,]" and I certainly share in that pain.

I do not have the time or expertise to undertake that task comprehensively myself, but this posting to my blog will serve as a selected index on topics of particular interest to me.

SELECTED INDEX TO THE HOSTA JOURNAL

covering vol. 41, no. 1 (2010) to date

American Hosta Society -- National Display Gardens

• "Rotary Botanical Gardens' Hosta Hollow" (Janesville, Wisconsin) by Mark Dwyer. 41:1 (2010) 64-65

American Hosta Society -- Popularity Polls

• 2009 results. 41:2 (2010) 76-78

Book Reviews

• "Hosta Lists" by D. A. Rawson (book review by Patrick L. Coleman). 41:1 (2010), 11
• "Hostas: An Essential Guide" by Richard Ford (book review by Andy Marlow). 42:1 (2011), 56
• "The Book of Little Hostas: 200 Small, Very Small, and Mini Varieties" by Kathy Guest Shadrack and Michael Shadrack (book review by Jim Hartmann). 42:1 (2011), 57

Garden Photography

• "Pictures with an iPhone" by Alex Waterhouse-Hayward. 41:2 (2010), 54

Hostas -- Cultivation -- Wintering Over

• Q & A column. 42:1 (2011), 68-70

Labels

• Q & A column. 41:1 (2010), 67-72

Miniature Hostas

• "Sports of H. 'Baby Bunting' " by Tom Micheletti. 42:1 (2011), 47-49

My trip to Nashville to hear Bob Solberg

(10:00 a.m.) I will be leaving shortly to drive to Nashville to hear Bob Solberg speak at this month's meeting of the Middle Tennessee Hosta Society. Bob is the owner of Green Hills Farm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; a former President of the American Hosta Society; a former editor of AHS's The Hosta Journal; and a hybridizer of hostas for southeastern gardens. It will no doubt be well worth the trip, and I will be blogging about it here in this entry.

In addition, I will get to see many of the fine folks that I met last month attending the AHS Judges' Clinics I and II that were held there just outside Nashville. I had such a good time that I even joined their local hosta society!

The Middle Tennessee Hosta Society is hosting next year's AHS Annual Convention at Nashville. HOK members should certainly plan on attending this event. Check out the neat video that MTHS has up on its website describing the 2012 AHS Convention. The convention theme is "Hostas, Friends, and Music," particularly appropriate for Nashville.

Well, enough said for the moment! I still have to pack and get on the road. More to come later. :-)

To be continued.

H. 'Raspberry Sundae' featured in FINE GARDENING

I picked up a copy of the September/October 2011 issue (No. 141) of FINE GARDENING today and found that H. 'Raspberry Sundae' is spotlighted in the "Plant Picks" section, at page 21, under the headline "A hosta with more to offer."

Here's what the magazine says in responding to a question from a hosta lover in Ohio about whether "there [is] anything new in [his] favorite group of plants":

'Raspberry Sundae hosta (Hosta 'Raspberry Sundae, Zones 4-9) has beautifully variegated leaves, but that's not what sets it apart. The base of the leaves, leaf stalks, and flower stems are all a striking burgundy color. Add to these unique traits the dark amethyst-purple flowers that appear in mid-summer and you get a hosta that will have even the savviest gardener gasping in awe. Like most hostas, 'Raspberry Sundae' is low maintenance, requiring a site in partial to full shade with moist, well-drained soil. Terra Nova Nurseries (the company that bred this plant) worked for many years perfecting the combination of variegation and red pigmentation in the foliage. This beauty was new in 2011, so keep your eyes peeled for it next year at your local nursery.

This hosta is not yet in the Hosta Registry, and the breeder's plant description does not give its leaf size. The clump size (9 x 21 in.) suggests that it is probably not a miniature hosta, but it is certainly a striking plant.

The photo shown here is from the Terra Nova Nurseries website and is the same one that appeared in FINE GARDENING.

I wonder if there are miniature hostas that have red or purple coloration of their leaf bases, leaf stalks, and flower stems. Perhaps some reader of this post will leave a comment to share their knowledge on that question.

Clump Sizes for My Hostas

The clump or mound size of a hosta plant is typically described by height and width at maturity. In 2010, the American Hosta Society eliminated clump height as a criterion for miniature hostas; the current standard is that a hosta is a miniature hosta if its leaf blade area is no greater than about 6 square inches (38.7 centimeters), with no restriction on clump spread.

