I'm trying to root one right now but I haven't had much luck in the past rooting HTs. What method was successful for you hoovb? Here's what I'm going to do, tell me if I'm going wrong some where. I made a soft wood cutting that included 3 leaf nodes and removed the bottom two. Right now I'm soaking the stem up to the top leaf node. I'm going to do that for one more day, trim the bottom, dip in rooting hormone and plant in a 4 in pot in loose potting soil. I'm planning on keeping it under my t12 florescence lights.

Beautiful! I just bought a Touch of Class this year and I can't wait until it is as pretty as yours is. Linda ;)

TOC will tolerate an amazing amount of direct sun and still retain its blue... and it grows much faster in bright light - it will really languish in deep shade. Melissa - I wonder about your second picture. I've never seen a TOC with that much yellow center. If I hadn't read your post and just looked at the pictures, I would have thought you were posting a comparison of TOC with its parent, June. The thing that makes the two strikingly different is that TOC is a tetraploid - it has twice as many chromosomes as its parent. As often happens with hostas, the tetraploid has much thicker leaves... sometimes they are described as almost rubbery. And the center variegation is often narrower in a tetraploid. Sometimes in tc, some of the babies are not true-to-type... and it is hard to identify the difference between a true TOC and a June in the little baby tray. So check that one out to see if it really has the thick TOC leaves. The good news is - if it isn't TOC, its June... the finest hosta there is!

thanks, guys. it is a looker, OOTM! i never thought i would be wooed by a faucet. but i have! i'm smitten. if there's any other first-hand feedback on waterstone, i'd really appreciate hearing it! but I think i'm going to have to go for this splurge. i really like it. and i think i'm stuck on my tapmaster thank you again