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Jun 5, 2019 11:07 AM CST
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Name: Kathy
Michigan - rural (Zone 5a)
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Is there some place that has a list of Smalls and Mini Hosta, or a good source for ordering?

I'd love to know what some of your favorites are.
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Jun 5, 2019 2:06 PM CST
Name: Debbie
Manitoba, Canada (Zone 3a)
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I love the minis and smalls and have a modest collection to which I would like to add more! A great resource for Minis is the Hosta Library; Rawson's Lists has an extensive inventory of minis and smalls as well as many other lists of hostas and their attributes.
Some of my favourites include: Blue Mouse Ears, Mini Skirt, Church Mouse, Stiletto, Curly Fries, Gemstone, and Appletini to name a few. I am hoping to add Sun Mouse and Munchkin Fire this year.
Here is a container from last year with Church Mouse, Mini Skirt, and Holey Mouse Ears that I have:
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Jun 5, 2019 3:12 PM CST
Name: Debbie
Manitoba, Canada (Zone 3a)
Amaryllis Dog Lover Dragonflies Foliage Fan Hostas Houseplants
Native Plants and Wildflowers Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Enjoys or suffers hot summers Daylilies Critters Allowed Annuals
A few more:
Stiletto ( a little sun scorched)


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Appletini





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Hideout




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Mini container flowering




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Jun 30, 2019 6:26 AM CST
Name: Ann
Ottawa, ON Canada (Zone 5a)
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If you look back, this is a much discussed topic and there are previous threads with copious numbers of pictures of minis.

So, for now, only a few pictures of my favourites. And the "Mouse Ears" bunch, except for 'Blue Mouse Ears' is NOT among them. Too many look too much alike and too many are unstable.

But here are some others.

'Blue Mouse Ears'
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'Country Mouse' - from a different family than the BME series
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'Cracker Crumbs'
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'Dragon Tails'
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'Kifukurin Ko Mame' makes a great border
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'Kinbotan' would also make a good border or ground-cover plant
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'Lakeside Zinger'
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'Pixie Vamp'
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'Surfer Girl'
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'Tears of Joy' - tiny folded leaves and unusual flowers that have no petals.
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'Tiny Tears'
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'X-rated'
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Ann

Pictures of all my hostas, updated annually and tracked since 2008 begin at: https://violaann.smugmug.com/G...
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Jun 30, 2019 6:33 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Kathy
Michigan - rural (Zone 5a)
Daylilies Garden Art Region: Michigan Seed Starter Plant and/or Seed Trader Region: United States of America
Thanks Ann for taking time to share. It's a bit time consuming and daunting to search the entire site for previous post, and I'm sure your favorites change over time. I will take some time to do a search for more ideas, thanks.
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Jun 30, 2019 6:36 PM CST
Name: Rj
Just S of the twin cities of M (Zone 4b)
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Jul 1, 2019 6:37 AM CST
Name: Rose
Oquawka, IL (Zone 5a)
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I seem to have a new favorite every year! This year it's Lemon Kiss.
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