There, I fixed it.

Golden Meadows
Atlantis
Spartacus
Dance With Me
Bressingham Blue
Millennium
Potomac Pride
Blue Umbrellas
Regal Promenade
Ebb Tide
Golden Sculpture
Salute
Grand Slam
Blue Jay
Olive Bailey Langdom
Spilt Milt
Old Glory
American Sweetheart
Devil's Advocate
Flower Power
Abiqua Moonbeam

Blue Ivory
Brave Amherst
Brother Stefan
Dust Devil
Earth Angel
Grand Marquee
Heatwave
High Society
June
Liberty
Lakeside Paisley Print
Midnight at the Oasis
Paradigm
Paul's Glory
Rainforest Sunrise
Secret Love
St Paul
Sweet Innocence
Thunderbolt
Whirlwind

Working with hosta that I have:

Strip Tease
Royal Standard
Halcyon
Touch of Class
Devils Advocate
Earth Angel
Good As Gold
Feather Boa
Inspire Greatness
Paradigm
Patriot
El Nino

Fortunei Albopicta
Dream Queen
Sagae
American Halo
Geisha
Inniswood
X-Ray
Stained Glass
Regal Splendor
Praying Hands
June
First Frost
Sun Power
Blue Angel
Roller Coaster Ride
Winfield Mist
Night Before Christmas
Feather Boa
Halcyon
Tokudama Aureonebulosa

Great Escape
Stained Glass
Guardian Angel
Summer Breeze
Earth Angel
Blue Angel
Aphrodite
Great Expectations
Night Before Christmas
Paul's Glory
Paradigm
Orange Marmalade
Wide Brim
Sagae
Montana Aureomarginata
Luna Moth
Sum and Substance
Popcorn
Tokudama Aureonubulosa
Guacamole

OK, time to stop just reading and join in the converstaion. I only listed plants that have made it through at least one winter. Most of the hostas have been around for years and had the time to get big and beautiful. I'm sure the list will change as the new kids grow up; it was already hard to leave out Goodness Gracious.

Welcome to all the new posters.

254 different hosta nominated so far
723 nominations total

Keep 'em coming.

Paul

Abba Dabba Do
Abiqua Moonbeam
Alex Summers
August Moon
Captain Kirk
Dream Queen
El Nino
Gold Standard
Guacamole
Halcyon
June
Krossa Regal
Liberty
Paradigm
Paradise Joyce
Regal Splendor
Sagae
Striptease
Sum and Substance
Touch of Class

-Steve

In order to limit myself to 20 hostas, I omitted all minis from my list. I've only included hostas I have grown for three years or more. There are many contenders among my newer additions. Ask me for twenty favorites in a couple of weeks and some could change. Here is my list arranged alphabetically:

Abiqua Recluse
Ann Kulpa
Blue Angel
Bressingham Blue
Dark Star
Earth Angel
Emerald Ruff Cut
First Frost
George Smith
Jewel of the Nile
June
Lakeside Dragonfly
Leading Lady
Liberty
Montana Aureomarginata
On Stage
Regal Splendor
Satisfaction
Sum of All
Tokudama Aureonebulosa

These are my 20 best performing hostas as well as their curbside appeal:
Blue Mouse Ears
Blue Hawaii
Brother Stefan
Dream Queen
Emerald Ruff Cut
Frosted Dimples
Gypsy Rose
Halcyon
June
Liberty
Montana Aureomarginata
Nancy
On Stage
Paradigm
Salute
Sun Power
Touch of Class
Wolverine
Yellow River

So Sweet
Sum and Substance
Orange Marmalade
Plantaginea
Guacamole
Paradigm

bkay

Call your neighbor, call your friends - lets get the vote out....

Paul

Where is Ken? Surely he has an opinion on favorites.

chris

My Favorites, as of today. All are growing in my garden.

