I am still very interested in some of this hosta. Is there anything on my list that you would like to trade for? Lmk. God bless!

Hay Nancy, could I borrow it? I think my bear is back. I just noticed a very flattened Hirao Majesty and Alligator shoes since yesterday. They were both looking pretty good and I could have added them to the "looking good" thread. A bear can sure do more damage than a few measly neimitodes. Phil I love the dianasour! It's perfect. I bet everyone who sees it will get a good laugh. I love doing stuff like that around the garden. I have a little thrift shop mouse beside my Blue Mouse Ears. I painted his ears blue. McT, Myrle

ooh ooh. Thanks for that! I JUST planted the one I got from Karla. Looks a whole lot like yours from last year. Can't wait to see it grow up next year!

The early tissue culture batches of T-Rex produced many plants that are very slow growers. Originator stock or a piece from a mature plant will grow at a good rate, but most of the tc plants will take a long time to mature. This is also a variety that does best when planted directly into the garden, even at a very small size, so your plant may have been slowed even further by being potted for a long time. It's too early to tell if these tc 'slowbies' will eventually reach the same size as the original plant, or how long it will take. I have T-Rex from the first year they were put into tc, and they are only now starting to get some size, and are still slow growers compared to other very large hostas. This is a variety that will take full sun, which should produce a faster growth rate than a shady location. Blue Umbrellas is a good grower, but again, yours might have been potted long enough to slow the growth rate, at least temporarily. You should see better growth next year, and as a mature plant, BU is beautiful and very tolerant of almost any conditions. It will take full sun in northern areas if kept well watered, and holds the blue coloration longer than most blues under similar conditions. If you prefer a bluer plant with much larger leaves, plant BU in half shade or even full shade.