Knowing potential clump size is still important in deciding where to place a hosta in the garden in order to avoid having to move it prematurely when it outgrows the space that has been set aside for it. Hosta retailers often designate and group their stock by clump size at maturity rather than by the leaf-size categories used by the American Hosta Society in classifying hostas.

Right now (22 Aug 2011) I have several new hostas waiting to be planted in the garden or in containers. This entry will set out the clump sizes found for these hostas and subsequent purchases; as time permits, I will go back and add plants already in my collection.

In the list set out below, I have separated information about clump size for my AHS-listed registered and unregistered miniature hostas from the other hostas in my collection. The dimensions are given in the format "height x width" in inches.

CLUMP SIZES FOR JOHN SPANGLER'S HOSTAS

Last updated August 22, 2011

Abbreviations for References Cited: PGTH = Timber Press Pocket Guide to Hostas (2007); TBOLH = The Book of Little Hostas (2010); TH = The Hostapedia (2009)

AHS Registered Miniatured Hostas

H. 'Bitsy Gold' -- 7 x 18 in., fairly fast growing and loose (TBOLH 96); not given in PGTH; 8 x 21 in. (TH 109)

H. 'Blue Mouse Ears' -- 9 x 12 in., moderately fast-growing, fairly upright and loose (TBOLH 120); 6.5 x 11 in., an open mound of horizontal leaves (PGTH 51)

H. 'Cameo' -- 4 x 8 in., tight, with a moderate growth rate (TBOLH 92); not given in PGTH

H. 'Cherish' -- 8 x 12 in., slow-growing, compact (TBOLH 122); not given in PGTH

H. 'Cotillion' -- not treated in TBOLH; not treated in PGTH

H. 'Country Mouse' -- 3 x 6 in., slow growing and flattish (TBOLH 139); [dimensions not given] "should become a mini-sized mound (TH 206); 2.5 x 9 in., a dense irregular mound (PGTH 64)

H. 'Dixie Chick' -- 6 x 15 in., fast-growing, flattish (TBOLH 80); not treated in PGTH

H. 'Frosted Mouse Ears' -- 7 x 12 in., slow growing and flattish (TBOLH 139); not treated in PGTH; [dimensions not given] small, dense mound (TH 320)

H. 'Gaijin' -- 6 x 12 in., fast growing and dense (TBOLH 98); not treated in PGTH; 6 x 15 in. (TH 327)

H. 'Green Eyes' -- 5 x 12 in., fast-growing, dome shaped (TBOLH 100); not treated in PGTH

H. 'Green Mouse Ears' -- not given in TBOLH; not treated in PGTH

H. 'Holy Mouse Ears' -- 6 x 12 in., a slow-growing, flat rosette (TBOLH 63); not treated in PGTH

H. 'Hope' -- 5 x 10 in., neat, with a slow to moderate growth rate (TBOLH 108); not given in PGTH

H. 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' -- not given in TBOLH; not treated in PGTH

H. 'Lakeside Elfin Fire' -- 5 x 10 in., loose and fairly upright (TBOLH 166); not treated in PGTH; 4 x 10 in. (TH 529)

H. 'Lemon Frost' -- not given in TBOLH; not treated in PGTH; 10 x 24 in. (TH 552)

H. 'Masquerade' sport -- [for 'Masquerade':] not given in TBOLH; not treated in PGTH

H. 'Pandora's Box' -- 8 x 12 in., slow-growing, dense (TBOLH 144); 4 x 10 in., a diffuse mound

H. 'Popo' -- 7 x 18 in., dense and fairly fast-growing (TBOLH 70); 7 x 15 in., a dense mound (PGTH 151)

H. 'Slim and Trim' -- not treated in TBOLH; not treated in PGTH

H. 'Stiletto' -- 12 x 24 in., fast-growing and tall (TBOLH 103); 12 x 32 in., a low, cascading, dense mound (PGTH 175)

H. 'Surprised by Joy' -- 6 x 12 in., loose and fairly fast-growing (TBOLH 145); not treated in PGTH

H. 'Teeny-weeny Bikini' --4 x 9 in., low and compact (TBOLH 112); not treated in PGTH; 4 x 9 in. (TH 940)

H. 'Tweeny' -- 3 x 10 in., loose and irregular (TBOLH 89); not treated in PGTH; [dimensions not given] small, dense mound (TH 970)

