Hosta Sizes at maturity

 There are 5 different sizes of hostas:

  • Minis/Dwarf do not exceed dimensions of about 6"H x  12"W
  • Small hostas generally are 6" to 10" tall
  • Medium hostas generally are 10" to 18" tall
  • Large hostas generally are 18" to 28" tall
  • Huge/Giant hostas generally are greater than 30" tall and greater than 70" wide
There is a general "rule of thumb" that the width or diameter of hostas will grow about twice its height....this applies to the majority of hostas but not to all.
Although some growers and hostas suppliers have their own method to determine the eventual size of hostas at maturity, the following table gives a pretty good idea of hostas sizes:


 Hosta Categories       

Hostas fall into 10 categories:

  1. Green
  2. Blue
  3. Yellow/Gold
  4. White-margined
  5. Yellow-margined
  6. White-centered
  7. Yellow-centered
  8. Streakers
  9. Unusual ones
  10. Red petioles

Most popular GREEN

Alvatine Taylor

Avocado

Big John

Bigfoot

Bold Ruffles

Elegans

Grand Total

Honeybells

Invincible

Jade Cascade

Lady Isobel Barnett

Niagara Falls

Green Piecrust

Potomac Pride

Serendipity

Rapsberry Sorbet (S)

Tiffney's Godzilla

 

Most popular BLUE

Abiqua Drinking Gourd

Blue Dimples

Blue Wedgwood

Blue Mammoth

Blue Umbrellas

Blue Vision

Canadian Blue

Hadspen Blue (M)

Halcyon

Love Pat

Van Wade Blue

Blue Jay

Fragrant Blue

Most popular YELLOW/GOLD

August Moon

Cracker Crumbs

Dance With Me

Daybreak

Friar Tuck (Huge)

Fried Bananas (L)

Guacamole

Janet

Janet Day

Jimmy Crack Corn

King Tut (M)

Lakeside Cha Cha

Little Sunspot

On Stage

Richland Gold

Sea Gulf Stream

Squash Casserole

Sum and Substance

Sun Power

Zounds (L)

 


Most popular WHITE-MARGINED

Mini/dwarf

Cameo

Cookie Crumbs

Lakeside Baby Face

Little Wonder

Minniehaha

Platinum Bloomers

Small

Cream Cheese

Crested Surf

Dark Star

Fair Maiden

Ginko Craig

Grand Prize

Heavenly Tiara

Lakeside Baby Face

Lakeside Miss Muffet

Queen Josephine

Stiletto

Toy Soldier

Winsome

Medium

Aristocrat

Christmas Pageant

Delta Dawn

Everlasting Love

Fragrant Bouquet

Lakeside Dragonfly

Lakeside Party Dress

Patriot

So Sweet

Spring Fling

Tamborine

Torchlight

Large

Antioch

Christmas Tree

Delta Dawn

Diana Remembered

Frosted Jade

Lakeside Premier

Liberty

Mildred Seaver

Ming Treasure

Mistress Mabel

Regal Splendor

Robert Frost

Savannah

Sea Dream

Sunshine Glory

Huge/Giant

Antioch

Frosted Jade

Northern Exposure

Victory

Winter Snow


Most popular YELLOW-MARGINED

Mini/dwaf

Illicit Affair

KifuKurin Ko Mame

Small

Cowrie

Golden Tiara

Grand Tiara

Lemon Delight

Sun Drop

Wide Brim

Medium

Abiqua Moonbeam

Alex Summers

Brave Amhurst

Cleopatra

Day's End

Dust Devil

Ellebroek

Independence

Prairie Magic

Queen Josephine

Summer Breeze

Wolverine

Large

Abba Dabba Do

Arc de Triomphe

Blue Shadows

Fatal Attraction

Formal Attire

Fortunei Aureomarginata

Frances Williams

Garden Treasure

Leading Lady

Olive Bailey Langdon

Satisfaction

Yellow River

Huge/Giant

Montana Aureomarginata

Bottom Line


Most popular WHITE-CENTERED

Mini/dwarf

Cat's Eyes

Popcorn

Small

Gypsy Rose

Haku Chu Han

Island Charm

Medusa

Hot Lips

Medium

Summer Music

Revolution

Large

Cascades

White Christmas

Huge/Giant

Lakeside Shore Master

Northern Light

Zanadu


Most popular YELLOW-CENTERED

Mini/dwarf

Twist of Lime

Small

Chinese Sunrise

Heart and Soul

Just So

Kabitan

Little Sunspot

Olive Branch

Pee Dee Gold Flash

Rainforest Sunrise

Sitting Pretty

Medium

Bright Lights

Captain Kirk

Darwin's Standard

Fortunei Albopicta

Fragrant Bouquet

Inniswood

June

Lakeside Cha Cha

Lakeside April Snow

Lakeside Dragonfly

Lakeside Party Dress

Lucy Vitols

Midwest Magic

Moonlight

On Stage

Paradise Power

Pineapple Upsidedown Cake

September Sun

So Sweet

Spritzer

Sweet Home Chicago

Torchlight

Touch of Class

Large

Delta Dawn

Earth Angel

Gold Standard

Golden Meadows

Great Expectations

Guacamole

Montana Kinkaku

Orange Marmalade

Paradigm

Paul's Glory

Rascal

Sea Dream

Stained Glass

Huge/Giant


Most popular STREAKERS

American Masterpiece

Blizzard

Don Quixote

Dorset Clown

Fascination

Flamboyant

Flame Stitch

Galaxy

Galaxy Light

Gunther's Prize

Hubba Hubba

Iron Gate Supreme

Lakeside Mom

Principal's List

Regal Rumor

Sea Prize

Seventh Heaven

Tokudama Blue Shadows

William Lachman


Most popular UNUSUAL ONES

Spilt Milk

Most popular RED PETIOLES



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Pandora's Box for instance is a Mini hosta which reached size 3"tall by 9"wide in it's second year.

Pandora's Box is the absolute favorite Mini which should grow to a maximum of 6"H x 12"W at maturity.




At the other end of the scale, Sum and Substance is a huge hosta that will grow 48"H x 114"W at maturity.













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