| No. | Cultivar Name | Plant Size | Leaf Color | Variegation | Var Color | Source | Mark Zilis' The Hostapedia (2009) |
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| 'Abba Dabba Do' | Large | Dark-Green | Marginal | Greenish White | Avent, Tony | Zilis Comment: "...is the most widely distributed green-centered, gold margined sport of 'Sun Power' in the nursery industry. It makes an outstanding background or specimen plant." |
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| 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd' | Large | Blue/Green | | | Walden West Nursery | Zilis Comment: "Its combination of cupping, rich blue-green color, and corrugation makes it a superior specimen plant in the garden. It also has value as a breeding plant." |
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| 'Aksarben' | Giant | Blue/Green | | | Geissler, Julia & Ruh, Peter | Zilis Comment: "Despite being one of the oldest of its category ("heavily corrugated, blue-green H. sieboldiana 'Elegans' type "), 'Aksarban' still rates as one of the best. Of course, the name "Aksarben" is "Nebraska" spelled backwards." |
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| 'All That Jazz' | Large | Dark-Green | Marginal | White | Petryszyn, Olga | Zilis Comment: "Viewing this fantastic cultivar in Olga Petryszyn's collection almost took my breath away...a truly elegant clump." |
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| 'Am I Blue' | Giant | Blue/Green | | | Ward, Dr Dick & Ward, Jane | Zilis Comment: "...ranks as an outstanding blue-leaved cultivar with somewhat of an open mound habit." |
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| 'Aphrodite' | Large | Med-Green | | | Maekawa, Dr Fumio & Schmid, W. George & Walek, Kevin & The American Hosta Society | Zilis Comment: "One of the greatest hostas ever introduced...There is some debate as to how many petals 'Aphrodite' should possess, but the typical number ranges from ten to twenty. As for double-flowered hostas, it should be kept moist during the hottest times of the summer or the flower buds will turn brown and abort." |
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| 'August Moon' | Large | Yellow | | | Langfelder, Richard & Ruh, Peter | Zilis Comment: "...ranks as one of the oldest and most greatly admired of all gold-leaved hostas. Every collector recognizes this plant..." |
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| 'Aureomarginata', H. montana | Large | Med-Green | Marginal | Yellow | Maekawa, Dr Fumio & The American Hosta Society | Zilis Comment: "...ranks near the top of any hosta list due to its brightly colored foliage, large size, and attractive flowers. In the landscape it makes an impact and can become a focal point if sited properly." From Field Guide to Hostas by Mark Zilis, "The Beginner's Collection" recommendation. |
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| 'Aureomarginata', H. ventricosa | Large | Dark-Green | Marginal | White | Hensen, Karel & Bloom, Alan & The American Hosta Society | Zilis Comment: "Just the addition of a creamy margin to H. ventricosa created one of the most outstanding hosta cultivars in existence." |
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| 'Aztec Treasure' | Large | Yellow | | | Vaughn, Kevin | Zilis Comment: "...certainly ranks as one of the best gold-leaved cultivars ever developed...it produces purple flowers that contrast nicely with the bright gold foliage." |