ALLEGAN Fog

Albo Marginata

Slow but always pretty.

American Halo. Paul looking at your American Icon I may have to get it.

The Zoot suit-er

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'Aspen Gold'

Don B.

A young 'Atlantis' still has big leaves. Bernd, yours looks great!

Don B.

'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'

Don B.

'Austin Dickinson' with his little friend 'The Shining'.

Don B.

I didn't have much time to organize/label all of my pics, it was a crazy few weeks right before Christmas for me! That said, here is what I have:

Arc de Triomphe

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Autumn Frost

'All That Jazz'. This is not my plant, and I did not take this pic. Maybe next year mine will be picworthy, but certainly not yet. A fantastic variety that should be in more gardens, in my opinion.

Don B.

My 'Alligator Shoes' may suffer by comparison to our other beautiful examples, but here she is...

Don B.

Late as usual, loved the pictures, especially Arc de Triomphe and Atlantis. Here's Abiqua Drinking Gourd-

And Allegan Fog

Jan, don't feel TOO badly about your 'Atlantis'!! Here is my 'August Moon'. I know, I know, the planter is waaaay too big for the root mass...HVX, yuck.

Don B.

EDIT: Wow! MadPlanter, your 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd' is beautiful; Nice work!

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Aphrodite-

Don- what happened to your August Moon that it ended up in the trash? The only thing I can think of is a virus. ABG has been sitting in that spot for at least 10 years. I guess it's just happy there.

As usual, I can't find pictures I know I took. So far my last "A" is a hail damaged Alex Summers.

Oops- I found more. Avocado-

Andrew was new this year. I've heard he can be hard to grow, fingers crossed.

Allen P. McConell. (or is it McConnell?)

Abba Dabba Do

Paul, your 'Adorable' looks like a must-have. Fragrant, too. Now I'm shopping. You got me again, pal! : )

Cheers,
Don B.

The Hosta Library's database describes this hosta as vigorous blue. For me it is slow.

Don---sorry about your HVX but your 'August Moon' gets the prize for funniest photo. I'm embarrassed that I would laugh at anyone's misfortune, but I did. Out loud.
Jan

Flowering in July.

There are many great examples of this hosta here. The flower bud it produces can be large and lovely too.

Lots of great pictures here. All the ones of Atlantis are impressive. It's been the most difficult of the Sun Power sports for me to get going. I know for sure I'm going to have to move American Icon. My 4 or 5 year old plant is nothing like Bernard's.

Here are a few more A's of mine that have not been shown except the Allan P McConnell. MadPlanter mine looks very different than yours. Are you sure you plant isn't Golden Tiara?

I don't have any good hostas to show,like the others on this thread,but here is a pic of one of my American Haloes. Phil

I am really enjoying looking through the pics, am liking Antioch a lot and Abba dabba do lots.

I don't have any pics to show but next year will join in with gusto!

I have Alex Summers, Abiqua Drinking Gourd and Apple Green in this A category,

Keep em comming!
Denis

undulata Albomarginata I apologize if it's upside down.
Kathy

Adorable

Afterglow

Alabama Bowl...new in June 2013

Alabama Gold looking spiffy in its 2nd year

and again Alabama Gold in August 2013 showing the roots spread out as I placed it in the experimental bed by the driveway

Alex Summers was a 2012 Bonus from Hallsons

Alligator Alley new in July 2013 from Naylor Creek

Amber Glass new in 2013, picture taken almost Halloween
It is a fragrant hosta..it's the gold one in this group picture

American Halo in May 2013

American Sweetheart in May 2013

Angel From Montgomery came to me in 2011, and I like it better as a small than Ann Kulpa

Ann Kulpa really difficult for me, so if it dies it is GONE.

Annabel Lee, showing the tender chartreuse of a new eye growing in July

Aphrodite now one of several, this one shown in Sept 2013

Aqua Velva, a fragrant growing in the pot with Niagara Falls. It will be moved out to its own pot come spring. The darker duller green is the Aqua Velva.

Aspen Gold in August 2013, with Lucy Vitols for size comparison. Both came from Don Rawson in 2012

Astral Bliss -- Awakening Angel....2 for 1 here. Holding their blue and frosty looks into June in zone 9a is pretty good.

Athena is a big time fragrant new in 2013 from Avalon Acres
It bloomed in September

Atom Smasher very golden here in bowl with other small/mini.

August Moon sharing a tub with Midas Touch. 2 each in this tub, think I'll be repotting them separately in the spring

Austin Dickinson is brother to Emily Dickinson, and a beau of Mistress Mabel (who was also Miss Emily's editor)...all 3 are fragrant. I always keep these three together. Here they are in August 2013

Autumn Frost is really slow growing for me

Avocado, my DH's favorite hosta, is a major player in the fragrant hosta family. It was a Bonus from Hallsons in 2012

and that's all folks. :)

Awakening Angel

MadPlanter, your Aphrodite picture is the prettiest and strongest specimen of that hosta I ever saw. Hope you don't mind I copied it for my computer? It seems I must have seen it before, and this makes twice I've voted it as beautiful!

I think for the rest of the alphabet I will upload my pics straight from the computer using the GWeb uploader. That way, if I should change from Flickr at anytime in the future, GWeb will be able to keep the pictures instead of losing them.

If anyone wonders how to keep the pictures for a long time on the forum, use the GWEB UPLOADER. Only one picture at a time, but they will remain available as long as GWeb keeps the post.

American Icon

ADG

Oops, I forgot one. Here's 'Arc de Triomphe' in a spectacular vase. This picture was taken by me at Sebright Gardens this summer.

Thanks for the Aprodite, Madplanter. Nice photo.

bk

American Sweetheart (with a little bit of melting in the middle)

Andrew (all three)

Ann Kulpa

Aristocrat

Mocc and Bkay, ditto about MadPlanter's 'Aphrodite'! It's a 'wow' plant...Yeah, you're Mad alright...Mad like a pro! : ) I've not seen a nicer one than yours.

Don B.

Ludi, you grow the white centered/margined to perfection. I look at yours and say AARRGGHH!! to my rag tag bunch.

Whatever you're doing, it must be right. All I'll try to do is admire from a distance, and feel fortunate if one or two pass muster at my house.

ZCathy, your picture turned out right side up this time, you don't need to apologize, don't get gun shy on us here.......if it needs straightening, somebody will do it, we know what you're dealing with....hehehehe

And Phil, we are familiar with a lot of your hosta, like they were old friends and members of the family. (Especially your Sagae).....so don't you be saying not gonna post em....Your garden has some nicely grown hosta, friend! So put em up! :)

She's right Phil. I'm waiting for Eventide on the "E's".

McTavish- Ouch- you're right. Looks like my Allen P. McConnell just joined the list of mismarked NOIDs. There were several just like it; the whole batch must have been shipped with the wrong tag.

Thanks to all who admired Aphrodite. That was last year's photo. I cut a chunk off for a friend this spring, and she did not like being divided one bit, was a much smaller plant in 2013.

Ludi, those Andrews look marvelous.

A young Andorrian joined the "Star Trek" collection this year-

Autumn Frost

Finally joining the fun after a week of no internet.

Astral Bliss, one year old, in August.

August Moon, my picture, my sister's garden

Adorable, a favorite of mine.

Alex Summers

Aristocrat

American Masterpiece

Andrew

we've bigger aad, but here's flowering