H. 'Twist of Lime' -- not given in TBOLH; not treated in PGTH

H. 'Woodland Elf' -- not given in TBOLH; not treated in PGTH

H. 'Yellow Eyes' -- not treated in PGTH; dimensions not given, low, dense mound (TH 1037)

AHS Unregistered Miniature Hostas

H. 'Cat's Eye' -- 3 x 12 in., low, flat, fairly dense rosette (TBOLH 137); 5 x 14 in. (TH 172); 2 x 6 in., a low, dense mound (PGTH 59)

H. 'Little Devil' -- not treated in TBOLH; not treated in PGTH

Other Hostas

H. 'Blue Ice' (small) --

H. 'Buttercup Baby' (unregistered) --

H. 'Cracker Crumbs' (small) --

H. 'Craig's Temptation' (small) --

H. 'Doubled Up' --

H. 'Francee' (medium) --

H. 'Great Expectations' --

H. 'June' --

H. 'Liberty' (giant) --

H. 'Little Aurora' (small) --

H. 'Mighty Mouse' (small) --

H. 'Peanut' (small) --

H. plantaginea (medium) -- 24 x 60 in., dome-shaped mound (PGTH 150); 25 x 57 in. (TH 721)

H. 'Praying Hands' (small) --

H. 'Shiny Penny' (small) --

H. 'Silver Halo' (unregistered) --

H. 'Spartan Arrow' (small) --

H. 'Sugar Babe' --

Miniature Hostas in THE BOOK OF LITTLE HOSTAS

Growers of miniature hostas have a tremendous new resource in Kathy and Michael Shadrack's The Book of Little Hostas (2010). Their book, however, does not reflect the new criteria for miniature hostas adopted by the American Hosta Society in 2010 -- leaf blade area no greater than about 6 square inches (38.7 square centimeters; no restriction on clump spread). To save myself the added step of checking hostas in TBOLH against the AHS Miniature Hosta List time after time, I put together the document set out below, which extracts from the TBOLH index entries for those hostas that the AHS lists as registered miniature hostas or unregistered miniature hostas.

My sincere thanks to the Shadracks for allowing me to make this list available to other miniature hosta growers. I apologize for the format here; my blogging skills are very limited. If you want the document in a two-page PDF file, feel free to e-mail me at JMSinKY@aol.com and I will be happy to send that to you.

MINIATURE HOSTAS INDEXED

IN THE BOOK OF LITTLE HOSTAS (2010)

Compiled by John M. Spangler

miniaturehostas.blogspot.com

August 19, 2011

Extracted, with the kind permission of the authors, from Kathy Guest Shadrack and Michael Shadrack, The Book of Little Hostas (Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 2010.) Copyright © 2010 by Kathy Guest Shadrack and Michael Shadrack.

115 of the 270 hostas indexed in The Book of Little Hostas (2010) are listed on the American Hosta Society’s 2011 AHS Miniature Hosta List (June 20, 2011) – 97 of the 115 as “AHS Registered Miniature Hostas” and 18 of them as “AHS Unregistered Miniature Hostas.”

