Unfurling favourite hosta photos
I'm surrounded by snow so I came up with a thread idea from Jon's post on edible shoots actually. Thanks for the inspiration! ;-)
Do you have a favourite shot, or more, where you captured a hosta in the unfurling stage? That perfect rosette, funnel, vortex or whatever word you might use to show the awakening beauty of hosta leaves? Before they fully open up?
I had to really search but I found a few to get us started.
Since our southern-most friends have theirs already actively growing, their pics would be more recent. But they don't have to be. Mine obviously are from last year.
So then, hunt through your pictures and find your favourite(s) UNFURLING hosta(s) to share.
My first one pictured above is 'Frances Williams'.
This golden beauty is Marrakech. Almost too unfurled but rosettes still present.
Can't see down into the rosettes but seeing the white strip of Striptease is interesting. Will have to try and capture a "rosette" shot this season!
Also almost too open, this is 'Hydon Sunset', a mini.
'Guardian Angel'
'Fire and Ice'
'Wheee!' could be further along by maybe a week..I'll try for a better pic this year.
Well, that should get us started....surprisingly, I don't have as many as I thought I did!
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Sagae on a sunny bank
Just transplanted Orange Marmalade. Do, Rey, Mi, Fa, So ,La.....a stunning septet. Seems to like it's new home.
New Liberty....or maybe an alien lizard creature???
Another Sagae in a shadier spot.Unfurling is just starting here in the new No. Dakota territories.
Jonjosephines167 z5 ON Canada thanked Jon 6a SE MA- 9 years ago
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I have been enjoying all the photos each one of you have presented here! I have finally begun to take some photos of my hostas. It's lots of fun! Here they are:
josephines167 z5 ON Canada thanked newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada - 9 years ago
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Jo, just realized the title states "favourite ".
Is that favourite photo or favourite hosta?
Whose to chose? it's like asking who is your favourite child?
They are all favourite!
Any way which one of these ?
This one ? War Paint
or this one. Sagae
Then there is White Christmas
and Green with Envy
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Thanks Jo! At present, Wolverine (in pot), GE (in pot), Seducer (in pot) and Wide Brim (in ground) are ahead of the rest in growth this season. I still have a few that haven't emerged as yet. Here is a photo of Wide Brim today after watering.
DelawareDonna . . . now that you mention it, I can see why you thought of a Frozen Margarita! Thanks for my first chuckle of the day!
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9 years agoJo....what a great thread!....can't stay away....Love Spring!!
Minuteman
Warwick Comet
Great Expectations
June
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Dancing Queen
Dream Queen - Showing three pips this year. Suffered when I transplanted it.
josephines167 z5 ON Canada thanked DelawareDonna Zone 7A - 9 years ago
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Finding Abiqua Drinking Gourd to be quite photogenic (thanks Jo!). Here are a couple of photos:
josephines167 z5 ON Canada thanked newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada - 9 years ago
Minuteman still showing the purple but starting to unfurl.
First Frost
Lemontini
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I'm not sure you noticed that the Lemontini photo is Barb's? I really like that one too. Glad to see you getting in on the action Barb!
Took this photo today. It's one of my top ten favorite hostas---Earth Angel.
And I'm a sucker for drops!
josephines167 z5 ON Canada thanked newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada - 9 years ago
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Really rough day here in Wales. 50 mile an hour gusts of wind and torrential bursts of rain battering everything. The poor hostas I put back out over the weekend are really taking a pounding. Going to be more than a few shredded leaves by the time this is over.
To console myself I have been looking at the pictures I took over the last few days.
War Paint
Wide Brim
Liberty. Just about leafed out.
Bridal Falls. New last year, rippled edge already!
Neptune. Also new last year. Almost looks like it has a lighter margin in this photo.Don't know whether it will show up on your screens.
Off now to see if the wind has done any damage yet !
Dave
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'Deep Blue Sea' has had only a single eye come up since I got it in 2012, so this is pretty cool...josephines167 z5 ON Canada thanked don_in_colorado - 9 years ago
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Wheee! continues to look good as it unfurls.
Awakening Angel unfurls with twists and turns.
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