Right up my alley, WW! Thanks for asking MoccasinLanding that question since I am now looking at smaller hosta to add to my hosta family due to lack of space, more importantly lack of easterly exposure which works best here for me in Barrie, ON. Here's a pic of 4 of my 8 true miniatures...the others are in the ground and thriving because they have proved to be made "of sterner stuff" haha I will lug it (via wheelbarrow) to the garage for the winter. I was very lucky this past winter but I will not push my luck again! Moccasins, I am glad to have found you have so many of these diminutive Little jewels. If you don't mind, can you be my 'go to' source? You have some great solutions in terms of using space, especially going vertical as in your etagere scenario. I found some great tips online last year re home made irrigation and use something very similar to Mocc's solution...where my more water-needy plants are located, I place a jug with holes on bottom to slowly drip water where it is needed....about an hour or so later ( depending how dry area is ) I collect it for use another time. I have half a dozen of these bottles/jugs on hand and store them in the kitty litter plastic containers...also use kitty containers for collecting rain water. They make good pails for just about anything....Mocc's likely been doing this for years. Anyway, I am getting carried away, sorry...awfully glad you wrote to Mocc, Ww. I love my mini's...Cameo is such a little beauty with so many different colours but aren't they all? Question for Moccasins.....what do you find boosts their vigour more than anything else in terms of root production? Do you feed them anything? I don't fertilize at all and maybe I should...maybe they wouldn't be as appetizing to slugs??? FYI: this pot of mine receives sunlight from sunrise to about 1:30 in the aftn and so far they are doing great because I can turn the pot if one of the minis may be getting too much sun...silver threads and golden needles has good colour so far. Please, if you see anything after you view the pic, let me know. Some of them have been potted up this spring except for Cracker Crumbs and Otome Ki which are doing great in the ground, and Holy Mouse Ears and Blue Mouse Ears are great too in the ground but..... Btw: in the pot are: Limey Lisa (with cute flower scape), Cherish, Cameo and Silver Threads and Golden Needles. But...after reading your comments, I know I will lift them and pot them up too as I have a matching big pot like this one in the pic. These minis need to be up close to appreciate and growing them nearer to eye level makes it easier to spot any trouble early on, wouldn't you agree? moccasins, if its not asking too much, could you list your minis? I will look them up online if I don't see them in your pics. Thanks a bunch! Jo.

I just Googled Frosted Mouse Ears, and see that one place has Royal Mouse Ears, Frosted Mouse Ears, and another new one, Holy Mouse Ears. Gorgeous pictures. They also have Green Mouse Ears, which a number of other places also have. Looks like they are the supreme "mouse finders." Nature's Reign is the name of the site, very sorry to say they apparently aren't ready for sale yet. ~Bunnycat

Waaaaaa, wailing here in despair because I can't join in! Aside from waiting for Bruce's Aphrodite to bloom, this is the most anticipated thread for me since it involves some serious hosta shopping, lol. You all scored BIG ... I'm so looking forward to pics, please? Jamie...how lucky for you to get a Sleeping Star..I kind of remember a post about it...have it on my want list. I also have a new June Spirit...it'll be nice to compare growing notes. :-) FF...you said you were already growing Cold Heart...I missed out on it this year as it was sold out..."lime colour with corrugation" got my heart racing...is it doing well in your garden? I would really love to see a pic of it if at all possible, please? All of you on this thread sound like the "A Team" of Acquisitions!!! I really got caught up in your excitement...thanks for sharing. :-) Jo

Well DB, You seem to have captured the gist of the artical without admitting ignorance. I gave you the source yesterday, but you refused to read or admit that when I said I "read", and the key word was "read" an artical posted by a local news source, "pricing for TXU was over 16 cents per kw". You either missed or ignored the other value that I claimed was in a December bill. a period several months before current price reductions. Now as to your claim? Aren't you leaving off the surcharge from this claim? You must be a shill for TXU also. But I guess you have the right to be selectively stupid. Wake up and smell the kilowatts. Or are you too befuddled to think simple thoughts. As to the hundreds of billions of losses that Texas has been forced to pay for. TXU sold several companies during the last 3 years, that lost billions of dollars. One that supplied a majority of French customers power (France), one that supplied some English customers (England), and a wopping utility that supplied either Australia or New Zealand with power. Also they lost very heavy with Lone Star Gas that became Atmos (N. Texas). Do you wish to debate this claim also?