Hosta Lists
, 426 Nine Mile Rd. NE, Comstock Park, MI 49321
The HOSTA LISTS of Don Rawson represent a compilation of 70 individual lists which group hosta cultivars and species according to various facts and characteristics. These lists have been compiled over a twelve year period, and are revised and updated annually. The lists are part of the notebook of the West Michigan Hosta Society.
Containing over 10,000 entries, the 70 lists represent the most complete and accurate collection of hosta lists available anywhere. Hosta names are faithfully and carefully checked for accuracy against the AHS Hosta Registry and The Hostapedia: An Encyclopedia of Hostas (Mark R. Zilis, 2009). The HOSTA LISTS have displayed their usefulness in years past and will continue to be an invaluable and indispensible resource for hosta gardeners everywhere.
NEW LISTS ADDED FOR 2010:
- Closed-flowered Hostas
- Convention Plants
- Early Flowering Hostas
- Hostas Analyzed by Flow Cytometry
- Late Flowering Hostas
- Miniature Hostas
- Non-flowering Hostas
- Reblooming Hostas
- Short Petiole Hostas
- Short Scape Hostas
- Sterile Hostas
- Very Small Hostas
- White-stemmed Hostas
The DWARF AND SMALL HOSTAS list has been omitted. A list of MINIATURE HOSTAS has been compiled, according to AHS guidelines. A new list of VERY SMALL HOSTAS has been added also.
The lists are:
- Albescent Hostas

- Azurescent Hostas
- Beautifully-flowered Hostas

- Black-stemmed Hostas

- Blue-leaved Hostas

- Branched-scape Hostas

- Bronze-leaved Hostas
- Closed-flowered Hostas

- Contorted-leaved Hostas
- Convention Plants

- Convexly-cupped Hostas

- Cup-leaved Hostas

- Deer-resistant Hostas
- Difficult-to-Grow Hostas

- Double-flowered Hostas

- Drawstring-leaved Hostas

- Early Emerging Hostas

- Early Flowering Hostas

- Folded-leaved Hostas

- Fragrant-flowered Hostas

- Glossy-leaved Hostas

- Gold-leaved Hostas

- Green-leaved Hostas

- Ground Cover Hostas

- Hosta of the Year (AHGA)

- Hostas Analyzed by Flow Cytometry

- Large Upright Hostas

- Late Emerging Hostas
- Late Flowering Hostas

- Lined-leaved Hostas

- Lutescent Hostas

- Miniature Hostas - Registered

- Miniature Hostas - Unregistered

- Narrow-leaved Hostas

- Non-flowering Hostas

- Patented Hostas

- Piecrust-leaved Hostas

- Polyploid Hostas

- Puckered-leaved Hostas

- Reblooming Hostas

- Red-stemmed Hostas

- Rhizomatous Hostas

- Sawtooth Margin Hostas
- Serrated-leaved Hostas

- Short Petiole Hostas

- Short Scape Hostas

- Slug Resistant Hostas

- Slug-susceptible Hostas

- Specie Hostas
- Speckled-leaved Hostas

- Splash-leaved Hostas

- Spring Dessication Burn Hostas
- Sterile Hostas

- Sun Tolerant Hostas

- Tall Scape Hostas

- Top 10 Miniature Hostas

- Top 25 Hostas

- Trough Garden Hostas

- Twisted-leaved Hostas

- Very Dark Green Hostas

- Very Large Hostas

- Very Narrow-centered Hostas

- Very Round-leaved Hostas

- Very Small Hostas

- Very Thick-leaved Hostas

- Very White-leaved Hostas

- Viridescent Hostas

- Virus Prone Hostas
- Watermarked Hostas

- White-stemmed Hostas

Click here to download the entire master list, 54 pages and around 800K, and open the file in a new window/tab in your browser, or if you prefer simply right click on this link and save the file to the folder of your choice on your computer.
On top of all that, Don also developed an absolutely fascinating new variety he calls 'Rhino Hide', now available in limited distribution.
In an effort to keep this list accurate and up-to-date, please email all corrections and additions to