You picked out some real beauties! Mary Chastain has them all, original stock, on her website, however they are $150, $200, and $100 in that order. The photos at the Hosta Library are the same as her website.

Here is a link that might be useful: Lakeside Acres Hostas

I just bought a lake Side beach master....Looks yummy but it's still sitting in it's tray of water waiting for me to decide where to plant it!
But that's not what you asked is it? LOL!
linda C

Wow I just checked out that link and had to GET OUT OF THERE B4 I SPENT MONEY!!! you people are such enables!! I could have spent thousands!! LOL Nice sight there I had to stop, it was KILING ME! I have a small yard, have about (only) 70 hasta (which is not that many ) and now I only allow myself about one new hosta a year. (until I clean out the back of the garage and then I can buy about 30!! cant wait for that!!)This year I bought a Paradigm

Thank you babka for the link!!

Paul

That Lakeside Paisley Print sure is gorgeous! Has anyone received anything form her? How big are the hostas she ships?
-Luis

I do not see my on the list, it is Lakeside Rainforest Sunrise. I was told it was a Lakeside when I purchased it in central Indiana.

I looked it up at Hosta Library and it is not listed under the Ladesides.

My two look like the 5th picture from the top, only with more rust spots, btw, what are causing the rust spots?

What do you think?

Sid

Here is a link that might be useful: Hosta Library -- Rainforest Sunrise

Don,I don't mean to hijack your post,but I feel I need to clarify something with Linda C. Linda,you have your Lakesides mixed up. It is Lakeside Beach CAPTAIN; and Lakeside SHOREMASTER. Here they both are in my garden. First is Lakeside Shoremaster,and the second is Lakeside Beach Captain Which of these do you have? Phil
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I hate to say this because I often feel it is better to keep your mouth shut about things like this, but I bought hostas directly from Mary Chastain and would never do it again nor recommend it.

Long story short, my experience with purchasing from Lakeside Acres was a bad one before I even received the plants, then I got the plants and my experience went downhill from there. Big waste of my time and money.

Chris

Actually,Chris,I bought these Lakesides,from a local nursery,and,so far,they are growing well,and would be even better if it would just RAIN! Phil

Hi Phil,

I was answering the question from above, from Luis. I grow quite a few of the lakeside hostas and the ones I've grown from wholesale stock, for the most part, have done fine - even tissue culture plants that I received from wholesalers did better (by leaps and bounds) than the originator stock of the exact same plants from Mary. So I was not referring to the lakeside plants in general but the ordering experience, service, and plants I received directly from Mary Chastain.

Chris...
FWIW, You aren't alone. Many have had unsatisfactory experiences with LG. One large M-O nursery was no exception. They advised me that the experience was so disasterous and distasteful, that once their current stock is depleted, they will no longer offer ANY LS cultivars for sale, regardless of source!
BTW, have never been successful growing any of the LS cultivars here (either OS or TC). We and others in the area have stopped trying.
Rb

We have never bought directly from Lakeside, but do grow some Lakeside hostas in our shade houses. There are two that we are having good luck with: LS Shoremaster and LS Beach Captain. Some of the other LS we have not had much luck with.

I know alot of people who bought some very nice streaked hostas on some special auctions that were held at the Library Auction. The plants looked very nice on the photos, and I think the follks that bought them are having good luck with them.