Pic of my White Oak Nursery Order just delivered!

12 years ago

I had never ordered from White Oak Nursery, but when they had their refrigerator sale, I just had to give it a try!

My order was just delivered and I am THRILLED with the size on MOST of what I ordered. Of the 6 hosta, two were small and the rest were very nice size. All were divisions and had good roots and arrived in fine condition.

They are from left to right:

Stained Glass, Jack of Diamonds, Captain Kirk, Strip Tease, Rocky Mountain High and Lakeside Beach Captain.

I am so happy they are here! I know what I will be doing after work tonight! I hope these all grow well for me!

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sheila56
12 years ago
Oh my goodness! Can't wait to get mine:)
hosta_freak
12 years ago
Definitely good roots! It's been months since I've seen eyes sticking up. Lol! They look good,and should have good growth when planted. Phil
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Wow, those look fantastic. It's great to see these kinds of pics. I was surprised to see eyes this late in the game, too. They must be pretty far north? I prefer to receive my mail order hosta in that unfurled state, so that the leaves will be all nice and pretty this season. Happy planting!
sheila56
12 years ago
I assumed they were dug early and refrigerated, thus keeping them somewhat dormant. Right? They should grow and unfurl when planted.
bettylu_zone6a
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12 years ago
Yep, these were from their refrigerator sale - I thought it was worth trying a new source at the prices they offered!

Lakeside Beach Captain and Jack of Diamonds were both $8. Rocky Mountain High was $6, and the rest were $7. Shipping ran $9.40 for all six. I could have easily ordered more, but held back, waiting to see if the quality would be good. None of the nurseries near my house have any of these varieties (I was trying to get a few more hosta with pronounced wide margins).

I am not sure what to do about the Jack of Diamonds one though - they gave me two divisions, one of which is about a 1" section of crown with two eyes and only one nice sized root (the knife must have slipped) the other is a normal division with lots of roots. I am thinking that I should grow the small piece in a pot for a while and baby it... any thoughts on that?

BettyLu
gardenfanatic2003
12 years ago
Great looking plants!

Deanna
melrose
12 years ago
I ordered 11 (including Captain Kirk) so I'm excited to get mine. I've ordered both regular and the refrig sale for the past 3 years and all have been great. The frig sale has great prices and is really still pretty early in the season for me in zone 4/5. I always order alot from the frig sale of "filler" type of hostas or replacements for things that didn't make it -the prices are great but you can't always get what you want at the sale... so if I really want it I order at regular price -which I find reasonable as well!
frostynyc
12 years ago
Thank you so much for posting this. I'm always afraid of ordering online, but now I can't wait to order from White Oak next year. (Already over my hosta budget this year)
nutmeg4061
12 years ago
My order came today, shipped in two days. They were still damp, even in this 100 degree weather. White Oak pokes air holes in their boxes, too. I soaked them for several hours in a bucket. I've ordered from them since 08 with no problems.
What I always do with them, since I don't want to plop them in my clay in this heat...I use long plastic window boxes. I've also used those 3 foot long plastic wallpaper trays with a few holes poked in the bottom. (Those make great seed starters, too.) One will hold 4 to 6 plants. I use whatever potting mix was on sale.
I then stick the planter box in the narrow, shady spot between the garbage can and the house, water as needed, and plant out in the fall.
Mary4b
12 years ago
I just have to add my refrigerator sale order to the thread!

First time with White Oak, I think the plants look very nice.

Box was in the mail on the hottest days so far this year, 98 degrees, and mailman left it in the garage...I just noticed the box by chance last night, probably had sat there for 24 hours. Ugh, but plants look great this morning and are now soaking:

Photo 1, below:

Dark Star $4
S/M - Medium blue-green with a narrow, slightly rippled, creamy white margin. Medium lavender flowers in August.

Fair Maiden $4
S/M - Very dark green leaves with beautiful irregular creamy edges. Gorgeous. Pale lavender flowers in July

Yin $7 x 2
S - Shiny, blue-green leaves with a slightly rippled white margin. Lavender flowers in July.

Photo 2, below:

Dance with Me $8
M - Yellow leaves with a medium green margin. Dull on top and slightly shiny underneath. A sport of 'Summer Music.' Near white flowers in mid July.

