I would LOVE to have this hosta to say the least!! I have tons of blackberry lilies and many other things that I can trade. Let me know if you are interested in a trade and take a look at my list to see if there is anything that you would like. Take care and God bless!

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!

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.

work_in_progress....why do the born-again Christians say there is no heaven for pets? What do they base that on? I consider myself a B-A-C and I don't feel that way, but I haven't been to church in decades so I clearly missed the memo. That would explain why no one in my family has sent me any condolences when I emailed them that my furbaby had "gone to heaven". They probably don't believe that's where he went and therefore have no sympathy whatsoever for me. Nice, aren't they?