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Help with 3 No ID Hosta for Neighbor

12 years ago

Neighbor says he got these around 6 years ago. I don't recall the dark green one when they were split up a few years ago, which also tells you they would have been bigger.

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I'm no good at ID but this one looks like my Frances Williams?

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This looks like the one that someone, I think Paul identified in another thread called Undulata Erromena? It has starts quite a bunch of places in this front bed of his by whatever means.

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This looked mostly like a yellow but kind of looks more lime green now. The flowers are whitish. I kept looking at some of the starts on the green one above and thinking are these the green one or this one but they are darker green.

I would appreciate any feedback on these. Thanks in advance.

Cher

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hostaLes
12 years ago
Chohio, it always helps if you include something like a 6" ruler in your photos so we can get an idea of size. Your 3rd one looks like it has 9 vein-pairs, maybe 10 at most. It has the color and leaf shape of Sum and Substance but S&S has 14-17 vp so it isn't S&S. I am using this just an example and I doubt it is anywhere near the size of S&S or its sports, which a ruler would show.

Les
thisismelissa
12 years ago
I think the third one looks like Sea Fire. If, when it emerged, it was the brightest of yellows, then that's what I'd guess it is.
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paul_in_mn
12 years ago
My Guesses-

1st - Twilight or Wide Brim
3rd - August Moon

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Steve Massachusetts
12 years ago
Second one is a small Royal Standard.

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kisher
12 years ago
My two cents:

Wide Brim
Fortunei Hyacinthina
August Moon

Ron
Cher
Original Author
12 years ago
Thanks so much for the responses. Paul and kisher, Wide Brim wihtout a doubt after you giving me some direction to look and going to Hosta Library. Also no doubt about August Moon.

Steve I think you are going to be on the money with Royal Standard and was my first thought. But I'm no good at the ID game and rely on all of you. I will decide for sure after flowering. Obviously they'll have to move a few in a few years. Thanks again to all of you for taking the time to answer this.
Cher
hostaLes
12 years ago
I have no arguement with #3 being August Moon. It is among my favorites.
The green in #1 seems darker than my Wide Brim, more like Francee which I have right next to each other. But my plants are heavily shaded and coloor can be misleading.

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