No need to apologize! I am glad you found it actually because it might also help a member who posted about his June (coincidentally this thread is about my June also) recently. I was unable to do anything about it as I was out of town and read it later. I hope he finds it...if not I will find his post and provide a link. I culled a golden sport from FW (love that hosta) last year. Apparently it is a registered sport called 'Golden Sunburst'. Someone on this forum provided this information for me. Today, as I went around the yard, checking all my pots (I am documenting pip growth (#s) for my records, I found that all three sports are pipping! Number of pips are 3, 5, and so far 1 on the third one. I am very excited to see the pips unfurl. As to your question re sport of Time Tunnel...you may be among the first to have such a sport! :-). I sincerely hope you keep us in the loop as to its progress! It is always an exciting event, filled with anticipation when something like a sport shows up in our garden. I am also glad you separated it to allow it to grow on. I think you have a perfect opportunity to showcase your very rare sport and deservedly so, on its own thread. I will be one of the first to read it with eagerness! and to see a photo of it. :-). Jo P.S. Thank you - I hope you have a wonderful weekend too!

I am in zone 4/5 in the interior of B.C. We have hot summers and cold winters. We are 500 ft. above sea level so somewhere in between you and Pieter on the coast. It is generally in the 80's and 90's all summer with little rain. I am able to water as much as I need to becasuse we are on a well that never seems to run out. I've been gradully moving plants into more and more sun because of the need for more room and also to encourage those not doing well to actually grow. Over all I've been surprised and pleased that most plants grow well in the sun or at least hold their own until late in the season. The best in my experience are: Abiqua Recluse - an amazing gold that glows and catches the eye from across the garden. Paradigam - I also have a Pauls Glory in the sun but Paradigam holds up better. Inniswood- does just as well as Paradigam but the two are distinctive enough that I would always want both. Touch of Class and June - both look perfect and still have some blue color showing. Old Glory - the color is very light but no sun damage after 3 years in the hot afternoon sun. Carolina Blue - still blue Guacamole - grows well but color is muted Holy Mole - I moved it into more shade since it didn't seem to look as well as the others did Stained Glass - really beautiful but mine is in a bit less afternoon sun than the others Carolina Sunshine - just noticed the margin is turning orange, wonderful! Sunpower family: I agree that Sunpower in lots of direct sun does get crispy about now. Some of it's sports like Abba Dabba Do, Paradise Power, Zippity Do Dah, Atlantis etc. hold up much better in sun. A last yellow that I'm growing to love more and more is Aspen Gold. It's a slow grower but the round, pebbled leaves are really distinctive. The key for me is water. When we are having a really hot spell I leave the water on for days at a time. (drip system). That is for the ones in afternoon/evening sun at the height of summer. I have also grown some hostas in pots on a west facing balcony. The sun blasts them from about one or two o'clock until it sets at ten. It's like being in an oven. What worked the best was placing them in a dish of water to see them through the day. I made sure they were always sitting in water over the summer. A Patriot there looked perfect all summer while one in the ground with mid day sun but late afternoon shade looked ratty by fall. Good luck.

I've seen highly colored specimens in sunny positions in Seattle yards. I would give it full sun here. It's called 'Esk Sunset', after the Esk Valley in New Zealand. The somewhat silly 'Eskimo Sunset' is a mistake, as is "Yukon" for the Japanese flowering cherry cultivar - which I have seen listed more than once in trade publications as "Alaskan yellow cherry".

I will keep an eye on them. If I start to lose the symmetry and/or they get bigger than the others, i will twist them out for sure. For now i will wait as i had at least one last year, maybe two and liked the colour interest in the large clump. With smaller clumps of hosta it is always tough for me to take out the green eyes when they represent a significant percentage of the plant. And for that same reason, i know it is best to take them out so they don't take over. :(