Some more from my garden May 29

caliloo

14 years ago

Abiqua Drinking Gourd

Rich Uncle

Fair Maiden and Rich Uncle

Thunderbolt with a disappearing center on one eye

Regal Splendor

Revolution Sport - not unusual, but neat since it holds these colors all season

Goddess of Athena

Toy Soldier

Olive Bailey Langdon

Anna Kulpa - I think (missing its tag)

Savannah Supreme

Zodiac

Forest Shadows

Little Aurora

Sagae

Stained Glass

Kifukurin Ko Mame

Abby

Tick Tock

Jewel of the Nile

Unforgettable

First Frost

Lakeside Kaliedoscope

Aristocrat looks carpy this year :-(

St Paul

Parhelion

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

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Dayton_Ohio_net
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Nice, Alexa! How long have you had 'Savannah Supreme'? It looks like a very nice streaker!
I've had my eye on that one for some time.

You know, my 'Aristocrat' looks really ratty, too! All the earliest leaves are torn and brown on the margins'
I'm thinking of cutting them off, and leaving the petioles to gather chlorophyll and hope it won't be a smaller plant
next year. The newer growth looks fine but those others really ruin the look of the plant as a whole!!
hosta_freak
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Nice pics,Alexa! You'll love Rich Uncle when it gets older. The leaves get almost round,and a beautiful golden color,and very puckered! Phil
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shade_tolerant
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
God Bless you Alexa for posting those thumbnail pix, lol!!! Finally able to see a bunch of pix fast, did I say I can't wait to change internet providers??
Back to the topic, wow you have been busy. All of your hostas are looking luscious.
caliloo
Original Author
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Thanks everyone!

I've had Savannah Supreme for about 4 years and it IS quite nice! However, if you are looking for a possible breeder, I would look elsewhere, I don't think mine has ever set seed.

That said, it has 1 eye that looks like it is stabilizing to an edged version but the rest of it comes back quite nicely with decent streaking every year. I had split mine last year and potted up half of it in case we ended up moving. Since we didn't, I now have 2 clumps about the same size and both look good again this year.

I would definitely recommend it as a good garden plant.

Alexa
paul_in_mn
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Very nice Alexa - especially like your Stained Glass and First Frost. Also, check your labels on Tick Tock and Abby they may be backwards.

Paul
Janice
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Thanks, Alexa!! I will probably wind up getting it, mostly because the little girl next door
is named 'Savannah'! Someone has offered me a piece of the hosta named 'Savannah' to
give to her and I'd like to have the 'supreme version' as well, to have in memory of her
and to share with her later on when she is older and TOTALLY obsessed with hosta, herself.

I'll keep it on my list--for next year--since you recommended it as one nice to have in the
garden. I'd love to have a fertile streaker of some kind--but that will have to be next year
or the year after, when I feel that the only hosta to buy is one to replace something else,
since I am REALLY running out of space!! I've been eyeing 'Galaxy' as the one to consider
getting--it IS supposed to be fertile, right?

Is it wrong to entice a 10-yr. old to love hosta like WE DO??? I guess there are worse things
for her to become addicted to, right?

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