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Trying to ID these hosta got me singing the blues

14 years ago

I have figured out how to post a pic...and they say you can't teach an old dog new tricks

Hosta #1

Hosta #2

Hosta #3

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
14 years ago
if it were me.. i would put one plant per post.... just too many pix to have to flip up and down ...

these are really immature plants.. and it is very hard to give any kind of ID.. for me at least ...

did you dig these for a move???.. is there a master list.. is there a number of names.. that can be related to the untagged plants... if so.. it would really help me

all that said.. if any of the other of you are moving. and potting... go buy a PAINT PEN and write the names ON THE POTS THEMSELVES.... so that when the labels disappear.. the pot is still named...

ken
slp0100
Original Author
14 years ago
I got most of these at plant exchanges ... no tags or they were in the gound when I bought the house (2000)
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I love the blues because they "anchor" all the great blue-toned variegated hosta. A garden made up of only showboats, side-by-side, can look a little chaotic, IMHO. A nice sea of blues, or your favorite greens, with a magnificent showy variegated specimen in the middle will create a more pleasing look for most eyes. As many have suggested, blue can be an acquired taste. I began collecting a lot of showboats and then grew to appreciate the value of adding solid colored hosta to my gardens. Blues can be fun to grow too. It's a challenge to find the right spot (lighting) for the best blue color (all season). I like blues, my first purchase was a blue, and I am always hunting for the "bluest" hosta.
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It's a impossiable task I agree, But thanks everyone for chiming in. I'm going to name them what Cris said as he guessed them all and try again later making note of the flower color with pictures, hopefully I can rule some out and get a few of them ID at some point. Do they all for the most part have diffrent color, height, shape flowers? I did not even think about that thanks for the tip!. Thanks again for your time :)
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loisflan
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If the first one might be Krossa Regal.
slp0100
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14 years ago
Could Hosta #2 be 'Mildred Seaver' ... as was pointed out in an earlier posting some of the edges seem to be lightening and I do have a mis placed marker with Mildred Seaver on it.

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