One thing Don forgot to mention, Don's list(s) are now also available as a download from my website.... and will be updated regularly (as he provides updates), both as a complete document (PDF file) as well as eventually individual lists. Saves Don the trouble of having to do individual e-mails and all that will be necessary as the lists are updated is to do a quick post on this forum to notify everyone an update has been posted and you can then download the updated version at your convenience...

Here is a link that might be useful: Hosta Lists

Don,

I am an occasional reader here with a very small hosta collection--about a dozen or so. When I began to garden in earnest, it was a hosta that I first identified for myself as a totally blind gardener. It was totallyÂumÂbeginner's luck.

Seven years later and a huge learning curve both behind and before me and, of course, my fondness for hostas remains. I have occasionally noticed your lists in the making and have found the fragrant hosta list particularly useful. Since there are so many hostasÂand so little timeÂthat's where I put my emphasis. From the hostas that came with this house I have an ample supply of H. plantaginea. I'm convinced that this plant is the northern gardener's jasmine. My hummingbirds adore them. I just wish that there were some fragrant hostas that bloomed earlier in the growing season. I've gone on to collect Guacamole, So Sweet, Stained Glass, Diana Remembered. I'd like to get Â

I am also trying to acquire "representative" hostas from other categoriesÂSomething blue (don't have yet), something upright ('Regal Splendor'), something gorgeously gold (don't have yet), something fun (Got Pineapple Upsidedown Cake as a mislabled 'stained Glass'--both I and the nursery attendant knew that that wasn't what this narrow leaved, wavy edged, brightly colored guy was)Â

So you see, one of your best lists for me is your "List of Lists" at the beginning of your first post about your work.

Anyway this is just to say "Thank you" and to bump your post up where other newbies can get a chance to receive your lists. Your hard work is very much appreciated, even by those of us who only come by every once in a while.

Now, I'm going to figure out how to send you an email.

Wellspring