April showers brings May hosta (pics)

12 years ago

I have only had this for a couple of years. It is really popping right now. Pretty blue. I bought a TC of Regal Supreme last year which is supposed to have a wider margin.

Regal Splendor

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Ultramarine. I love the leaf shape on this.

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Flemish Sky. Slow but nice.

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Deane's Dream

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Goober. This is one that would have many people asking... Is this HVX? No, it is not HVX, it is Goober.

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Midas Touch

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Ani Machi aka Geisha

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Lily Pad. Interesting leaf shape.

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El Capitan

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Komodo Dragon

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User
12 years ago
Amazing! I have a brand new Ultramarine, had no idea it might ever look like YOURS!! All of those plants are super looking.

I wonder if you have one named 'Feed Me Seymour'......
Steve Massachusetts
12 years ago
Frank,

I don't see Regal Splendor in that first picture. The blue with the cream edge looks like First Frost. The green one under the solomon's seal isn't RS. Did you mix up your photos?

Steve
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anniegolden
12 years ago
Flemish Sky is especially nice. In the first photo what is the small plant with the little roundish bluish leaves? Very cute.
Christine
coll_123
12 years ago
Very nice, Frank. Lily Pad was gifted to me a few years ago and is a favorite of mine.

I am jealous of your Solomon's Seal! Mine is not a nice clump like that.
hostamanphil
12 years ago
Great pics of interesting hostas.It is so nice to have a source from "the queen of enablers". Phil
franknjim
Original Author
12 years ago
Steve, The bright blue with cream edge is Regal Splendor. Because of the angle I took the picture at, it doesn't show the height. It gets 5' tall scapes and the plant is about the same height as the new Victory behind it. The solid green one is Green Fountain, small bright yellow is Golden Scepter, Grecian Vase behind the tree. Cherry Berry, Gypsy Rose and Gum Drop across the front.

Annie, the little blue plant is Sedum Cauticola.

Coll, The Solomon's Seal gets early morning sun in that spot and plenty of moisture. I have found that it will grow short and sparsely if it is too dry.

A different angle.
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Cher
12 years ago
All lovely photos and garden.
Cher
hostaLes
12 years ago
Steve-I can't wait to get a good look at my Regal Splender. This should be it's breakout year. Going from my memory I wouldn't have been able to question Frank's calling it RS. But you are usually so "right-on". I get my cast off Wednesday and hope to walk my gardens soon.

Regardless, all of his greyish-blue hostas are gorgeous. I wish I had them all, Frank.

Thanks for the wonderful pics, as usual.

Les
Steve Massachusetts
12 years ago
Much better angle. Thanks for the photos, Frank. I like your RS a lot.

Steve
franknjim
Original Author
12 years ago
I knew the angle of the RS didn't show the true form but the lower angled shot doesn't give the full affect of how blue it is right now. That even gets about 4-5 hours of afternoon sun too.
Eleven
11 years ago
Frank, I love that Flemish Sky.

Here's a pic of my Regal Splendor, taken from an angle about midway between your two shots so I could get Antioch, Lakeside Shore Master, and June in the background:

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