Context, please. Here's the advice I give at Facebook.

IDENTIFICATION OF AN UNKNOWN HOSTA: How to ask for help here.

One of the most frequent posts by new guests here (welcome!) is to
identify a hosta that was either inherited—passed along or in an
existing garden—or where the ID has been lost. If you want the kind
folks here to ID a hosta, please follow these suggestions:

1. Check out this page: http://www.delvalhosta.org/what-hosta-do-i-have
. This covers the "dirty dozen" most likely inherited/pass-along hostas
in detail, and lists at the bottom about two dozen more candidates. The
HostaLibrary (dot org) is a big help, if you haven't discovered that
treasure yet.

2. Take a good picture of your hosta, showing
something in the picture that gives an idea of the size of the plant and
of the leaf. Take two pictures if needed.

3. Post the picture(s)
here (or see 4 below) in a new post, ONE HOSTA PER POST (because
Facebook is a pain otherwise). ALSO tell us what you can about: where
the hosta is growing (region/zone), how long it might have been growing
there, any information about the blooms (if not shown), and any
information you have about where it came from and/or why you don't have
the name for it. If this hosta is in a garden with a dozen or 10 dozen
other hostas (i.e., likely common or likely uncommon), that's also
useful.

or 4. Try the Hosta ID group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1015128831939070/ The above suggestions still apply if you go there.

There are several thousand hostas out there in the garden world.
Following these steps gives the experienced hosta growers here a much
better chance of figuring out what yours is.

Thank you for the tips D- I did check the dirty dozen delvahosta.org first thing, as it is a division from my mom's garden- she does have many oldies. i use the hosta library regularly and have taken so much time over the past months trying to research with no luck. actually it is still in a pot right now as i'm not sure where to put it lol. After I posted the pic, I realized there is no way to judge the size. i'll try to get a pic of the original mature plant in her garden with surrounding varieties and post the new pic with some details in the next few days. thank you again :)

Vickz, put something in context near the plant. And whatever you think you know about how when and where it was bought etc.

On the first glance it looks like it won't pass 10 ft rule to me.

Thank you for pointing us newbies into the right direction! I didn’t know about the one Hosta per posting...

as it is a division from my mom's garden- she does have many oldies

==>>> its the converse we are interested in.. is she a collector ... can we rule out say.. everything less than 10 or 20 years old.. becasue... if we can.. then we are down to the oldies but goodies ...

scale.. anything we all might know.. back in the day it was the camera lens cap ... or.. a lighter.. ball point pen ... baseball cap ... [i really hate the feet people.. dude.. i dont want to see your feet ...

the leaf twist leads me to one of the real oldies .... ventricosa Aureomarginata

http://www.hostalibrary.org/v/v.html

bkay mentions two fragrant ones ... that can be checked when they bloom ... eh??

ken

new pic - I put it in a temporary spot in the ground... Neptune on left. wide brim on right. leaf coloring near identical to wide brim, shiny finish. similar size slightly elongated leaf.

Look at Silk Kimono.

Vick, we still can't tell how big it is. Take another photo and include the pop can this time.

bkay

so sweet bkay. ventricosa ken, and silk kimono jim all are possibilities. it actually reminds me of a smaller version of montana aureomaginata. Thank you- I appreciate the help and the good suggestions. i still want to get a pic from my moms original in her garden soon and/or a pic with a better reference for size bkay. and yes ken, each of these has a different flower color - so that will help. at least i'm on the right track now. i'll keep you posted... :)

Funny, just last night my DH and I were talking about Hosta Queen Josephine. Maybe?

Beverly-- dang, sure looks like it... no corrugation but yet a good possibility. thank you :)

Vickz, check the leaf dimensions and vein count on your Mom’s mature one. I compared your pic with my So Sweet & QJ - it could be either...not knowing any other details. My QJ is mature and the leaves are wider (heart-shaped) with maturity.

It’s very pretty, and the leaf is quite shiny! Isn’t QJ shiny?