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No.Cultivar NamePlant SizeLeaf ColorVariegationVar ColorSourceMark Zilis' The Hostapedia (2009)
1 'Asian Pearl'SmallLight-Green  Janssen, BillNo Star: "...another Undulata-type with foliage that emerges white, then turns green by midsummer...In any case, it is another odd cultivar that only a collector could love."
2 'Blue Freckles'MediumBlue/Green  Martin, BudNo Star: "...gold foliage with green splotches along the veins, symptomatic of Hosta Virus X... NOT RECOMMENDED"
3 'Break Dance'MediumYellowStreakedSpecklesMiller, Roger & Miller, LyndaNo Star: "...NOT RECOMMENDED...shows symptoms of Hosta Virus X and should be avoided."
4 'Crescent Moon'MediumBlue/GreenMarginalWhiteWalters GardensNo Star: "The main difference between 'Crescent Moon' and 'Lunar Eclipse' is the color of the leaf center, green for 'Cresent Moon' versus gold for 'Lunar Eclipse'. Both are drawstring plants and are not recommended for general gardening purposes."
5 'Crispula Lutescens'LargeMed-Green  Hylander, NilsNo Star: "...is most likely infected with a virus and should not be grown."
6 'Curly Locks'SmallMed-GreenMarginalWhiteLachman, Wm & Lachman, EleanorNo Star: "This may be the most disappointing of all the Lachman introductions...It so lacks in substance that I have yet to see a clump of 'Curly Locks' that was not riddled with slug holes by midsummer, often resulting in a flat, collapsed mound."
7 'Eternal Father'LargeYellowStreakedGreenish WhiteWilletts, JesseNo Star: "...green sectors and splotches caused by Hosta Virus X..."
8 'Evening Magic'LargeYellowMarginalWhiteZilis, MarkNo Star: "If the first flush of growth is removed, the second set of leaves will be more attractive. Better yet, don't grow the plant!"
9 'Exotic Frances Williams'LargeBlue/GreenMarginalWhiteKlehm, RoyNo Star: "I first saw this pitiful plant in a collector's garden in the early 1980s...the leaf margin rips and tears as the center expands and grows. Plant 'Exotic Frances Williams' in the back (far back!) of the shaded border."
10 'Golden Flame'GiantYellow  Zilis, MarkNo Star: "...has been a colossal failure. It is a very poor grower and certainly is a test for the most ardent collector. 'Ōgon Sagae' apparently is different from this plant and is a much better grower."
11 'Golden Great Expectations'MediumYellow  Zilis, MarkNo Star: "This plant should be thought of as more of an experiment than a serious effort to introduce a new cultivar...even if grown under heavy shade, it melts out by the middle of July."
12 'Golden Samurai'LargeYellow  Ruh, PeterNo Star: "Unfortunately, it develops spring desiccation burn and is, therefore, not recommended."
13 'Golden Sunburst'GiantYellow  Eisel, Mervin & The American Hosta SocietyNo Star: "This is the much maligned gold-leaved sport out of 'Frances Williams' with the unfortunate habit of developing heavy amounts of spring desiccation burn. It has many great qualities (substance, flowers, large size), bit it can become so badly burned in spring, that it is not recommended for general garden usage."
14 'Great River Sonata'LargeMed-GreenMarginalWhiteZilis, MarkNo Star: "This plant represents an embarrassing mistake from my nursery. In the mid-1990's, we found a white-margined plant in a flat of 96 'Moonlight Sonata' liners in our greenhouse...About a year later, it became apparent to me and a few other host collectors that 'Great River Sonata' was not a sport of 'Moonlight Sonata' but 'Sagae' itself. Mea culpa!!"
15 'Ground Master'MediumBlue/GreenMarginalWhiteAden, PaulNo Star: "...reached its peak of popularity during the 1980s...These days few nurseries offer it for sale and most collectors do not bother growing it."
16 'Hadspen Pink'MediumBlue/Green  Smith, Eric & British Hosta and Hemerocallis SocietyNo Star: "...ranks near the bottom of the Tardianas in that the foliage is not especially blue and the flowers are nothing special."
17 'Knockout'MediumMed-GreenMarginalCreamy WhiteAden, PaulNo Star: "...makes an attractive, creamy-margined mound of foliage as an immature, juvenile plant. With age, however, the leaf margin tends to "drop out", leaving an unsightly sawtooth edge. Avoid this cultivar."
