Hi, What a nice list you have for trade. I am interested in trading for your Midas Touch hosta, Golden Sceptor hosta, Birchwood Parky's Gold Hosta, Japanese painted fern, Lime Zinger Elephant Ear and Black Magic Elephant Ear. I'm sending you an e-mail. Deb

cearb I think they are all fantastic that are posted here. Yours looks beautiful and based on what Edwin says it depends which one you have which determines if you need to watch for pruning parts out or not to keep it the original. If yours is correct on the naming, the way I am reading joy's comments is you won't have to do anything but let it grow. Looks fantastic in your yard! What I think is horrible is that the one that reverts is sold without complete instructions about what to watch for and how to prune it when necessary. The average person would not know what joy told us here and be much disappointed in what they ended up with based on what they got. Personally I think anything that unstable should not be sold. Cher

I have starts of the following Hosta starts to trade for other named Hosta starts,EEÂs, Ferns. All are singles unless stated otherwise. Birchwood ParkyÂs Gold Blue Cadet Blue Mouse Ears Flemish Sky Golden Scepter (multiples) Golden Tiara (multiples) Green Fountain Lancifolia Lemon Lime (multiples) Loyalist Midas Touch Paradigm Venusta I have a bunch of Golden Tiara and Lemon Lime if you would like multiple clumps. Shipping to and from using USPS Priority Mail only. Bare root wrapped in moist paper towels with plastic around roots only. I roll the leaves and bagged roots in brown shipping paper before boxing up. US trades only. Please label plants for identification. My Hosta Have List & Want List can be found here. http://www.illinimastini.com/hostalists.html If a hosta you have to trade is not on my want list, that is ok. I like most all hosta. Unusual, Giant, Mini, Old Standards, Latest and Greatest, etc. Please be aware of what HVX is and how to identify it if trading hosta with me. I also have Variegated Solomans Seal, Ostrich Fern, Christmas Fern, Cinnamon Fern, Maidenhair Fern & Japanese Painted Fern which I will trade for named Hosta, EEÂs or ferns that I do not have that are hardy to zone 5a. I am also interested in receiving (Alocasia & Colocasia) that I do not have. I currently have the following Elephant Ears: African Mask Black Magic Black Stem Common Frydek Giant Upright Hilo Beauty Illustris Lime Zinger Mojito Odora Yellow Splash Stingray I can trade small starts of Black Magic, Illustris, Lime Zinger, Odora & Stingray for named hosta or EEÂs but have a limited number of them. I also have about 18 good sized Surprise Lily/Magic Lily/Resurrection Lily/Naked Lady Lycoris squamigera that I am looking to trade. They were dug this spring, put into pots and currently have a nice root system growing getting ready for the bloom scape to appear. I would like to get rid of these before the scapes appear. Please feel free to post here or Email me if you have any questions. franknjim@comcast.net Thank You! Frank Here is a link that might be useful: My have and want lists

Well a lot has happened for my little fern... Good and bad. Namely, a beastly infestation of scale. I have sprayed several times and they haven't let up, but I am going to hit it again on a consistent 2-week basis and see what happens. She has grown more bushy, and I have given her deep, less frequent waterings with only filtered water. Even on her gorgeous, large, glossy new leaves, the veins are totally lined with tiny, evil scales. I've been scraping them off with my fingernails whenever I have the time and patience... questions: I just bought fish emulsion, will fertilizing help her fight off her attackers? I read that fern scale is worse indoors because they lack natural predators like parasitic wasps and lady bugs. Should I give her a summer on the east-facing covered porch, or is that inviting more trouble from exposure to other pests and diseases?