Very, very very good!!!

-Babka

hey

did i miss an updated picture.. w/o those Popsicle shrubs???

steve.. putting H. in front of a name .... to talk about hosta .. in the hosta forum is redundant..

in the conifer world there are many differing species ... and a thousand plants named 'aurea' .. so its a bit more important to give the full latin so we know what you are talking about ... eh??

BTW.. is hosta Latin .. or a Japanese word???? lol ....

ken

Hosta is the Genus name so it could be either Latin or Japanese. Sort of like Tokudama Flavocircinalis.

Steve

My young Queen of the Seas got severly attacked by slugs. I'm hoping when it gets bigger, the slugs will leave it alone.

Gesila

"Not to go all conifer forum on you but it's H. 'Queen of the Seas'."

Hey, I resemble that remark!

Now admit it Steve, it felt good to do your part toward lessening name corruption, didn't it? lol

tj

I put those pellets out, saw slimy traces under other hostas, but not under QoS. It shows no slug attack holes.

Hosta = Giboshi in Japanese. Ask Geo. Schmid who wrote the tome "The Genus Hosta". He is the king of hosta taxonomy. He's the one who even dissected the flowers.

-Babka

We're pedantically discussing Hosta taxonomy and the etymological origins of the genus. Now we've got the Conifer forum wishing they were over here. Sorry to hijack your thread UK.

Steve

Well, what else with a glass of wine on a Tuesday evening...

-Babka

Ok, I'll leave the hijacking of the thread alone and answer ya uk-hostaman! ;-P

I bought QOTS last year as a 1-2 eye 2nd year TC. It was kinda pathetic lookin' last year, but this year, it's amazing!!! You love those pie-crust edges, and this one is definitely FOR YOU!

Steve...thanks for the belly laugh this morning. I loooove a good chastising from the conifer folks when I slaughter naming and this totally cracked me up!

I thought the genus Hosta was named after the Austrian botanist Nicholas Host.

Squirejohn - that is my understanding too.

I planted one about 4 years ago, and it just gets bigger and prettier every year, And by the way, it is one of the few that hasn't suffered in the triple digit heat we've had lately. Pretty tough plant I think.

Picture of my QOTS in late May, back when she was still blue.

She's still young, and though now green, she is still pretty.

Karen

In taxonomy Latin useage, when named after a person and that person is male the generally used form would be Hosti (Host-eye). If that person were female it would normally be Hostae (Host-aye). I think! I am thinking of fortunei being named after a man whose name was Fortune. I know they are named after the man Host so where did Host-ah come from?

Did I get that right? My source is from keeping cichlidae, a Family of fishes from Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika and other rift lakes in east Africa where 1000 different species are each native (endemic) to only one of those lakes. The species "explosion" is akin to the hosta cultivar "explosion". And just so I am not accused of jumping the thread, I think 'Queen of the Seas' is fantastic. lol

Les

Here is mine, actually 2 close together, bought them 2 years ago. Bernd

UK,

Did you end up buying this one or is it too big for you?

Steve

steve,still not sure....got to make some room!...going to make a few changes over the next few weeks so im hoping to add it to my last order of the year.....already on my list are...3 flemish gold,2 royal tapestry,2 sweet innocence and little sunspot

bumping this one up ..

ken

Mine has crapped out. I originally bought 2 of them and I have a 2" high little heap of something that I think is ready for the compost pile.

It is such a gorgeous hosta, though. I might try it again. I have the UK bug. I want ruffled edges.

bk

Babka, what a lovely pic. I put one in the ground last fall and am anxious to see what comes up this year. It came from our local Hort. Society sale and had mainly one large leaf.

Yes, Babka, that's a lovely hosta. I'm jealous.

bk

Babka, that is so beautiful - every leaf so perfect! The blue looks so soft and tropical...powdery blue/green? I've never seen that hue on a QOTS before. It really is exquisite.

I am pining away until mine rises. I pulled a BKAY on mine and bought a bigger model from the get-go! It should be lovely coming up for the second year.

i think i do.. but there is no label on it.. so i have to wait and see if it comes up... where i think it is...

its all in that pond post

ken

Picture of my QOTS from last year :)

doesnt look like i ever took a pic of it.. or.. never labeled my pic of it ...

ken

Melati, it's good to see you again! I've missed your gorgeous hosta pics! :-)

Melati- Now THAT is a beautiful QOTS! Those of us growing hostas in pots can only dream of how those larger ones look when grown to maturity in the ground under happy conditions.

-Babka

This one is about 3 years old . It made a big jump last year. This is a test of one of my iPad pictures . It may come out with the wrong orientation.

Thanks Jo, been lazy taking pics after my laptop died for no reason lol!!

Thanks Babka... But you don't have to deal with slugs and voles and deers and who know what lol!!!

I'm jealous if the new pics are all from this year. I barely have a couple inches of eyes showing!

I really like Queen of the Seas in the spring when it is still blue and upright...

