It's funny you ask as there is NOTHING around this little one. The closest hosta is a good 40 feet away! Right now I call it baby hosta. lol. I'm very attached to it. I don't know anything about seedlings but I think I may need to research some info on them. Theresa, lol...I'm glad I'm not the only one. Some of my hostas are male and some are female. I don't discriminate ;) I do think most are "male" though and think the reason behind it is that I am a mother to 3 boys, 4 if you include my husband! I guess since I'm a mother to these plants, it automatically makes them boys since that's all I've ever been a mother to! June...she is definitely female and so is Miss Frances Williams. I think their names determined their gender though...not me!

It doesn't look (I googled images) like that lestes you suggested. In images it didn't have the green head and blue tail. But it does look like the damsel fly.... thanks. :) I think it looks like this one: blue tailed.... but it says it is a British species? Here is a link that might be useful: Here is the blue tailed that looks just like the one I saw

Cool picture. Looks like it's about to grab you.

It's bound be fine in that pot as long as there is drainage. Make sure you keep it nice and dry and it gets lots of sunlight. Do not put this in direct sun for long periods of time though or it will fry the leaves. -Erica