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American
Hosta Growers Association
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Hosta
of the year
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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.
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1996
Hosta ‘So Sweet’ |
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2009
AHGA Hosta of the Year 'Earth Angel'
'Earth Angel' (H. Hansen/Shady Oaks Nursery, 2002) - (Sport of 'Blue Angel') - Giant, (30" X 68" or larger) 'Earth Angel', one of the largest variegated hostas, has large heart-shaped blue-green leaves and a wide yellow border that becomes creamy-white in summer. It produces tall, straight scapes of large near-white flowers in late June and July that demand attention. Like it's award winning parent, in shade or part sun, this outstanding hosta reliability makes an impressive specimen mound relatively quickly in all parts of the country. |