Fragrant Dream $7
L - Large, foot-long leaves are medium green with narrow creamy yellow margins that turn white by mid season. Pale lavender flowers in August.

Rotunda $5
M/L - Mature leaves are bluish green, round and puckered. Pale lavender flowers in June.

Photo 3, below:

Wolverine $6 x 2
M - Slightly blue-green with a 1 1/2 inch wide, slightly rippled yellow-gold margin. Slightly shiny on top and a glaucous bloom underneath. Pale lavender lowers in late July

Inniswood $9
M/L - Large gold quilted leaves with a green margin. A stunning plant when mature. AHS Savory Shield Award

Dick Ward $7
M - Beautiful light yellow-green center with irregular dark green margin. Lavender flowers in mid-July.

Ice Follies $12
M/L - This sport of 'Antioch' has wide, creamy white margins and a good growth rate with long, pointed leaves. Pale lavender flowers.

I think these all look nice and healthy.
I do have a question. If you purchase 1 hosta, say, the Ice Follies for $12 and two separate eyes are sent, is that legitimate? I know some might say it's better, but isn't it basically 2 smaller plants? Just curious how people view this sort of thing...there were some very nice, large hostas here, like the Fragrant Dream and the Dick Ward. There are also some that were sent with multiple, separate eyes, to represent one plant order. Is it typical for bare root shipments?
bettylu_zone6a
Original Author
12 years ago
Wow, everyones orders look fantastic!

I decided to plant all of mine in pots until the fall, as the area I want to put them in needs a little bit of work first and I may decide, depending on how big they get/how good they look at planting time, to give some of my new purchases a place of honor in my front big hosta bed instead.

All of mine have leafed out and my 7-eye Striptease looks really good. The markings show beautifully on Striptease, but only faintly on the others... I am guessing that they will show up better as they age a bit. Right now they are in a pretty shady area and in this heat I don't plan on putting them in more sun until I am sure the roots have settled in.

One of my plants (Jack of Diamonds) shipped with two pieces, one larger 2-eye and a smaller piece of crown with multiple tiny little eye-buds. I planted them separately. Personally, as long as the eyes are a good size, I don't mind multiple plants, and if you want a bigger plant sooner, just plant them together as mentioned in another thread :-)

BettyLu
Mary4b
12 years ago
BettyLu, glad to hear your perspective on the multiple plants. After seeing what Kentstar just received for 2 Risky Division plants in his post today, I guess I'm even more pleased with my order. He said his "mature divisions" only had 2" roots!

I believe I'm going to put mine in pots for the summer, as well...I agree that it will be good to see what they do before deciding where to put them. I'll put them in the ground in early September. This year, I hope to get everything I own into the ground no later than Sept 15....it'll be a special winter to have all hostas in the ground and none in pots. I'm tired of that dance.
bettylu_zone6a
Original Author
12 years ago
Here are some photos of my babies as they are today...
The smallest - Jack of Diamonds (I actually have two plants, they included a small piece of crown with minimal roots with my normal division and it is tiny, but thriving)

Striptease

Lakeside Beach Captain (the coloration is slow to develop so far)

Captain Kirk (you can barely see the coloration on this one - I assume it will be better next year)

Rocky Mountain High (I bought this one so I could have a ruffle edge hosta, and this one is supposed to have a lighter color to the ruffle that barely shows up so far)

I forgot to snap a picture of Stained Glass, it is small, but the color is gorgeous and I can't wait for it to mature! I am in the process of making my front hosta bed (next to the driveway) continue to the side of my house at the garage (I just removed a large bush that grew too fast for me) and this fall I will be planting most of my new babies there!

I just LOVE having a beautiful, thriving hosta garden - one with NO maple roots! The shade from the Pin Oak extends most of the way into this new area, so I will probably move some daylillies there where it is a little too sunny for the hosta. Thanks for looking!

BettyLu
ivysmom
12 years ago
Whoa, they went from those unfurled bare-roots to the photos at the bottom in under a month?? Impressive!
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
12 years ago
Refrigerator plants, huh? I guess they stay unfurled 'cuz they only get light when someone opens the fridge door? ;-)

Seriously, those have some very nice roots. No wonder the nice development.

tj