Haunted Hosta

17 years ago

This is Tall Boy. He's been here for 10 years. In August the scapes and flowers go to the top of the deck rails. Do you think I have a ghost? Nancy

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phil
17 years ago
That is one lovely Hosta. Great picture of it. Thanks for sharing it
phil
Carole Westgaard
17 years ago
Hi Nancy,

I LOVE that Hosta - I am crazy about particular habits and that one is positioned to display its lush habit beautifully. Is that your own ('nickname') for it? If it's just what you call it, what is the real name? Your composition in the photograph is perfect -- the pink of the leaves and the way you centered the inverted 'v' of the foreground. Are you an artist? I'm in botannical illustration and I'd love to draw this with your permission.

Westy1941
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donrawson
17 years ago
Very nice photo, with the leaves just flowing down over the moss, etc. After seeing the heading "Haunted Hostas" I was thinking how fun it would be to list hostas with Halloween names. I'll go first. Don

Halloween Hostas:

'Ghost Spirit'
User
17 years ago
This mature Tall Boy is beautiful. A much better picture than you would find on the hosta library.

Happy Halloween!
yardmom
17 years ago
I'll go next!
How about H. Witches Brew? I like the pictures of this one! Might just end up on my wish list!
ademink
17 years ago
You should send your photo in to the Hosta Library , Nancy. It looks WAY better than any of their photos! What a beauty - reminds me of 'Jade Cascade', 'Sieboldiana Mira' or 'Montana Macrophylla'.

Funny, but even w/ all of the amazing variegated or "fancy" hostas I own, my socks are knocked off by the "plain greens" like 'Tall Boy' and the others listed above w/ the long, pointed leaves and cascading habit. Beautiful! :)
thehostage
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17 years ago
Tall Boy took it's time getting to look like this. Guess no one asked for a piece and it didn;t get divided either.
I think all of us 'hosta people'are artistic in some way,to notice and enjoy the sometimes subtle beauty of these plants AND I have noticed that all of you guys are pretty darn good photographers.
OK, how bout Cat's Eyes and Red October ? I think this name list thing must be another part of our mutual mental hosta problem!! Nancy
dhaven
17 years ago
Gorgeous picture. I've had Tall Boy for about 15 years, and it's always been a favorite. When it's in bloom, the hummingbirds spend lots of time checking out the 6 foot tall scapes. I've also hybridized with this variety, and have one offspring with the tall scapes, but many more flowers--about 60 per scape, and it's in bloom for almost a full month. The flowers are much larger than those on Tall Boy and fragrant, the plant is very robust and, of course, plain old green. But when it's in full bloom it's quite attractive, and in any case, I'm also very partial to solid colored hostas.
Janice
17 years ago
Okay--I'm "in" for the "game"!

Goblin
Spooky
Grey Ghost
Dark Shadows
Fallen Angel
Ghostmaster
Phantom
Wizard
Ghostface
Swamp Monster
Viette's Ghost
Mostly Ghostly
Goosebumps
Susan Montgomery's Ghost
Ghost Tiara

I had some time that I needed to be "occupied" so I took on this challenge!

Thank you for the diversion!

janice
tsneal
17 years ago
Wow...gorgeous!

Stephanie
donrawson
17 years ago
More Halloween hostas...

Bewitched
Bizarre
Black Forest
Blue Moon
Creature of the Green Lagoon
Dark Star
Dark Victory
Darkside
Dust Devil
Edge of Night
Erie Magic
Goblin
Lochness Monster
Lunar Magic
Mack the Knife
Midnight Moon
Midwest Magic
Moonglow
Northern Mystery
Sea Monster
Spellbound

Don

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