Indexed AHS Registered Miniature Hostas

H. ‘Academy Verdant Verge’ 77

H. ‘Alakazaam’ 119

H. ‘Awesome’ 120

H. ‘Bitsy Gold’ 20, 74, 96

H. ‘Bitsy Green’ 20, 96

H. ‘Blue Cadet’ 13

H. ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ 18, 120, 168, 193

H. ‘Blue Mouse Ears Supreme’ 137, 193

H. ‘Cameo’ 2, 4, 92, 190

H. ‘Carrie Ann’ 97

H. ‘Cat and Mouse’ 121, 193, 195

H. ‘Cheatin Heart’ 61, 190

H. ‘Cherish’ 122, 190

H. ‘Cody’ 22, 97

H. ‘Collector’s Choice’ 122

H. ‘Cookie Crumbs’ 123

H. ‘Country Mouse’ 138

H. ‘Daisy Doolittle’ 16, 17, 107

H. ‘Dawn’ 124

H. ‘Dim Sum’ 19

H. ‘Dixie Chick’ 80

H. ‘Dragon Tails’ 34, 150, 195

H. ‘Elsley Runner’ 25

H. ‘Faithful Heart’ 17, 190, 191

H. ‘Frosted Mouse Ears’ 139, 194, 195

H. ‘Gaijin’ 98

H. ‘Gold Drop’ 43, 99

H. ‘Gosan Gold Midget’ 22

H. gracillima 11, 19

H. ‘Green Eyes’ 94, 100, 106

H. ‘Green Mouse Ears’ 193

H. ‘Green with Envy’ 62, 116

H. ‘Ground Sulphur’ 11

H. ‘Haku Chu Han’ 87

H. ‘Hidden Cove’ 82

H. ‘Hideout’ 157

H. ‘Holy Mouse Ears’ 63, 194

H. ‘Hope’ 18, 24, 108, 190

H. ‘Iced Lemon’ 101, 191, 193

H. ‘Illicit Affair’ 127, 190

H. ‘Imp’ 108, 195

H. ‘Itsy Bitsy Spider’ 135

H. ‘Kinbotan’ 140

H. ‘Lakeside Baby Face’ 65

H. ‘Lakeside Cricket’ 109

H. ‘Lakeside Down Sized’ 127

H. ‘Lakeside Elfin Fire’ 166

H. ‘Lakeside Little Gem’ 191

H. ‘Lakeside Scamp’ 157

H. ‘Lakeside Small Fry’ 166

H. ‘Lakeside Zinger’ 110

H. ‘Lemon Delight’ 191

H. ‘Lemon Frost’ 95, 101, 191, 192

H. ‘Lemon Lime’ 94, 101, 190, 191

H. ‘Lemon Sorbet’ 191

H. ‘Lime Fizz’ 128

H. ‘Lime Meringue’ 191

H. ‘Limey Lisa’ 110, 178

H. ‘Little Bo Peep’ 66

H. ‘Little Caesar’ 141, 148

H. ‘Little Jay’ 35, 129

H. ‘Little Wiggler’ 19

H. ‘Little Willie’ 167

H. ‘Little Wonder’ 17, 85

H. ‘Margie Weissenberger’ 142

H. ‘Masquerade’ 16, 22

H. ‘Medusa’ 106, 141

H. ‘Minnie Bell’ 67

H. ‘Mouse Tracks’ 194, 195

H. ‘Muffie’ 143

H. ‘O’Harra’ 102

H. ‘Ops’ 68

H. ‘Pandora’s Box’ 13, 106, 144, 190

H. ‘Pixie Power’ 167

H. ‘Pixie Vamp’ 68, 195

H. ‘Popo’ 70

H. pulchella 11-13, 18, 21

H. ‘Pure Heart’ 168, 194

H. ‘Rock Island Line’ 165

H. ‘Royal Mouse Ears’ 193, 194

H. ‘Saishu Jima’ 111

H. ‘Shining Tot’ 13, 21, 158

H. ‘Stiletto’ 17, 21, 103

H. ‘Sugar Plum Fairy’ 19

H. ‘Surprised by Joy’ 145

H. ‘Teeny-weeny Bikini’ 112

H. ‘Tet-A-Poo’ 12, 13, 169

H. ‘Thumb Nail’ 22

H. ‘Tiny Tears’ 11, 12, 16, 22, 32, 106, 168

H. ‘Tot Tot’ 13, 22, 25, 169

H. ‘Tweeny’ 89

H. ‘Twist of Lime’ 18, 95, 178, 191, 192

H. ‘Uzu-no-mai’ 17

H. venusta 8, 11, 20, 22, 168

H. ‘Woodland Elf’ 24

H. ‘X-rated’ 25, 154

H. ‘Yellow Eyes’ 100

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Indexed AHS Unregistered Miniature Hostas

H. ‘Cat’s Eye’ 137, 195

H. ‘Chabo’s Unazuki’ 135, 138

H. ‘Change of Heart’ 92, 190

H. ‘Cheesecake’ 24

H. ‘Crepe Soul’ 107

H. ‘Hacksaw’ 81

H. ‘Kitty Cat’ 195

H. ‘Lakeside Zing Zang’ 128

H. ‘Little Stiffy’ 25, 93

H. ‘Manzo’ 136

H. ‘Mouse Trap’ 194

H. ‘One Iota’ 193, 194

H. ‘Orphan Annie’ 144

H. ‘Paradise Puppet’ 86

H. ‘Paradise Sunset’ 111

H. ‘Snow Mouse’ 130, 193

H. ‘Tiny Dancer’ 132

H. ‘Yellow Submarine’ 112

My Backyard Bird List

This blog page, created August 18, 2011, is a continuing entry that will be updated from time to time. It was last updated on May 23, 2012.

(I wanted something very simple to blog about this morning since I have a busy day ahead, so I thought why not start a list of birds that I see in my backyard -- my computer desk is located at a window where I can see my bird feeders, bird bath, and part of the garden and deck. How is this related to miniature hostas you may well ask -- but, dear reader, as I note in the blog description, this blog also treats "various and sundry other topics." Consider this frolic in detour the first one of them!)

