Bri you must be tickled pink to have blooms while and brighten our days with them also. Today I decided that I will label EVERY plant I have in the yard. Every plant I will plant in the yard or house for that matter. I tried, but I just can not remember names :-( and it is aweful when I share pictures and do not know the names. Now I am pretty sure the last one is a Orchid, right? The middle one a daylily? First one NO idea lol Lucy

Thank you, everyone, for your nice comments. Jadie-Berry Smoothie is a more intense pink in spring and Georgia Plum is truly plum. GP is also pretty small in size. Both glow in the garden and are worth having, IMHO. GP packs quite a whollop of color into its little size. They both age differently (color wise) as well. Berry smoothie gets almost a grape color to it with very veiny leaves. DGregory-Ophir is quite a show stopper in the spring, but unfortunately it does go green in the summer. Still an attractive hosta, though and well worth growing. Mine is young yet. I've seen pics of mature ones and it's pretty amazing when it grows up. Dark Star is definitely worth growing. It's truly beautiful, which is why (I think) a lot of people have it. It gets darker in color later in the season, hence the name. Mocc-I think your boat with hostas idea sounds awesome! It could be such a focal point. Make sure to post pics if you actually decide to do it. I'd love to see how it turns out.

Tj, YUMMY ! your pictures certainly prove that that Hosta is not a weed Hosta, as seem to be implied by another recent post ;-) I use to play with lighting like that, but you have found it naturally, yay; thank you so much for contributing to this thread. Hh

heehee, whoopsy! I thought it was a baby band because of the little leaves surrounding the blooms and how close the blossoms were to the ground... It's nice to see the whole bush; your Strike It Rich looks very! healthy and mannerly... I'm actually getting its parent, Sutter's Gold in 2010...Does yours have strong fragrance like Sutter's is supposed to have? I can't wait to get my new roses...your photo gives me an idea of what to expect...