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Rainforest Sunrise

9 years ago

Rainforest Sunrise is turning into a stunning plant ....becoming a favorite. Seems to get better every week.
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Jon 6a SE MA
9 years ago
A looker, for sure.
paul_in_mn
9 years ago
Cheery looking.

Paul
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Donna, hard to tell from angle with no close-up, but I wouldn't be happy with all that mulch around the crown of RR. You may be surprised but it could send up additional pips as a result of injuries and not being familiar with your zone, I would still venture to say you could still get reflush of growth. Do you think mulch is too close and too deep? I experienced that at my daughters yesterday...looking for pips to dig out hostas for pending move. I'd be tempted to give it more sun this year but can't vouch for sunburn...but it would get a jump start for next year. granted, our climes are so different but I notice such vigour in the hostas that get more sun than would be normal. RS is a freak of nature ? Probably will behave next year. Kind of cool and oh so symmetrical! Landscapers, aka hired crew, often aren't gardeners and they can be so sloppy and uncaring about surrounding vegetation. I am sorry some of your hostas sustained damage. :(
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Thank you both. That’s a useful comparison photo of both plants, Kathy. Your RS looks like it has larger leaves than MB, unless that’s a trick of the photo angle. I really do like the bright yellow of mine in the pot, from the nursery. But I like the yellow green, too, as long as it does not darken too much. The sun RF will have in the old MB spot will be early afternoon. What colors will be in this bed this year will be different than in the past, though. I lost a center branch of the overhanging pine due to snow weight in late spring. The huge old Frances Williams that loved it here better than any of the 4 locations I have put it, is bleaching on one edge. Ditto the Gold Standard that has been moved around along with FW.
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I wish I did have one, but can only admire at this point. I love seeing unusual leaf coloration or sporting....I just find it interesting. The leaf thumbs are new to me also. I will have to look at my own plants when I’m able to. Has the hosta always been “different“ in this way? Does it change from year to year.....how many leaves are affected I mean? To me the piece you separated looks somewhat different from the HL pics. The border is very thin and the color is so beautifully yellow......hmmmmmm. It will be interesting to see how they both continue to grow. Thanks for sharing!! :-) debra
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josephines167 z5 ON Canada
9 years ago
Picked mine up two weeks ago. Love it. Still in pot, getting lots of sunshine and it is getting that orange colour to it. Fabulous hosta! It is the brightest and definitely catches the eye!

Mug, yours is perfect in every way - symmetry, colour, corrugation...the presentation is A-1! Glad you featured this hosta. :-)
hostanista
9 years ago
Planted this time last year. Cute wee thing, not nearly as gold as yours Josephine, it's probably in shade 80% of the time.
dublinbay z6 (KS)
9 years ago
Here is my new Rainforest Sunrise, late last summer. (Sorry, haven't gotten around to taking a photo this year yet.) It is really thriving in my garden, and is a shade more golden now than it appears here. It gets several hours of sun near noon and later in the day. Such a fine shape and color--sturdy youngster also.

One of the best I've ever selected.

For the curious, The little hosta in front of Rainforest Sunrise is one of the Mouses (forget which one) and to the right is some kind of Marginata, I believe, but I've had it such a long time that I no longer remember for sure.

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hostahillbilly
9 years ago
For us our worse HOTY ever. I've not given up. When I moved it last year I dropped it in a pot in the ground to more easily try another spot. From the sounds of it, I need to give it some real Sun?
josephines167 z5 ON Canada
9 years ago
When I picked it up at the nursery, I noticed they had several RS at the front, exposed to lots of sunshine. The ones in the back were more in the shade and not as golden.

Hostanista, I figured with so much of a light centre and not so much green....and since I liked the colour from all that sun exposure, I decided to imitate the same exposure at home...and at the same time trying to promote more vigour. It IS one robust looking hosta and I hope it returns next year. Another one to plant...but where? Lol

A few of us lost our RS during the winter...toughening it up in sun won't hurt it, I figure. Still puzzles me why such a robust looking hosta with lots of substance would succumb at all.

HH, yes, give it some real sun and see what happens. :-)
Jon 6a SE MA
9 years ago
Sunnier today
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9 years ago
Oh wow, those are pretty. I just planted a 2.5 quart size one this weekend. I bought it several weeks ago, and finally put it along with two others in the ground this weekend. (Sagae and Sun Power) I'm going to see how they all do in some afternoon sun. If it's too much, I'll move them to the front of the house for some morning, but I'm hoping they'll tolerate some afternoon because the edge along my patio looks boring to me. By 3:00pm the trees at the back of the property already send out long shadows, so hopefully that will prevent hot hot afternoon burning. Crossing my fingers.

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