JOHN SPANGLER'S BACKYARD BIRD LIST

Begun August 18, 2011; last posting May 23, 2012.
Birds' names are linked to The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds website.

Page references are to Stan Tekiela's Birds of Kentucky Field Guide (2001)

1. American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis), 19 Aug 2011 (p. 245)
2. American robin (Turdus migratorius), 19 Aug 2011 (p. 193)
3. blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata), 18 Aug 2011 (p. 59)
4. brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater), 23 May 2012 (pp. 5 & 99)
5. Carolina chickadee (Parus carolinensis), 18 Aug 2011 (p. 171)
6. common grackle (Quiscalus quiscala), 18 Aug 2011 (p. 11)
7. downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), 23 May 2012 (p. 23)
8. European starling (Sturnus vulgaris), 18 Aug 2011 (p. 7)
9. house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus), 18 Aug 2011 (p. 71)
10. house sparrow (Passer domesticus), 23 Aug 2011 (p. 87)
11. house wren (Troglodytes aedon), 18 Aug 2011 (p. 79)
12. mourning dove (Zenaida macroura), 18 Aug 2011 (p. 131)
13. northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), 18 Aug 2011 (p. 233)
14. northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglotto), 7 Oct 2011 (p. 193)
15. ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), 18 Aug 2011 (p. 211)
16. tufted titmouse (Parus bicolor), 18 Aug 2011, (p. 183)

16 species observed through 23 May 2012, 11:00 a.m. (Added brown-headed cowbird and downy woodpecker)
14 species observed through 7 October 2011, 3:00 p.m. (Added northern mockingbird)

13 species observed through 23 August 2011, 10:00 a.m. (Added house sparrow)

12 species observed through 19 August 2011, 10:05 a.m. (Added American goldfinch & American robin)

10 species observed on 18 Aug 2011 (blue jay, Carolina chickadee, common grackle, European starling, house finch, house wren, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ruby-throated hummingbird, tufted titmouse)

The Tekiela field guide contains 112 of the most common birds of Kentucky.

More than 360 species of birds have been recorded in Kentucky.

Over 800 species of birds are found in North America.

Books about Hostas

This blog page, created August 17, 2011, is a continuing entry that will be updated from time to time. It was last updated on August 31, 2011.

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BOOKS ABOUT HOSTAS AND HOSTA GARDENING

Aden, Paul, ed. and comp. The Hosta Book. 2d ed. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1990. -- JMS

Barrett, Rosemary. Hostas. Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books, 2004. -- JMS

Grenfell, Diana. Hosta: The Flowering Foliage Plant. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press

Grenfell, Diana. Hostas. RHS Wesley Handbooks.

Grenfell, Diana. The Gardener's Guide to Growing Hostas. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1996. -- UK Young Lib. SB413.H73 G74 1996

Grenfell, Diana, and Michael Shadrack. The New Color Encyclopedia of Hostas. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press

Grenfell, Diana, and Michael Shadrack. Timber Press Pocket Guide to Hostas. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 2007. -- JMS

Schmid, W. George. An Encyclopedia of Shade Perennials. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press

Schmid, W. George. The Genus Hosta. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1991.

Shadrack, Kathy Guest, and Michael Shadrack. The Little Book of Hostas: 200 Small, Very Small, and Mini Varieties. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 2010. -- JMS

Zilis, Mark R. The Hosta Handbook. New Rochelle, Illinois: Q & Z Nursery, Inc.

Zilis, Mark R. The Hostapedia: An Encyclopedia of Hostas. New Rochelle, Illinois: Q & Z Nursery, Inc., 2009. -- JMS

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Many books contain Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication (CIP) Data, which provides libraries with suggested subject headings and classification numbers. Knowing these can be helpful in finding books in searching library catalogs and browsing through library collections. A summary of CIP data found in some of the books listed above is provided below.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Hostas

Hostas -- Varieties

Miniature plants

Library of Congress Classification Numbers

SB413.H73

Dewey Decimal Classification Numbers

635.93432 (dc22)

635.934324 (dc20)

Hostas, the Friendship Plant

In putting together this blog, it ocurred to me that I did not know the origin of or the rationale for why hostas are called "the Friendship Plant." So today's post treats that subject, and it will no doubt be revised as I come across additional information about this topic.

