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oliveoyl3

Name that hosta...

oliveoyl3
13 years ago

Can you name these hostas growing in PNwet?

I wish I could say I was as happy as hosta and could care less about labels, but I admit it is driving me crazy. Blame it on the excessive rain. Amazing weather on Saturday and I have freckles to prove the sun did shine! Once anyway... I just want to know.

#1 & 2 given to me as Francee several years ago, but I know that's not right. These are in full shade w/ reflected light from white home.

#1 leaf

From hosta 6-6-10

#1 plant ('09 lots of slug damage, '10 replanted higher early spring. Seems like it was larger last year & had a narrow white margin, but none showing this year. Lavender flowers on tall scapes. Leaves are lighter w/ less blue than #2. Note contrast with flopped Hellebore leaf nearby.)

From hosta 6-6-10

#2 leaf

From hosta 6-6-10

#2 plant (Blue-gray & largest leaves, but unfortunately I stepped emerging pips while pulling out a large rhodie from behind. Hubby used the backhoe to lift that 11' baby out of there after days of digging. Should help those hosta considerably to get their own water & light)

From hosta 6-6-10

#3 leaf

From hosta 6-6-10

#3 plant (garage sale 4" pot $.50 this spring, mother plant vigorous grower & shows same twisting, undulata mediopicta?)

From hosta 6-6-10

#4 leaf

From hosta 6-6-10

#4 plant (Confession of $1 big box purchase last winter, weak little thing showing 2 colors, sport or struggling or both?)

From hosta 6-6-10

#5 leaf

From hosta 6-6-10

#5 plant (tagged as H. fortunei Hyacinthina 14-18"x16-24", but taller)

From hosta 6-6-10

#6 leaf

From hosta 6-6-10

#6 plant (yellow margins, lower grower than other large, F. var Aureomarginata?)

From hosta 6-6-10

#7 leaf

From hosta 6-6-10

#7 plant (mid green color darker green than Honeybells, vase shaped, Lancifolia?)

From hosta 6-6-10

#8 leaf

From hosta 6-6-10

#8 plant (blue-greenish, but not blue like #1 & 2)

From hosta 6-6-10

#9 leaf

From hosta 6-6-10

#9 plant (King Tut tag says 20-28" x 2", but is shorter. More yellow as spring progresses)

From hosta 6-6-10

I'd appreciate any comments about growth, size, and what you see pictured here. Mostly newly planted & created beds, except for #1 &2, so I'm still filling them out with groundcovers & need to get that mulch in place. Waiting until it gets a bit warmer or the slugs will win the battle.

:o) Corrine

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