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With the increasing number of hosta cultivars being introduced each year it is increasingly difficult for nursery owners and gardeners to choose just the right hostas for their sales areas and gardens. To this end the American Hosta Growers Association established the AHGA Hosta of the Year in 1996. It is selected by a vote of AHGA members. Award winners are hostas that are good garden plants in all regions of the country, are widely available in sufficient supply, and retail for about $15.00 in the year of selection.

2017 Hosta of the Year

'Brother Stefan'

(Petryszyn 1996)

Color - Medio-variegated

Size - Medium (22"ht x 35"w)

Habit - Mounding

Bloom - White

Parent - ‘King Tut’ x ‘Mildred Seaver’ seedling

Maybe Olga Petryszyn’s best introduction to date. Large, heavily corrugated gold leaves with a wide dark green margin. A moderate grower which forms a spectacular specimen in due time. Near white flowers in early summer.