sorry I meant gallon of water per watering, I'm going to try and post a picture tomorrow

dig it up and see whats going on ....

if it went into summer dormancy due to lack of water [no matter what you claim re: watering] .... it may reflush ....

let us know what you find ...... otherwise

ken

Here is a picture

ces797, I moved divisions of four sporting hosta to sun last year - leaves quickly died back. I watered continually and 30 days later...new growth from dormant eyes on all four. Below is sport of Grand Tiara (sport similar to Amber Tiara)-
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Here is pic this year-
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So keep watering, you're doing the right thing.

Paul

Very nice Paul!
I have hopes for this "Paul's Glory" now
haha

How often did you water it? I'm doing a gallon of water every other day right now, do you think I should do everyday?
I just added some superthrive in the last two waterings so we'll see if that helps

Curtis

Obviously your plant needs a lot more then a gallon of water a day....put the hose on and let it run until the ground is soaked down to 4 or 5 inches....and dig down about 6 inches from the hosta to be sure the ground is wet.
Linda C

I ran sprinkler 45min (about 1/2" in gauge) every day or every other day for a couple of weeks - it was new garden with many new plants as well so wanted to make sure plants had good soaking.

Not familiar with superthrive, but I would be careful fertilizing - plants are stressed from sun, move and now having to grow new leaves to survive. I would just do water and give it time to recover. Someone else will weigh in I'm sure about superthrive.

Paul

I ran sprinkler 45min (about 1/2" in gauge) every day or every other day for a couple of weeks - it was new garden with many new plants as well so wanted to make sure plants had good soaking.

Not familiar with superthrive, but I would be careful fertilizing - plants are stressed from sun, move and now having to grow new leaves to survive. I would just do water and give it time to recover. Someone else will weigh in I'm sure about superthrive.

Paul

And lay off the superthrive!
If you were sick and next to death, would it be wise to force feed you a steak dinner?
Just water....no fertilizer!
More plants have been killed by more fertilizer than they need than by no fertilizer at all.
Linda C

Superthrive is not a fertilizer, it is a rooting hormone. There is no NPK in it and is made to revive and encourage root growth.

Personally I always let the soil surface dry out thoroughly between each time I water, then water deeply. So I water 2 or 3 times a week letting the sprinklers run for hours to really soak the soil through. Every day watering could smother them, in my opinion, and I prefer to encourage good deep root growth instead of plants that rely on my watering them.

But in the case of this "Paul's Glory" I agree with Ken - I think it is really Gold Standard growing in way too much sun. I would just move it.

Ken - thanks for the mulch pointer, I never would have thought of that but it certainly makes sense! Food for thought for next year I guess.
ctopher - that sounds very smart, I guess if I'm constantly watering the roots won't dig down into the soil to search out more water.

We've had a ton of rain in the last few days which was definitely welcomed. I just went outside today after it stopped raining so I could take a picture of the same hosta I have planted on the other side of the walkway grown in more shade that is doing way better, maybe this will help to decide whether this is really paul's glory or gold standard. I had these both last year and they were identical so I know they are definitely the same plant.

While I was taking a picture of the one doing better I noticed some new leaves coming up on my little fried guy so looks like he's not dead yet!

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Here is the same type of hosta on the other side of the walkway in more shade (to note: it had a lot of top growth and eyes at time of planting vs. the fried guy.

And here is the hosta in question fighting back and sending up some new leaves

I don't know that I agree that black mulch is as hot as black asphalt. My soil is nearly black, and it's not too hot to walk on barefoot, but black asphalt sure is. Asphalt absorbs heat and radiates it because it's made from rock. Wood mulch won't get as hot as asphalt.

Your plant isn't dead, and I wouldn't give up on it, but I wouldn't water it every day either. I agree with Christopher. Roots that can't get oxygen due to waterlogging will die. It also depends on what kind of soil you have - clay or sandy. Water will run through sandy soil much faster.

Deanna