Here's what hosta authority Bob Solberg has to say about it in his web article "Why Hostas?" at http://www.hostahosta.com/whyhostas.html :

... "There is one other thing about hostas; they bring out the humanity in us. I call them a 'social' plant. They are designed to chop up and pass over the fence. The most fun about hostas is giving them away. We give them to our neighbors who become our hosta friends. That is why the AHS has named the hosta the 'Friendship Plant', and rightly so. This is the real reason why hostas are the most popular perennial in the county, they are a people plant."

The American Hosta Society's Hosta Adventure: A Grower's Guide (2008) contains the following statement at page 32:

... "In 1998, AHS designated Hosta as the 'Friendship Plant.' Alex J. Summers, a founder of the society and its first president, declared that ['t]he American Hosta Society is a society of people, not plants.['] Though hostas have brought gardeners together, friendship among these members is what has sustained AHS for four decades."

So the "Friendship Plant" is in reality a nickname or sobriquet or honorific for the genus Hosta; its common name is simply hosta or the plantain lily (perhaps the subject of another post?).

There is, however, a plant whose accepted common name is the friendship plant. That plant is Pilea involucrata.

My Hosta Collection

This blog page, created August 15, 2011, is a continuing entry that will be updated from time to time as necessary. It was last updated on October 3, 2013.

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JOHN SPANGLER'S HOSTA COLLECTION

(as of October 2, 2013)
in process of being updated from May 24, 2012 data

109 hosta varieties
with 63 AHS registered miniatures
and 3 AHS unregistered miniatures

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Source Abbreviations

BHF = Bluegrass Hosta Farm, Georgetown, KY (Chris and Tom Miller)
DJ = DJ's Greenhouse, Transfer, PA
FHF = Fall Hosta Forum

GHF = Green Hill Farm, Chapel Hill, NC (Bob and Nancy Solberg)

HGC = Hewitt Garden Center, Franklin, TN
HOK = Hostas of Kentuckiana
MSG = Made in the Shade Gardens, Olathe, KS (Rob and Sherri Mortko)

WN = Wilson's Nurseries, Frankfort, KY

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AHS Registered Miniature Hostas
Plant descriptive data from 2011 AHS Mini Hosta List.

