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Mission:
To assist in determining which hostas, based on growers experiences, meet The American Hosta Society criteria for a mini hosta.
To maintain a listing of AHS Mini Hostas to be used for the annual AHS Mini Hosta Popularity Poll.
To provide a forum for exchange of information on growing mini hostas.

AHS Mini Hosta Criteria
In October 2008, The American Hosta Society adopted the following new requirements:

Leaf blade area no greater than about 4.0 square inches (26 square cm.)
Leaf blade length no greater than about 4.5 inches (11 cm.)

Both requirements must be met. There is no restriction on clump spread.

In addition, the hosta size designations tiny and dwarf were discontinued.

Background:
The AHS Nomenclature Committee has responsibility for determining which hostas are minis. Dimensions given in the official registrations are used: leaf blade area (leaf blade length multiplied by leaf blade width) and leaf blade length. Kevin P. Walek, International Hosta Registrar, has this information online: hostaregistrar.org.

Sometimes dimensions in the official registrations are not representative of a mature clump: they are too small. Accordingly, some hostas considered to be minis based on registration information do not meet the AHS Mini Hosta Criteria when mature plants.

This forum will develop two lists, with the intent of keeping them up to date. One will comprise registered and species minis satisfying the AHS requirements, and be used for the AHS Mini Hosta Popularity Poll, tabulated by Bob Olsen, The Hosta Journal editor, and published annually in the Journal. The other will comprise unregistered minis meeting the AHS requirements, and be used by the nursery trade and in designating mini hosta collections.

Help from all hosta gardeners is needed. Your input is solicited. Please participate.

W. George Schmid, Chair, AHS Nomenclature Committee
Warren I. Pollock, Member, AHS Nomenclature Committee

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Re: IS 'Oze' an AHS MINI?
... Your dimensional data is much appreciated and shows that 'Oze' is not a mini per our mini forum specs. I suspect it may even get a bit larger than your
Posted - Tue Jul 7, 2009 1:14 pm
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Re: IS 'Oze' an AHS MINI?
Largest leaf right now is 3 3/8" x 2 3/8". Hope this helps, Viktoria ... From: giboshiwip <giboshiwip@...> Subject: [minihosta] IS 'Oze' an AHS MINI?
Posted - Sat Jul 4, 2009 11:45 am
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IS 'Oze' an AHS MINI?
H. 'Oze' (pronounced O-ZAY, like Jose = ho-zay and ole = oh-lay) is an exciting new, variegated hosta from Japan that Mark Zilis' Q&Z Nursery introduced last
Posted - Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:06 pm
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Note to all
Warren is having problems posting to the forum, hence the testing. While we work on this, I will post his contributions. We hope this is solved soon. George
Posted - Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:59 pm
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ARE `BITSY GOLD' & `BITSY GREEN' AHS MINIS? Examination of information on H. `Bitsy Gold' (R. Savory - 1985) and H. `Bitsy Green' (R. Savory - 1985) indicates
Posted - Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:54 pm
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