Darn! I want some hens and chicks and can't seem to get anyone to get off of some. I do not have any daylilies. I have solid green baby spider plants, aloe vera, morning glory vine rooted runners, Cherry tomato seeds and um...some Delphinium Yankee Mix blue and white seeds. Interested??!! Please say yes you will send me at least once chick or hen!!

Apparently 'Going Green' is a newly applied local name from Hampshire(IL) Farms (west of Chicago). They supply big box stores in several Midwest states. Can't say that I'm impressed with the Hosta or the name. There are many more responsible ways to join the "Going Green" environmental movement, than to rename a Hosta for it. MHO Rb Here is a link that might be useful: Hosta 'Going Green'

Honeymoon Acres is a fun place to visit...a bit different than many garden centers. 1) They do not guarantee their trees/shrubs even for a year. 2) Their annuals/accents/veggies are copious in selection, usually super healthy and full, and very reasonably priced. Some people don't go anywhere else for those items, once they've tried them here. 3) They have a fair amount of hostas at an average price, they usually look pretty nice. However, I would not call it a hosta destination. 4)They start marking their stuff down in late June/early July...they drop more % each week until it's all gone.

Barbara, it's a hot day here when it's 80! Mind you, I'm about a 5 minute walk from the Fraser river and as you know large bodies of water will temper the air. It gets a little warmer farther in the valley, by about 10 degrees, but here on the We(s)t Coast we don't get the hot and cold they get further inland in the Interior out Myrle's and Faye's way. To each his own, and while you can dress for the cold, society does not allow us to undress for the hotter days, so, my wife and I prefer this temperate rainforest we live in. FF, the sun's angle is just basic science, the lower the angle the less intense it is. Sun tolerance basically comes from the plant staying turgid enough to continue to support itself provided it stays hydrated. The sun's intensity at our latitude is seldom able to evaporate enough water from within the plant's tissue to cause sunburn. It can and does happen, and it happens in July/August when the precipitation falls off and we're unable to provide enough additional hydration to the plant. Some Hosta species and cultivars are better able to cope with lower levels of hydration than others. For example, most fragrant-flowered hostas are very sun tolerant, whereas certainly for me any members of the Hyacinthina family can begin to look quite desiccated by mid-august if I don't supplement their water needs. As a broad rule, variegated hostas with a lot of white are less sun-tolerant. Hostas with more substance to their leaves tend to fare better, but be aware that blue hostas will go green if in too much sun because their waxy coating -which gives them their blue appearance- melts in too much sun. Pieter This post was edited by pietertje on Thu, Jun 13, 13 at 13:47