Blue Ivory!! It was $24 at a local garden centre back in 2009 and it was beautiful but I thought the price was ridiculous so left it there but couldn't stop thinking about it for weeks after so went back to get it and the rest is history and $24 is now considered a good price for a hosta... LOL!

Vanessa

This one. It's Fortunei Aureomarginata, bought it in 2009. Pic from last year.

Paul's Glory. At the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show one of the nurseries had a huge specimen as part of their display. I was blown away, just had to have it. It's still close to the top of my list of favourites.

Dave

This forum started my addiction!

I don't know the name. It's the bi-colored one in this photo (in front of the bleeding heart and wagon wheel). It came from a division that originated in my great-grandmother's yard in Indiana.

Same as Deb-this forum and Papou's Liberty. :-)

Fire Island. Even though I didn't know how it was going to look like when it matured, it was enough.

About 15 yrs ago I saw a flyer at work for a hosta sale in a private garden nearby. I went with my mom and was really impressed by the giant Sum and Substance that he had growing in his yard. I bought one and planted it and the rest is history...I was addicted and wanted more and more hosta :)

Little Blackscape, I was an EMT for 13 years while on a call I seen a sidewalk lined with them as we entered the home, a few days later I went to a local nursery that had several starts and the addiction began!

Gary

Gold Standard here. Like others mine came with

Mine was Sagae

I think the cute names got me. I thought 'Elvis Lives' was such a cool name. And then my sister got 'Fat Cat', my neighbour showed her 'Spilt Milk' and it just kind of evolved from there.

About 15 years or so ago I purchased Gold Standard and Wide Brim at a neighborhood plant sale. I now have many of both and I still love them. WW

Seeing a picture of Frances Williams quickly followed by Great Expectations, On Stage and Summer Music.

After many years I decided to divide a nice looking hosta I had that didn't seem to be doing that well. I put a piece in a pot and put it in more sun. Ahhhhhh, what a site to behold! It was Great Expectations.

Krossa Regal. All I'd known were the standard farmhouse hostas, which I still love, but about 15 years ago I mail-ordered Krossa Regal and Blue Umbrella...tiny little plugs that took years to mature. Both were pretty, but Krossa Regal has such great form and I like how light can shine into the plant.

I have said for years (2012) I am not addicted , hence the name of almosthooked as not totally hooked . I love my Francee too but I think it may have been Myrle's Niagara Fall that got me wanting more. This site is also a big help in the got to have department too

Myrle's Niagara Falls is one of the two that got me, the other being Surpised by Joy from the Sebright website.

Surprised by Joy

The funny part of the story is that I thought her stucco wall was a full height wall and I thought Niagara Falls was at least ten feet tall! I was impressed by hostas!

Kathy

Here's the pic that I think I first saw.

Kathy

Just added Surprised by Joy to the growing list.

In 2009 I had about 35 different hosta cultivars of a total of about 250 hostas, that means some were in drifts. Then one day in late May I was sitting in my car at a little public park waiting to pick up my grandson from Pre-K. And there was that montana 'Aureomarginata', or was it 'Atlantis', staring at me. I had never seen such a beautiful hosta before. After that I bought another 215 different hosta cultivars and also started raising hosta seedlings over winter.

Bernd, Atlantis is waiting to be planted and before July is over, by golly, I will have a Montana!! Love both of them!

Yes, that little park had other very nice perennials, went back there often to enjoy that sight. But that m. 'Aureomarginata' (or 'Atlantis') got me looking at modern cultivars. Prior to that I had only older hosta types, many duplicates of them I removed to make space for new ones. Now I have 350 hostas total.

My addiction started with the huge Francis Williams I have and never divided. Then I just got the regulars like gold standard,. aureo maginata and albo marginata. The LOVE of hostas is huge in my heart and my mind...I'm always after more hostas and more newer varieties. I have no room, but I remove some and started making hosta beds at the cottage. Now have 100 regulars at the cottage and they are thriving great. At home I'm not sure what my count is now....around 350 also??? I'm also not wanting to share my hostas with friends.......I like them too much!!