Eleven, chances are that Babka's is the only photo from this year. Everyone else is from somewhere that it's cold.

bk

Having "issues" getting online with Houzz, so am coming in on this post to che k things out. I thought people were posting from iPhones, and I cannot get Houzz on the phone to let me do anything but READ. Cannot stay silent when you start talking about HOSTAS.

Okay. I have/thought-I-had a QOTC since 2012 spring, so 4 years down the road and it is a sad loser. Therefore I ordered another one from other quarters, to try afresh. This one is coming from Hallsons.

Perhaps if there are other people experiencing sad results from what they bought as QOTC, it could have been a bad TC batch? Like they had problems with Tobacco Road and some others in TC, remember? But QOTC is one that takes a while to mature I think, and some of us don't have memories that last beyond tomorrow or yesterday, unless we take notes and remember where we put them. I am on my MacBook Pro now, and have no pics on here of the QOTS but I do have a picture taken with my new iPhone, and since my purpose is to have BKay check to see if my photos are on straight....right side up.....and pardon me so I can go to the ladies room and fix it straight off, or die in the trying......it's a pain to break in a new phone and a new computer at the same time, never having an apple before and all that.

So.....bear with me......IS THIS STRAIGHT, BKAY?

H. Dark Shadows,,,,by gosh I think it is trying to leap?

BKay, I will try to get the photos from my Windows computer over here showing recent photos of my QOTS since I read above you are looking to view warm country grown QOTS. Mine qualifies I think. I got mine in 2012 and have waited in vain for it to do something. It hangs on. It is small. And to think I bought a SPECIAL FLOWER POT for it....(read that as EXPENSIVE)...and to no effect.

Anyway, I uploaded the pics on my non-apple cameras to Flickr account and I think the QOTS is among those. I always tag my hosta photos, so search my photo stream for the name Queen of the Sea Meanwhile, I will figure how to get some of them to my Macbook since the Windows HP lost its browser and I cannot connect to the Internet without one. Which is why I got mad and left Windows for good. They are totally without a RUDDER.

Wishing that Ken had started a new thread for this one, (with a link inside to the old thread) so the name would be spelled correctly. There is an "s" on the end.

Mildred Seaver named a lot of her creations "Sea........." There are many listed at the Hosta Library. This one indeed is Queen of the Seas.

-Babka

Sorry if I added to the name problem, Babka. I figured if it had no S at the end, it would show up all results with AND without SEAS being spelled properly....sort of like DoubleD Up had no D at the end for a while there.

The HOUZZ app for a phone does not include the forums at all. So, I'm back on the Macbook to get my hosta fix....and other GWeb forums as well.

Babka, did you notice if my photo above was right side up? Thanks

Yes, Mocc. Perfectly aligned!

-Babka

Do Queen of Seas turn green as opposed to blue? I just purchased 3 of them and they were green. The garden centre assured me they are in the blue family and once I plant them in shade, they will be blue. Does the blue only last early spring?

Hi Ruffwood - it depends on the age of your plant, the heat, the amount of sun, the amount of water spraying / poring on the leaves... mine is bluer in a new location this year and still a little blue today. It the old location it would have been just green by now.

Great pics of a wonderful hosta on this thread.

Ruffwood, I grow in pots and mine started out green in the spring.

Later on, (couple of months) it took on more blue hues.

Then dependent upon how much sun it receives, it will either stay bluish, or revert to green again.

With more sun, the waxy coating melts away exposing green underneath.

With greater shade, the chances of the plant remaining blue for longer increase - although here, it looks more aqua.

http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/2008104/h-queen-of-the-seas?n=17

BC

Thank you for answers and photos about Queen of Seas. I will plant them in shady spots to try and get blue hues I am looking for. I will have to look up Halcyon as you mention. I have Blue Mouse Ears, but I want something larger. I even put in some Blue Fescue with the Hosta garden I am attempting to create. Zone 6A, Ontario.

OMG!!! Check out that powder blue on Babka's and BC's! It made my heart virtually hiccup! W O W! Unbelievably stunning!

here is a June 2015 photo, growing in a fair bit of shade.

Great contrast to other varieties. Thanks.

So, even if I keep QOS in shade, will it still turn green?

Depends on the heat you get. Please include your zone (or location) along with your name. (In Ontario you should get a Queen of the Seas that stays blue)

-Babka

I'm in Ontario and my QOTS does not retain the same intensity of blue as in spring, understandably. It isn't completely green either - more of a green/blue. It is in shade with some morning filtered sunlight. July is always quite hot here 86-93F with August not quite as hot but not that much cooler.

Rain can be a gentle shower, a steady downpour, or an intense, windy onslaught... add intense heat, and sun exposure - all have an effect on blues. Whether it is from rain or overhead watering, a blue hosta can have its leaves marred easily, depending on the type of canopy protection it gets. The blue cast disappears from the leaf surface in intense heat.

As my QOTS is exposed to the variables mentioned, I think today's colour still shows some blue....more a blue/green than a blue or a green.

today, Sept. 2/15

ruffwood, shade will protect the blue somewhat but a QOTS that remains a solid blue all season no matter the siting....that would be rare. I would love to see a blue QOTS in September. Anyone have a true blue QOTS at this time of year?

it's a beast