1. H. 'Alakazaam' (R. Livingston, 2008) -- 5.0 x 0.8 in.
2. H. 'Appletini' (M. Zilis, 2009) -- 2.5 x 1.8 in. -- DJ, 9/17/2011
3. H.  'Baby Booties' (M. & D. Beilstein, 2012) -- 2.0 x 1.5 in. -- BHF, 9/21/2013
4. H. 'Baby Kim' (AHS & K. Wakek, 2009) -- 2.1 x 2.0 in.
5. H. 'Bitsy Gold' (R. Savory, 1985) -- 5.0 x 0.8 in. -- BHF, 8/4/2011
6. H. 'Blue Mouse Ears' (E. & J. Deckert, 2000) -- 2.8 x 2.0 in. -- BHF, 5/13/2010 -- 2008 AHGA Hosta of the Year
7. H. 'Cameo' (H. Hansen, 2002) -- 2.8 x 1.8 in. -- source uncertain
8. H. 'Cat and Mouse' (H. Hansen, 2007) -- 2.0 x 2.0 in.
9. H. 'Cherish' ( H. Hansen, 2002) -- 2.3 x 2.0 in. -- BHF, 5/13/2010
10. H. 'Cherry Tomato' (A. Bergeron, 2008) -- 3.0 x 0.8 in.
11. H. 'Cody' (R. Solberg, 1996) -- 3.0 x 1.8 in.
12. H. 'Cotillion' (W. Zumbar, 1995) -- 2.5 x 1.1 in. -- BHF, 6/16/2011
13. H. 'Country Mouse' (H. Hansen, 2007) -- 2.0 x 1.8 in. -- BHF, 6/16/2011
14. H. 'Curly Fries' (R. Solberg, 2008) -- 5.5 x 0.8 in. -- MSG, 9/17/2011
15. H. 'Dixie Chick' (T. Avent, 1999) -- 3.5 x 1.5 in. -- source uncertain
16. H. 'Dragon Tails' (AHS & K. Walek, 2009) -- 3.5 x 1.5 in.
17. H. 'Frosted Mouse Ears' (M. Zilis, 2006) -- 2.5 x 2.3 in. -- BHF, 8/4/2011
18. H. 'Gaijin' (M. Zilis & W. Zumbar, 1995) -- 1.6 x 0.6 in. -- BHF, 8/4/2011
19. H. 'Giantland Sunny Mouse Ears' (M. Zilis, 2011) -- 1.8 x 1.8 in. -- 2 plants [N.B. The 2013 AHS Classification List has this hosta as a small-leaved hosta, but its dimensions clearly make it a miniature-leaved one.]
20. H. gracillima
21. H. 'Green Eyes' (H. & D. Benedict) -- 3.0 x 1.0 in. -- source uncertain
22. H. 'Green Mouse Ears' (E. & J. Deckert, 2004) -- 2.8 x 2.0 in. -- HGC, 8/26/2011
23. H. 'Hideout' (L. Jones, 2006) -- 4.0 x 1.5 in. -- DJ, 9/17/2011
24. H. 'Holy Mouse Ears' (M. Zilis, 2006) -- 2.3 x 2.0 in. -- GHF, 8/25/2011
25. H. 'Hope' (H. Hansen, 1999) -- 2.5 x 1.5 in. -- BHF, 6/16/2011
26. H. 'Hush Puppie' (T. Avent, 2005) -- 2.5 x 0.8 in. -- DJ, 9/17/2011
27. H. 'Itsy Bitsy Spider (G. Johnson, 2004) -- 2.3 x 0.5 in. -- GHF, 8/25/2011
28. H. 'Itty Bitty' (M. Zilis, 2010) -- 2.3 x 1.9 in.
29. H. 'Jennifer Bailey'  (T. Schmid, 2001) -- 2.5 x 1.4 in.
30. H. 'Jiminy Cricket'
31. H. 'Jon's Gem'
32. H. 'Lakeside Baby Face'
33. H. 'Lakeside Downsized' (M. Chastain, 2003) -- 2.3 x 1.0 in.
34. H. 'Lakeside Elfin Fire' (M. Chastain, 2000) -- 2.5 x 0.8 in. -- BHF, 8/4/2011
35. H. 'Lakeside Zinger'
36. H. 'Lemon Frost' (M. Zilis, 2002) -- 3.5 x 1.5 in. -- HOK Plant Sale, 8/6/2011
37. H. 'Lemon Lime' (R. Savory, 1977) -- 3.0 x 1.0 in.
38. H. 'Lights Up'
39. H. 'Limey Lisa' (AHS & K. Walek, 2009) -- 2.0 x 1.5 in.
40. H. 'Masquerade' (AHS & K. Walek, 2009) -- 3.8 x 1.5 in.
41. H. 'Masquerade' sport (AHS & K. Walek, 2009) -- 3.8 x 1.5 in. -- BHF, 5/13/2010
42. H. 'Neutrino'
43. H. 'Ops'
44. H. 'Pandora's Box' (H. Hansen, 1996) -- 2.0 x 1.5 in. -- source uncertain
45. H. 'Pixie Vamp'
46. H. 'Popo' (R. Riehl, 1993) -- 1.8 x 1.5 in. -- BHF, 6/16/2011
47. H. 'Rock Island Line' (A. Malloy, 2001) -- 1.3 x 0.8 in.
48. H. 'Slim and Trim' (R. Kuenster & AHS) -- 3.0 x 1.8 in. -- WN, 7/3/2011
49. H. 'Smiling Sailor' 
50. H. 'Stiletto' (P. Aden, 1987) -- 7.0 x 0.8 in. -- BHF, 6/16/2011
51. H. 'Surfer Girl'
52. H. 'Surprised by Joy' (A. Malloy, 1998) -- 2.0 x 1.5 in. -- BHF, 6/4/2010
53. H. 'Tears of Joy'
54. H. 'Teeny-weeny Bikini' (E. Elslager, 2000) -- 2.3 x 1.9 in. -- BHF, 6/16/2011
55. H. 'Tiny Tears' (R. Savory, 1977) -- 1.0 x 0.8 in.
56. H. 'Tot Tot'
57. H. 'Tweeny' (V. Heller & P. Banyai, 1989) -- 1.5 x 0.8 in. -- BHF, 8/4/2011
58. H. 'Twist of Lime' (B. Banyai & R. Solberg, 1991) -- 3.0 x 1.0 in. -- BHF, 6/4/2010
59. H. venusta -- (species) -- 2.0 x 1.5 in.
60. H. 'Wonderful'
61. H. 'Woodland Elf' (D. Dean, 2005) -- 1.5 x 1.0 in. -- GHF, 8/25/2011
62. H. 'X-rated' (R. Simmering, 2001) -- 5.0 x 0.6 in
63. H. 'Yellow Eyes' (P. Ruh, 1999) -- 2.5 x 1.0 in. -- HOK Plant Sale, 8/6/2011.

aAHS Unregistered Miniature Hostas
Plant descriptive data from 2011 AHS Mini Hosta List.

