My 2nd Spring Shipment - several pics

veryblessed

10 years ago

I received these from Made in the Shade yesterday and thought I would share.

Titanium

Beet Salad

Beet Salad Closer View

Tobacco Road

Kaleidochrome

PandoraÃ¢ÂÂs Box - Love a challenge

plantaginea Venus

plantaginea Aphrodite

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User
10 years ago
Hmmmm, very nice. Those are great hosta. It won't take long for Beet Salad to show off. Watch for the fine red line around the edges of the leaves. Not really a MARGIN. It is an EDGE. Or that's what it looks like to me.
Gesila
10 years ago
Love the scape on your Pandora's Box and it's a nice size for a little hosta.

Their hostas are much further along than mine. Here's what you have to look forward to in the spring with your Kaleidochrome :
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veryblessed
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks Moccasin and Geisla, I will keep an eye out for that red line. I just really like the looks of it, and it was huge. Geslia, I asked Rob to send the the largest he had (in hopes I would have a better chance with it lol) He said to keep it in morning sun and it "should" do fine. Your Kaleidochrome is really nice, what light conditions do you have it in?
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
10 years ago
you know the tape trick???

ken
veryblessed
Original Author
10 years ago
Hey Ken, I have read about it, tape up the petioles with duct tape, right? I think I will need to use that tonight when I plant! thanks for the reminder...I thought I had your post about moving and taping bookmarked but cant seem to locate it.
ci_lantro
10 years ago
Masking tape, not duct tape! After it gets wet a few times, the tape will fall right off. The hosta just needs temporary support & the masking tape is easy to remove. Duct tape, probably not.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
10 years ago
use the GW search above.. for something like

MOVING A FULLY LEAFED OUT HOSTA ... ken_adrian

or 'how to move..e tc ...

duct tape will be there for years.. lol ... probably decades with the plastic content ....

masking tape will loosen and fall off after some rain and heat ...

YOUR CHOICE ...

ken
veryblessed
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks Ken & ci_lantro - I was about to permanently tape my hostas up...lol. Went and got a roll of plain old masking tape!
User
10 years ago
Whew! Oh boy, I hurried over quick as I could when I read DUCT tape........so glad you revisited the board to change that to masking tape. Now I can laugh about it. Glad you can too. :)

And I called Rob and placed an order. I think it was your Beet Salad that did the trick. :) He plans to ship on Tuesday, since Monday is a holiday.

Those ordered include fragrant hostas Frozen Margarita (new to me), Guacamole, and So Sweet, which I already have but....
Then others include Heart's Content, Hudson Bay, London Fog, and Three Sisters. The last for my 3 granddaughters...
veryblessed
Original Author
10 years ago
Hey Moccasin- I know, I was getting ready to make some serious garden art... Duct tape and hostas, what a mess that would have been... Im glad I looked at the message replys before getting started. I have been buying from Rob since the beginnig of my collection "addition", and he has always sent great plants and been so helpful. I really like your choices. Ihave guacamole, it is really fragrant.. But now I am going to have to place another order, I had never seen Three Sisters - I "MUST" have that for our thee daughters! I wonder if he will just set up a payroll deduct for me?? :-) lol

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