18 'Lakeside Shadows'MediumDark-GreenStreakedSpecklesChastain, MaryNo Star: "This may be the one "Lakeside" that does not appeal to me. Its splotchy green foliage has a virusy look and does not add ornamental value to the garden. Skip this one."
19 'Leopard Frog'MediumYellowStreakedSpecklesGoodwin, RandyNo Star: "This cultivar is infected with Hosta Virus X, which causes the green splotchiness in the foliage...DO NOT GROW"
20 'Lunacy'LargeYellow  Riehl, FrankNo Star: "...We know now that 'Lunacy' is infected with Hosta Virus X and was one of the first "cultivars" named for this trait...symptoms vary from plant to plant...If you own a plant of 'Lunacy', please destroy it."
21 'Lunar Eclipse'MediumYellowMarginalWhiteZilis, MarkNo Star: "When I found the first sport out of 'August Moon' in the early 1980s, I was quite excited...Then, after naming, registering and marketing the plant for a few years, it became evident that, with maturity, the margins developed the dreaded "drawstring" effect. In fact, that term was introduced to "hostadom" to describe what was happening to 'Lunar Eclipse'."
22 'Moon Shadow'SmallBlue/GreenMarginalCreamy WhiteSavory, RobertNo Star: "...develop spots that can occupy anywhere from a small portion to a majority of the leaf surface...the spots mar the beauty of 'Moon Shadow', making its widespread usage debatable."
23 'Mostly Ghostly'SmallYellow  UnknownNo Star: "...develop spots that can occupy anywhere from a small portion to a majority of the leaf surface...the spots mar the beauty of 'Moon Shadow', making its widespread usage debatable."
24 'Nutty Husband'LargeBlue/GreenMarginalWhiteCenterton NurseryNo Star: "...emerges whitish in the spring, then slowly turns green. Like the others in this class, it has interest only to the ardent hosta collector and is not a good garden plant."
25 'Panda Bear'SmallYellow  Hadrava, JerryNo Star: "Like other plants infected with Hosta Virus X, 'Panda Bear' has a kind of exotic beauty. Still, it should not be propagated or cultivated to avoid bringing a source of this virus into your garden."
26 'Pooh Bear'SmallYellowMarginalGreenFalstad, C.H.No Star: "I cannot recommend this cultivar for landscaping purposes...it does not have a fast growth rate. Even worse is the fact that the gold leaf center develops a significant amount of spring desiccation burn. There are better choices."
27 'Retread'SmallMed-GreenMarginalWhiteNyikos, FrankNo Star: "...undergoes numerous color changes throughout the growing season...makes a poor garden plant and should be treated as a curiosity."
28 'Sea Yellow Sunrise'MediumYellow  Seaver, MildredNo Star: "I consider this one of Mildred Seaver's "lesser" introductions."
29 'Snow Cap'MediumBlue/GreenMarginalCreamy WhiteAden, PaulNo Star: "...difficult to grow; margins often tear (not draw stringing); smaller than 'Northern Halo'; not recommended."
30 'Something Good'GiantLight-Green  Walters GardensNo Star: "...has also been sold as 'Sumthing Good' and 'Sum Thing Good'...it's not, or at least all of the plants I've seen are not...good. The variegation is difficult to discern, even from a close distance and is not worth the ample amount of space that it needs in the garden."
31 'Spotted Janet'MediumMed-GreenMedialYellowWade, VanNo Star: "...same as 'Janet' except for dark green dots and splotches due to an infection with Hosta Virus X..."
32 'Walden'LargeMed-Green  UnknownNo Star: "This virus-infected cultivar can still be found in some gardens, though few collectors will admit having it. To some it is beautiful, though I think quite the opposite...If you somehow have a specimen, destroy it."
33 'Watercolours'GiantMed-GreenStreakedSpecklesSligh, BarryNo Star: "...another cultivar named as a result of its infection with Hosta Virus X...Like all other infected cultivars, it should not be grown as it poses a potential risk to any nursery or hosta collection."
34 'White Shoulders'MediumMed-GreenMarginalWhiteWalters Gardens & Falstad, ClarenceNo Star: "Unfortunately, it has been a failure as a garden plant because the margins disappear with a few years of planting."
35 'Winning Edge'MediumBlue/GreenMarginalWhiteZilis, MarkNo Star: "Unfortunately, it often drawstrings, tearing along the margin. For that reason, I do not recommend growing this cultivar. If you do own it, cutting off the first flush of foliage will produce a second set of leaves that should not exhibit the drawstring problem."
 
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