Adorable
Cathedral Windows
Curly Fries
Dancing Queen
Dragon of the Seas
Earth Angel
Elegans
Fortunai Aureomarginata
Fragrant Blue
Fragrant Queen
Francee
High Society
Journey�s End
Krossa Regal
Paul�s Glory
Royal Standard
Stained Glass
Stiletto
Strip Tease
Wide Brim

Blue Angel
Bressingham Blue
Captain Kirk
Earth Angel
Francis Williams
Guacamole
Gold Standard
Halcyon
June
Kiwi Full Monty
Krossa Regal
Olive Bailey Langdon
Paul's Glory
Sagae
Touch of Class

Thanks Paul

Raspberry Sundae
Purple Haze
Lakeside Paisley Print
Emerald Charger
Cathedral Windows
Jade Cascade
Earth Angel
Rainbow's End
Devon Green
Stitch in Time
Frisian Pride
Warwick Comet
Cameo
Risky Business
Lakeside Spellbinder
Night before Christmas
Blueberry Muffin
Teaspoon
Atlantis
Popcorn

I forgot one and since my list had only 12 hosta, here it is...

Tokoduma Flavocircinalis

Blue Angel
Curly Fries
Dawn's Early Light
Delta Dawn
First Frost
Grand Prize
Great Expectations
Guardian Angel
June
Kiwi Full Monty
Made You Look
Morning Light
Neptune
Niagra Falls
Northern Exposure
Pistache
Sagae
Thunderbolt
Touch of Class
War Paint

In no particular order . . .

Hillbilly Blues
Niagara Falls
Plantaginea
Sugar Daddy
Dance With Me
Guardian Angel
One Man's Treasure
Queen of the Seas
Dancing Queen
Dream Queen
June
Guacamole
My Cup of Tea
Corkscrew
Gosan Sunproof

Thanks Paul for doing this important poll. It not only helps those of us that have a collection but most importantly gives newbies a list to choose from of what we all consider the best.
Cher

Striptease
June
Liberty
Rainforest Sunrise
Queen of the Seas
Dream Queen
Brother Stefan
Sara's Sensation
Luna Moth
Aristocrat
Blue Angel
Halcyon
Earth Angel
Dark Shadows
First Frost
Lakeside Shore Master
Marrakech
Regal Spendor
Devil's Advocate
Lederhosen

Straw polls are still open in Iowa. Still time to place your votes.

Paul

Yes, perhaps we can elect our president here on this forum.

Francis Williams
Striptease
Halcyon
Mighty mouse
June
Dream queen
Guacamole
Sum and substance
Allegan Fog
Big daddy
Wolverine
Stainglass
Summer breeze
Rainforest sunrise
Great expectations
Climax
Olive bailey Langdon
Plantaginea
Tokudama Flavocircinalis
Widebrim

Old Glory
Guardian Angel
Praying Hands
Sagae
Dancing Queen
Earth Angel
Atlantis
Sea Gulf Stream
Ebb Tide
Spartacus
Victory
Journey's End
Lakeside Prophecy
Brother Stephan
Candy Dish
Goodness Gracious
Blue Mouse Ears
Restless Sea
Prestige and Promise
Paradise Backstage

bump...it's at the bottom of page one.

anybody else out there?

in no particular order and interesting to see what is making the top 20 for others that I have but am not including:

Blue Dimples
Wolverine
Hanky Panky
Grand Prize
Sleeping Beauty
First Frost
Sun Power
Alex Summers
Praying Hands
Cherry Berry
Little Treasure
Fragrant Bouquet
Guacamole
Bitsy Gold
Halcyon
Dream Queen
Blue Ivory
Autum Frost
Blue Mouse Ears
Baby Bunting

Jodi

Blue Mouse Ears
Dawn's Early Light
Earth Angel
Fragrant Bouquet
Ghost Spirit (currently my favorite)
Golden Meadows
Guardian Angel
Great Escape
June
Kiwi Full Monty
Komodo Dragon
Lakeside Paisley Print
Liberty
Midnight at the Oasis
Montana Aureomarginata
Moonlight Sonata
Queen of the Seas
Stained Glass
Sun Power
War Paint

Sorry I haven't been posting ... Wayne

Blue Mouse Ears
Earth Angel
Elvis Lives
Emerald Ruff Cut
Ginsu Knife
Golden Meadows
Goodness Gracious
Guardian Angel
Hollywood Lights
Ice Age Trail
Jimmy Crack Corn
Kiwi Full Monty
Lakeside Paisley Print
Liberty
montana Aureomarginata
Niagara Falls
On Stage
Praying Hands
Regal Splendor
Summer Breeze

My top 20 are:

Rhino Hide
Captain Kirk
Earth Angel
Tropical Storm
Cat's Eye
Holy Mouse Ears
Green with Envy
Rainbow's End
Marrakech
Little Treasure
Queen of the Seas
Stained Glass
Paradigm
Olive Bailey Langdon
Atlantis
Spartacus
June
Anna Kulpa
Goodness Gracious
El Niño

There's still time to vote

Paul

Looks like the entries are slowing so lets keep this open thru Sunday July 15th and then I'll announce the results.

