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Jul 1, 2020 10:05 AM CST
Name: Ann
Ottawa, ON Canada (Zone 5a)
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No way I could choose just one. But here are some of my favourites. Pictures were about a week ago.

'Alakazaam' - not sure this is a mini. It may be "small" I don't think of it as a mini, but I like it. It's still in a pot and I've had it about 3 years.
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'Atom Smasher' is an interesting yellow mini that was a gift two years ago.
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'Baby Bunting' is a fast-growing, blue mini. This is the one that spawned 'Cameo', 'Cherish', 'Hope' and 'Pandora's Box'. I have one division in the ground and one in a round trough with the rest of the family.
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'Blue Mouse Ears' is, IMHO, the best of the family. I have several others, but have found many are really unstable. Most of the white-centred ones I've owned, except for 'Pure Heart', have quickly reverted to solid blue. This one grows fast and I have another division in the ground. This particular plant was divided in spring to keep it small enough to get the other mice into this trough.
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'Country Mouse' lives with my other "mice" but it's from an entirely different family. It's also one of my favourites.
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'Cracker Crumbs' - this particular division lives in a pot in a trough, though it's getting too crowded and I'll need to divide it. I have more of it in a border in the back yard, but I've found it makes a so-so border - not as full as I'd like.
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'Dragon Tails' - is a delightful yellow mini.
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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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