Encyclopedia of Hosta
The Hosta Farm
An open archive of 5,647 registered Hosta cultivars, with care guides and shade-garden design from American gardeners.
- 7,245 AHS Registry records
- 4,904 with illustrations or photos
- 30 years of Hosta of the Year
Featured varieties
A small sample from the catalog — click any card to read the full profile.
Explore by topic
Care & Planting
Watering, fertilizing, dividing — practical care from American gardeners.
Shade Garden Design
Companion plants, layouts, and design ideas for shaded borders.
Problems & Pests
Diseases, slugs, deer, and what those transparent leaves mean.
What we are building
- ~7,245 cultivar profiles. Every officially registered Hosta, with size, leaf, parentage and breeder data drawn from the AHS Hosta Registry.
- Long-form care guides. Original articles on planting, watering, dividing, diseases, shade-garden design and seasonal tasks.
- Hosta of the Year archive. Every winner from 1996 to 2026 with the full data record and an original watercolor illustration.
- Honest buying guides. Comparative reviews of bare-root plants, seeds, fertilizers and shade-garden tools available on Amazon.
- Filterable catalog. Browse by colour, size, year registered, hybridizer or light tolerance.