Thus far we've passed 1000 nominations and over 300 different hosta.

Thanks for participating.

Paul

Still time to vote.

Paul

I can't wait :) You guys are helping me figure out my next 50 or so Hostas with this list....LOL My "Must Haves"...

I'm new to Hosta and only have around 20 plants, but I'd like to vote from my very limited perspective;

Elegans
Praying Hands
GE
Guacamole
Wheee

Regal Splendor
Blue Mouse Ears
Stained Glass
Guacamole
Barbara Ann
El Nino
Popcorn
Fried Bananas
Fragrant Dream
Francee
Twilight
Dream Weaver
Carnival
Blue Angel
Frances Williams
Twist of Lime
Praying Hands
Sieboldiana Elegans
Sum and Substance
Sun Power

Let's see...in my tiny hosta garden, Little Treasure continues to hold my heart the closest.

Little Treasure
Raspberry Sundae
First Mate
Maui Buttercups
Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
Blue Cadet
Cracker Crumbs
Undulata mediopicta
Cherish
Yellow Eyes (I didn't want to neglect it, but I could live without it--it was just a freebie extra Jim's Hostas threw in my last order)

Victory
Liberty
Sagae
Halcyon
Orange Marmalade
Blue Hawaii
Montana Aureomarginata
Sun Power
Sum and Substance
June
First Frost
Rainforest Sunrise
Guardian Angel
Stained Glass
Komodo Dragon
Queen of the Seas
Niagara Falls
Tokudama Flavocircinalis
Atlantis
Touch of Class

ADDENDUM: The hostas on my list are listed in order of distance from my heart, with Little Treasure being my fav and Yellow Eyes being completely optional in my garden. It's doing quite well and actually flowering, but if it died, no boo-hoos here. It's just not, IMHO, very pretty.

Reminder - Last Day to Vote is Sunday!

Results will be posted on Monday.

Paul

Alvantine Taylor
City Lights
Dawn's Early Light
Fallen Angel
Green With Envy
Guardian Angel
Heart and Soul
Jewel of the Nile
Journey's End
Krossa Regal
Liberty
Lakeport Blue
Marilyn Monroe
Pewterware
Rainforest Sunrise
Sea Fire
Stiletto
Summer Breeze
Summer Lovin
Sweet Innocence

Sun Power
Regal Splendor
Goodness Gracious
Atlantis
Guardian Angel
Journey's End
Funky Monkey
Queen Of the Seas
Sweet Home Chicago
Fuji-botan
Montana aureo marginata
Paul's Glory
Halcyon
Great Arrival
Janet
Olive Bailey Langdon
Praying Hands
Antioch
Kiwi Full Monty
Curly Fries

Based on what is doing the very best in the garden under extreme heat and drought conditions. Only 20? I got more!.....

Sandy

Out of my small collection of 26 they are

Guacamole
Empress Wu
Blue Angel
Sum and Substance
Winter Snow
Elegans
Montana Aureomarginata
August Moon
Fortunei Hyacinthina
Minute Man
Halcyon
Wide Brim
June
Sea Thunder
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Hadspen Blue
Golden Tiara
Pilgrim
Blue Ivory
Sleeping Beauty

All are growing in my garden.
Debbie

My top 20 are:

Little Treasure
June
First Frost
Praying Hands
Spilt Milk
Revolution
Frosted Mouse Ears
Blue Mouse Ears
Holy Mouse Ears
Krossa Regal
S. Elegans
Liberty
Robert Frost
Teenie Weenie Bikini
June Fever
Mourning Dove
Sum & Substance
Guardian Angel
Orange Marmalade
Dream Queen

Earth Angel
Golden Meadows
Guardian Angel
Old Glory
Mighty Mouse
Wolverine
Olive Bailey Langdon
Regal Splendor
Brother Stefan
Lakeside Shoremaster
Touch of Class
Kiwi Full Monty
Tokudama Flavocircinalis
Liberty
Essence of Summer
June
Orange Marmalade
Cutting Edge
Alligator Shoes
Ani Machi aka Geisha

These are old favorites that I've had for a while. The last year or two I've bought a lot more so the list may change soon.

