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My 1st Spring pics.....

9 years ago

...and sadly it's almost summer. Lots of soft emerging colors after the recent rains.

Delta Dawn - moved this one a few years back and it is starting to respond

Olive Branch

Regal Twist - new addition, a sport of Krossa Regal

Summer Breeze

Aristocrat - had a nice leap this year and margins are starting to widen again after getting moved.

Regal Supreme - 2nd yr, sport of Krossa Regal

Pistache - slow to add divisions, love the colors

Fireworks - also had a nice jump

Blue River - my favorite color combination

Jaz - starting to become a nice clump

Thanks for looking.

Paul

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
9 years ago
about time.. eh???

by the calender.. springs almost over.. lol ... bet you thought they would never come on.. up here in the great cold north ...

thx for the pix

ken
beverlymnz4
9 years ago
Nice pictures Paul. It's only the 2nd of June. Still plenty of hosta time left for pictures. I have considered a couple of these. For example Pistache. It is very unique.

Beverly
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Thank you, me too! I like to put the pots of plants where I think I want them and take pics. Then mull it over for a day or so to make sure that's where I want them before I plant them or else I end up digging them up and moving them. Which I've been doing a lot of lately anyway. lol I drive myself batty I'm already way overboard with how many plants/bulbs need to be planted and then I start digging up already planted plants because A. wrong placement for size B. clashing of color C. not thriving in that spot D. just because... lol And the noid in the 1st pic is actually an amazing color every hour it's a different color. It is iridescent and just striking my mother in-law gave that one to me. I just planted it 1 month before it bloomed and the poor thing had been out of the ground probably 3 months! I thought that was amazing. Not very good substance though. The 1st blooms falls got blown off with a slight breeze and became a flatty. It had 3 blooms and they all 3 looked different. I don't know anything about it but I'm hoping it's at least a rebloomer. We'll see... Rena'
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Gesila
9 years ago
Nice pics Paul. I really love the color on Blue River.

I still have some that are small pips!

Gesila
stoc zone 6 sweden
9 years ago
Nice looking hostas,Mine are still opening in the other northern part of the world.
coll_123
9 years ago
lovely as always, Paul. It pretty much feels like "early Spring" here too.
TheHostaCottage
9 years ago
As always, your plants are gorgeous, Paul.
I have added Regal Twist to my want list ;)
Vanessa
mountainy man z8 Ireland
9 years ago
Lovely pics Paul, better late than never. I really like the look of Blue River.

Denis
paul_in_mn
Original Author
9 years ago
Ken, no problem with spring desication this year, lol.

Beverly, I would pick up Pistache again in a second.

Gesila and Denis, Blue River looked like it maybe had a little streaking when I got it, now I think it was more likely margins running down into center of leaf. It had a Toy Soldier type line around the dark areas last year.

stoc and coll thanks for the comments.

Vanessa, only pics I've seen of Regal Twist make it look unruly, so we'll see in a few years.

Paul
josephines167 z5 ON Canada
9 years ago
Such lovely hostas, Paul! Love, love Pistache! Blue River leaf shot is beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your pics - I've been waiting with anticipation. :-). You have a lot of different hostas I recall and many mature ones among them. I hope we see many more of them as the season heats up.
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
9 years ago
Very nice, Paul. You have some choice selections.

Thanks.

tj
paula_b_gardener 5b_ON
9 years ago
Very nice hostas - was it worth the wait? I would love to be able to find Pistache.
hosta_freak
9 years ago
Nice plants,Paul! Maybe my hostas would have looked different if they had come up a little later? The freeze did a number on mine. a lot are coming back really well,though. I got a Regal Supreme last year,and it is looking good so far. Thanks for sharing! Phil
paul_in_mn
Original Author
9 years ago
Updated pic of Aristocrat at mid-season...tree smutz and all. Starting to regain margin width after getting moved a few years ago. One of my favorites.

Paul
josephines167 z5 ON Canada
9 years ago
Paul, I'm heartened to see your huge Aristocrat! It is simply beautiful in its markings and wider margin coming in ..... which is what caught my eye back in 2011 when I bought mine. Then last year I found pill bugs under it, potted it and it has yet to be planted...still small but beautiful. Seeing your mature one has moved me to do it today! Thank you! :-)
paul_in_mn
Original Author
9 years ago
Happy to give a nudge :-)

Updated pic with mid-season colors for Pistache. Would love to see a spurt and some filling out of this one. Patience, I must have patience....

Paul

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