1. H. 'Cat's Eye' (Japan / Dan Heims) -- 2.0 x 1.0 in. (Zilis, TH2009) -- source uncertain
2. H. 'Little Devil' (H. Gowen) -- GHF, 8/25/2011
3. H. 'Little Stiffy' (R. Benedict) -- DJ, 9/17/2011

Other Hostas
For registered plants, descriptive data from 2012 AHS Show Classification List and originator/registrant for AHS Hosta Registry.

1. H. 'Big Daddy' (large; 1976) -- 10 x 7.00
2. H. 'Blue Ice' (small; R. Benedict, 1987) -- 4.0 x 4.00 in. -- BHF, 6/4/2010
3. H. 'Buttercup Baby' (unregistered) -- BHF, 6/4/2010
4. H. 'Cracker Crumbs' (small; R. Solberg, 2002) -- 4.0 x 2.00 in. -- BHF, 6/4/2010
5. H. 'Craig's Temptation' (small; 2002) -- 3 x 2.00 in. -- BHF, 6/4/2010
6. H. 'Double Up' (medium; 2001) -- GHF, 8/25/2010
7. H. 'Emerald Ruff Cut'
8. H. 'Feather Boa' (small; 1991) -- 8 x 6.5 in.
9. H. 'Fire Island'
10. H. 'Fragrant Bouquet' (small, 1982) -- 6 x 4.24
11. H. 'Francee' (medium; 1986) -- 9 x 6.00 in. - Lowe's, Frankfort, 7/30/2011
12. H. 'Great Expectations' (small; P. Aden, 1988) -- 6 x 4.50 in. -- source uncertain
13. H. 'Homecoming Queen' (unregistered) -- complimentary hosta at 2012 Great Lakes Hosta College
14. H. 'June' (small; 1991) -- 6.0 x 3.50 -- source uncertain -- 2001 AHGA Hosta of the Year
15. H. 'Liberty' (giant; 2000) -- 12.6 x 9.80 in. -- WN, 7/30/2011
16. H. 'Little Aurora' (small; 1978) -- 4 x 3.00 in. -- source uncertain
17. H. 'Little Treasure'
18. H. 'Lucky Mouse'
19. H. 'Mighty Mouse' (small; 2006) -- 2.5 x 3.25 in. -- BHF, 6/16/2011
20. H. 'Munchin' (small; 2003) -- 4.375 x 2.88
21. H. 'Peanut' (small; 2002) -- 3.5 x 2.00 in. -- 2 specimens: BHF, 5/13/2010; 
22. H. 'Pineapple Upsidedown Cake' (medium; M. Zilis & R. Solberg, 1999) -- 9 x 4 in. -- 2011 FHF Live Auction, 9/17/2011
23. H. 'Pineapple Zest'
24. H. plantaginea (medium; species) -- 10.0 x 6.00 in. -- BHF, 8/4/2011
25. H. 'Praying Hands' (small; 1996) -- 7 x 2.25 in. -- WN, 7/30/2011 -- 2011 AHGA Hosta of the Year
26. H. 'Rock Princess' (unregistered)
27. H. 'Sagae'
28. H. 'Shiny Penny' (small; 1997) -- 3.5 x 2.00 in. -- BHF, 6/16/2011
29. H. 'Silver Halo' (unregistered) -- BHF, 5/13/2010
30. H. 'Spartan Arrow' (small; 2000) -- 3 x 2.50 in. -- WN, 7/3/2011
31. H. 'Sugar Babe' (small; R. Solberg, 1996) -- 5 x 2 in. -- GHF, 8/25/2011
32. H. 'Swamp Thing' (medium; T. Avent, 2005) -- 9 x 6 in. -- 2011 FHF, 9/16/2011
33. H. 'X-ray' (small; R. Simmering, 2000) -- 7.0 x 1.00 in. -- source uncertain

10/2/2013 -- 109 varieties (63 registered minis, 3 unregistered minis)
9/28/2013 -- 100 varieties (57 registered minis, 3 unregistered minis)
5/24/2012 -- 69 varieties (37 registered minis, 3 unregistered minis)
9/17/2011 -- 55 varieties (31 registered minis, 3 unregistered minis) 

8/27/2011 -- 48 varieties (27 registered minis, 2 unregistered minis)