Sunpower
Golden Meadows
Sum & Substance
Liberty
Brother Stefan
Striptease
Holy Mole
Fire Island
St. Paul
Satisfaction
Old Glory
June
Touch of Class
Climax
Alex Summers
Blue Angel
Tokudama Aero-nebulosa
Dancing Queen
Squash Casserole
Sweet Innocence

Liberty
Sum and Substance
High Society
June
June Fever
Brother Stefan
Atlantis
Blue Mouse Ears
Dancing Queen
Touch of Class
Cameo
Whirlwind
Sagae
Krossa Regal
Regal Standard
Thunderbolt
Sweet Innocence
Elegans
Striptease
Paradigm

Today is final day to vote.

Thanks for participating.

Paul

Very nice pictures! Do you also have a picture 'LAST CHANCE, CLOSED'? We will find out...

Even though I am fairly new to hostas, I say "Wow" every time I see these hosta in my garden:

Paul's Glory
Earth Angel
Great Expectations

Just went outside. Please add one more hosta to my list. It's sooo pretty!

June

Poll is closed - Thanks for participating.

Results can be found at link below.

Here is an alphabetic listing of all hosta that received votes (344) -

Abba Dabba Do
Abiqua Drinking Gourd
Abiqua Moonbeam
Abiqua Recluse
Adorable
Alex Summers
Aliyah's Grace
Allegan Fog
Alligator Shoes
Alvatine Taylor
American Halo
American Icon
American Sweetheart
Ann Kulpa
Antioch
Aphrodite
Arc de Triomphe
Aristocrat
Atlantis
August Moon
Autumn Frost
Baby Bunting
Barbara Ann
Beckoning
Big Daddy
Bitsy Gold
Blaze of Glory
Blue Angel
Blue Arrow
Blue Cadet
Blue Dimples
Blue Hawaii
Blue Ivory
Blue Jay
Blue Monday
Blue Mouse Ears
Blue Shadows
Blue Umbrellas
Blueberry Muffin
Brave Amherst
Bressingham Blue
Brim Cup
Brother Stefan
Cameo
Canadian Blue
Candy Dish
Captain Kirk
Captain's Adventure
Carnival
Cathedral Windows
Cat's Eye
Celestial
Cherish
Cherry Berry
Christmas Tree
City Lights
Climax
Clovelly
Corkscrew
Corn Belt
Cowrie
Cracker Crumbs
Cranberry Wine
Curly Fries
Cutting Edge
Dance With Me
Dancing Queen
Dark Shadows
Dark Star
Dawn's Early Light
Deep Blue Sea
Delta Dawn
Devil's Advocate
Devon Green
Diamond Tiara
Diana Remembered
Dick Ward
Dorothy Benedict
Dragon of the Seas
Dragon's Eye
Dream Queen
Dream Weaver
Dust Devil
Earth Angel
Ebb Tide
El Nino
Elegans
Elvis Lives
Emerald Charger
Emerald Ruff Cut
Empress Wu
Eskimo Pie
Essence of Summer
Fallen Angel
Feather Boa
Fire and Ice
Fire Island
First Frost
First Mate
Flemish Sky
Flower Power
Fluted Fountain
Fortunei Albopicta
Fortunei Aureomarginata
Fortunei Hyacinthina
Fragrant Blue
Fragrant Blue Ribbons
Fragrant Bouquet
Fragrant Dream
Fragrant Queen
Francee
Frances Williams
Fried Bananas
Frisian Pride
Frosted Dimples
Frosted Mouse Ears
Fujibotan
Funky Monkey
Geisha
George Smith
Ghost Spirit
Ghostmaster
Ginsu Knife
Gold Standard
Golden Gate
Golden Meadows
Golden Scepter
Golden Sculpture
Golden Tiara
Good As Gold
Goodness Gracious
Gosan Sunproof
Grand Canyon
Grand Marquee
Grand Prize
Grand Slam
Great Arrival
Great Escape
Great Expectations
Green with Envy
