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An article by Warren I. Pollock
in
The
Hosta Journal (1991 Vol. 22 No. 2) states that, "I am in
favor of hosta cultivars having some identification in their names as to who
hybridized or introduced the plants..."Abba" is the prefix that Paul Aden of
Baldwin, New York, is now using to identify his introduction...abba in Webster's
Third New International Dictionary (1976 edition)..."Father - a title of honor
given variously to the Deity in the New Testament, to bishops and patriarchs in
many Eastern churches, and to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period."...I don't
know why Paul Aden selected Abba to be his identifying name... "
The cultivars listed below are those from
Aden, however, other hybridizers have
also named individual plants with this first word included.
Click here for the total list of "Abba"
hostas.
Note: Since the time this article appeared in
1991 many more hosta name series have come into use. We have
cultivar lists from our database for many of
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| Cultivar | Plant Size | Leaf Color | Variegation | Var Color | Origin | Flower Color | Season | Source | Registered |
| 'Abba Alight' | Medium | Med-Green | Medial | Yellow | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Alive' | Small | Dark-Green | Marginal | White | Unknown | - | July | Aden, Paul | .1990 |
| 'Abba Allegro' | Small | Med-Green | Medial | White | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Aloft' | Large | Med-Green | Marginal | Yellow | Nat-Sport | Pale-Lavender | July into August | Aden, Paul | .1990 |
| 'Abba Assuage' | Large | Yellow | Marginal | White | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba at Large' | Large | Yellow | Marginal | Green | Nat-Sport | Pale-Lavender | July into August | Aden, Paul | .1990 |
| 'Abba Blue Dreams' | Medium | Blue/Green | Marginal | White | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Blue Flight' | Medium | Blue/Green | | - | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Blue Jumbo' | Large | Blue/Green | Marginal | White | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Blue Plus' | Large | Blue/Green | Marginal | White | Unknown | - | August to September | Aden, Paul | .1990 |
| 'Abba Blue Prayers' | Giant | Blue/Green | | - | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Delight' | - | Med-Green | Marginal | Yellow | Unknown | Light-Purple | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Diane Reeck' | Medium | Dark-Green | Medial | White | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul & Zilis, Mark | .2010 |
| 'Abba Double Header' | Medium | Med-Green | Medial | White | Unknown | - | June into July | Aden, Paul & Zilis, Mark | .2010 |
| 'Abba Fit' | Medium | Blue/Green | Marginal | White | Unknown | Near-White | July | Aden, Paul | .1990 |
| 'Abba Flame' | Medium | Blue/Green | Medial | Yellow | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Flower Mound' | Small | Med-Green | Medial | White | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul & Zilis, Mark | .2010 |
| 'Abba Fragrant Backscratcher' | Large | Med-Green | Marginal | White | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul & Zilis, Mark | .2010 |
| 'Abba Fragrant Centennial' | Medium | Med-Green | Marginal | Yellow | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Fragrant Cloud' | Medium | Med-Green | Marginal | White | Unknown | Pure-White | July | Aden, Paul | .1990 |
| 'Abba Fragrant High' | - | - | | - | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Fragrant Lights' | - | - | | - | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Fragrant Rainbow' | - | Med-Green | | - | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Fragrant Sentry' | Medium | Med-Green | Marginal | White | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba High Bidder' | Medium | Med-Green | Medial | Yellow | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Icecapades' | Medium | Med-Green | Medial | White | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Irresistible' | Medium | Blue/Green | Medial | Creamy White | Unknown | Light-Purple | July into August | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Lit' | Medium | Yellow | | - | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Little Showoff' | Miniature | Med-Green | Marginal | Yellow | Unknown | Pale-Lavender | July | Aden, Paul | .1990 |
| 'Abba Loops' | Medium | Med-Green | | - | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Mist' | Medium | Med-Green | Streaked | Yellow | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Nova' | Small | Dark-Green | Marginal | White | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | .1990 |
| 'Abba Passion' | Large | Med-Green | Medial | Yellow | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Ready' | Medium | Med-Green | Marginal | White | Nat-Sport | Pale-Lavender | August | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Redskin' | Medium | Light-Green | Marginal | White | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Rough' | Medium | Blue/Green | | - | Unknown | Near-White | June into July | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Salute' | Small | Med-Green | Medial | Yellow | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Satellite' | Medium | Dark-Green | Marginal | Yellow | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Showtime' | Medium | Med-Green | Marginal | Creamy White | Hybrid | Pure-White | July into August | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Sombrero' | Medium | Med-Green | Medial | Yellow | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Soul Mate' | Small | Blue/Green | Medial | Blue-Green | Unknown | - | July into August | Aden, Paul & Zilis, Mark | .2010 |
| 'Abba Spellbinder' | Large | Blue/Green | Marginal | Chartreuse | Unknown | Pure-White | July | Aden, Paul | .1990 |
| 'Abba Tier' | - | - | | - | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Tops' | Small | Med-Green | Marginal | Yellow | Unknown | Pale-Lavender | July | Aden, Paul | .1990 |
| 'Abba Two-step' | - | Med-Green | Marginal | Light Green | Unknown | - | - | Aden, Paul | --NR-- |
| 'Abba Windows' | Medium | Light-Green | Marginal | Yellow | Nat-Sport | Near-White | July into August | Aden, Paul & Zilis, Mark | .2010 |
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