American Hosta Growers Association
Hosta of the year

With the increasing number of hosta cultivars being introduced each year it is increasingly difficult for nurserymen 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 a regions of the country, are widely available and in sufficient supply and retail for about $15.00 in the year of selection.


AHGA Hosta of the Year Winners:

1996 Hosta ‘So Sweet’
1997 Hosta ‘Patriot’
1998 Hosta ‘Fragrant Bouquet’
1999 Hosta ‘Paul’s Glory’
2000 Hosta ‘Sagae’
2001 Hosta ‘June’
2002 Hosta ‘Guacamole’
2003 Hosta ‘Regal Splendor’
2004 Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’
2005 Hosta ‘Striptease’
2006 Hosta 'Stained Glass'
2007 Hosta Paradigm
2008 Hosta Blue Mouse Ears
2009 Hosta Earth Angel

 

2010 AHGA Hosta of the Year 'First Frost'

First Frost’ (Scolnik, Solberg 2002) - (Sport of ‘Halcyon’) - Medium, (16" X 34") "Great hosta sports start with great hosta parents." ‘First Frost’ is a frosty white-edged sport of ‘Halcyon’. Blue leaves emerge with a wide margin the wonderful color of the center of ‘June’, another 'Halcyon' sport and 2001 Hosta of the Year, and then turn pure white if grown in half a day of bright light. Lavender flowers bloom in July. It has excellent color and substance, and will look unblemished in the garden until the "first frost".