Guacamole
Guardian Angel
Guenther's Prize
Gunsmoke
Gypsy Rose
Hadspen Blue
Halcyon
Half And Half
Hanky Panky
Heart and Soul
Heatwave
High Society
Hillbilly Blues
Hollywood Lights
Holy Mole
Holy Mouse Ears
Ice Age Trail
Ice Follies
Inniswood
Inspire Greatness
Iris Frazier
Irish Luck
Jade Cascade
Janet
Jewel Of The Nile
Jimmy Crack Corn
Journey's End
June
June Fever
Kathryn Lewis
Key Lime Pie
Key West
Kiwi Full Monty
Komodo Dragon
Krossa Regal
Lady Isobel Barnett
Lakeport Blue
Lakeside Beach Captain
Lakeside Cha Cha
Lakeside Cindy Cee
Lakeside Cupcake
Lakeside Dragonfly
Lakeside Frosted Mint
Lakeside Paisley Print
Lakeside Prophecy
Lakeside Prophecy Fulfilled
Lakeside Scamp
Lakeside Shore Master
Lakeside Spellbinder
Lakeside Symphony
Laura Lanier
Leading Lady
Lederhosen
Liberty
Lily Pad
Little Treasure
London Fog
Love Pat
Loyalist
Luna Moth
Made You Look
Mango Tango
Manhattan
Marilyn Monroe
Marrakech
Maui Buttercups
Midnight at the Oasis
Mighty Mouse
Millennium
Minute Man
Misty Ridge
montana Aureomarginata
Moonlight Sonata
Moonstruck
Morning Light
Mount Tom
Mountain Snow
Mourning Dove
My Cup of Tea
Nancy
Neptune
Niagara Falls
Night Before Christmas
Northern Exposure
Old Glory
Olive Bailey Langdon
On Stage
One Man's Treasure
Ooh La La
Orange Crush
Orange Marmalade
Pacific Blue Edger
Paradigm
Paradise Backstage
Paradise Glory
Paradise Island
Paradise Joyce
Parhelion
Patriot
Paul's Glory
Peter Ruh
Pewterware
Pilgrim
Pineapple Upsidedown Cake
Pistache
Plantaginea
Popcorn
Potomac Pride
Powder Blue
Praying Hands
Prestige and Promise
Purple Haze
Queen Josephine
Queen of the Seas
Rainbow's End
Rainforest Sunrise
Rascal
Raspberry Sundae
Regal Promenade
Regal Splendor
Regal Standard
Restless Sea
Revolution
Rhino Hide
Risky Business
Robert Frost
Roller Coaster Ride
Royal Standard
Royal Tapestry
Sagae
Sally and Bob
Salute
Sara's Sensation
Satisfaction
Sea Fire
Sea Gulf Stream
Sea Lotus Leaf
Sea Thunder
Secret Love
Seducer
Sharmon
She's a Dancer
Singing In The Rain
Sleeping Beauty
So Sweet
Spartacus
Spartan Arrow
Spilt Milk
Spinach Souffle
Spring Fling
Squash Casserole
St Paul
Stained Glass
Stardust
Stargate
Stiletto
Stingray
Stitch in Time
Striptease
Sugar Daddy
Sum and Substance
Sum of All
Summer Breeze
Summer Lovin
Sun Power
Sweet Home Chicago
Sweet Innocence
Tambourine
Teaspoon
Teenie Weenie Bikini
The Razor's Edge
Thunderbolt
Tokudama Aureonebulosa
Tokudama Flavocircinalis
Tom Schmid
Tongue Twister
Touch of Class
Tropical Storm
Tutu
Twilight
Twist of Lime
Ultramarine
Undulata Albomarginata
Undulata Mediopicta
ventricosa
Victory
War Paint
Warwick Comet
Wave Runner
Wheee!
Whirlwind
White Christmas
White Dove
Whoopee
Wide Brim
Winfield Mist
Winter Snow
Wolverine
Wylde Green Cream
X-Ray
Yellow Eyes
Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
Yellow River
Yesterday's Memories

Paul

Here is a link that might be useful: Results