So many NOIDs, which one to choose. This one came from a garage sale. The owner loves hostas but sells them when she loses their IDs. She buys good stuff, it was pretty and I took a chance. Thought maybe Lakeside Cha Cha or Sunshine Glory. I'm afraid it got bit nibbled, a victim of my reluctance to use pesticides.

Madplanter,your noid could be Shade Fanfare.but that's just a guess. Phil

Any ideas welcome. Thanks to all you guys I have ID'd THREE of my NOID from YOUR pictures!!!! Thanks!!!!

This post was edited by plantbug on Thu, Jan 24, 13 at 10:16

Very large, very mature, never knew what it was. I'm guessing maybe Abiqua Drinking Gourd? White flowers.

The little one in the upper pot? I know the larger pot contains Wide Brim. Ignore the chickens, they're rude.

Medium size hosta, light lavender blooms.

I often use hosta leaves in flower arrangements. Here's one with green spider flower mums. Might be Undulata Medio-variegata but not sure.

oh come on peeps.. one pic.. per post for ID request ...

undulata above in little pot harassed by chickens ... or allegan fog.. or any other of the look alikes.. holiday white??? there is a third or forth name also ... oh.. i think a kiwi version name ... kiwi spearmint????

it is not ADGourd.. not cupped enough.. frankly.. it could be a very old rogue seedling ...

bugs green one remind me of second wind.. the all green whirlwind.. third wind. passing wind.. i dont know ... lol .. which looks just like lakeside coalminer .. etc .. colorwise i mean ... so does ventricosa???? ah i dont know which 'cosa'.. the dark green sparkly one ...

does the first pic have a thin white line??.. if not. .... whats the green tiara??? ... the all green golden tiara ... etc ...

was this a ID request post.. or an homage to the alpha posts.. by subject ... God i sound cranky.. and i am not.. i am chuckling.. so dont get your privates in a twist ...

ken

this little NOID is growing well and expanding, but remains named 'Aylmer mini' after the town where it was purchased.

This one dates from 30 or so years ago when we had 'the green one'.

This one was mislabelled, so we call it 'not the paul's glory'! Whatever it is, I think it will be really nice when it grows up. Big, healthy, blue!

jan.. PG came from a blue.. look into such ... i can picture where it is in my garden.. but the name escapes me ... lol ...

are there white lines on your first.. if so.. even just a few of the leaves.. look at.. are you ready for it.. lol.. LITTLE WHITE LINES ... i had a plant once.. 100 divisions.. edged.. centered. green.. white lines.. etc .... all on one clump ...

hmm.. a 30 year old green.. what did gold standard come from ... the original green ...

i am glad i can share the wisdom of lost brain cells with you all .. lol ...

ken

Perry's True Blue is the name Ken is trying to think of.

Steve

darn.. i was going to embarrass myself with wheaton blue.. lol ...

which came H. from WB???

or is that an all blue of some edged one ..

oh crimminey.. its all so confusing ... lol ..

if only there were a way to research all this stuff.. oh wait.. there is.. the library .. i hate going to the library .. and looking thru the old books ... with all that antique dust that makes my eyes itchy.. wait.. this is online.. lol .. but i digress ...

thank God there is a post that is intriguing me today in the hosta forum ...

ken

This plant sported out of one of my Francees last spring; It's probably a Patriot or Minuteman or etc.... I don't know. Anyway, it grows extremely fast and has nice, thick substance. I just posted it for show-and-tell, and because I like it a lot, not really to get identified. If it proves to be any different than other Francee sports, I'll call it 'Patrick Henry' as a garden name. Why not? Can't wait to see how large it gets and what it looks like this year.

Cheers everyone,
Don B.
Warm Westminster, CO.

And a shot of another piece of that 'Francee' sport. I potted up this piece last season, now it's planted in the garden. Hosta rookie that I am, I divided the sport into 4 pieces, but I got lucky and they all took off like a bat outta Hades.
For What It's Worth,
Don B.

Don,

A wide white margined sport of Francee is either Patriot or Minuteman.

Steve

Hi, Phil. I don't think it's Shade Fanfare (which I now covet, lovely hosta). The white is narrower. I found a close up of a single leaf, looks like there are 7 or 8 vein pairs.

MP,

The narrow margin leads me to believe this is Sunshine Glory. Same coloring as Shade Fanfare but smaller margins.

Steve

Madplanter, could it be Sweet Innocence, that first NOID? Depends on the blooms being white and fragrant.

I have potentially two, but my favorite NOID is now identified as Satisfaction, and it was added to my garden in May 2010, so one of the first hosta I ever grew. Only, I did not ORDER Satisfaction from Plant Delights Nursery, so I kept trying to turn it into Brother Stefan, or Faith which I did order and never grew. So here is the lovely NOID Satisfaction in a photo taken in April, with a blooming scape already.

Good possibilities - thanks ken and Steve! 'Little White Lines' in HL has lots more white edges than mine, but there are definitely a few on mine. And 'Perry's True Blue' looks like a good call. The plain jane green one is potentially fortunei Hyacinthina (parent of Gold standard.)
I'll count and measure and be more observant come spring.
Jan

Hostanista, your third NOID looks a lot like fortunei Albomarginata to me.

This post was edited by irawon on Fri, Jan 25, 13 at 16:30

Plantbug,your NN 1025 looks a lot like Fringe Benefit,which have two of. Phil

Plantbug,your NN 1025 looks a lot like Fringe Benefit,which have two of. Phil

Ken and Phil,

Thanks for the info. I will look closer this year at the stages of growth and for the flowers. plantbug

Steve,

I thought it was Sunshine Glory when I bought it, but I have an SG, and the two don't look exactly alike. I'll have to wait a few months and look again, see if I can describe the difference.

ML,

I'll go check out Sweet Innocence. How's the kitchen remodel going?

Chris

Steve,
Thanks for the info. Oh well, at least I have my own rip-roaring, superfast growing Patriot/Minuteman hostas...Free of charge.

Don B.

MadPlanter, thanks for asking. We are having fun moving the laundry center and fridge around, and are selecting materials, so I count that as progress. Meanwhile, I saw a couple of hosta eyes turning green but not shooting up. Let's hope they hold off for at least 3 more weeks. I'm too busy to baby sit right now. :)