Trying to ID the hostas I inherited. Would you help, please?
I have a few hostas I haven't been able to ID, and it's bothering me. I'm one of those people that really likes to know, or at least have a clue of what's growing in her garden. If you think you have a possible ID, could you share it with me?
Blue, cupped, heavily corrugated-- we inherited about 8 large clumps of these when we moved. They're all the same, and I'm guessing they were bought and planted around 2009 or 2010. It's possible it was later, but no later than 2012. Keeps blue color well, and definitely keeps a slightly cupped leaf all summer. I'm thinking Love Pat? Maybe Wishing Well? Not at all sure, though--
Green with very slight blue edge, variegation shows up strongly in a month or so once they get more sun-- then the inside can get green/gold, almost to gold/white when the sun really hits it (we're in the process of growing more shade, so I'm not going to move them). Not sure when these were planted.
4. A blue with a slight green edge-- this one is coming out later because it's potted:
All green, extremely vigorous, probably here since the late 1990s. It has large white trumpet-shaped flowers that are extremely fragrant. I was thinking it might be Hosta Plantaginea, but could it be a cultivar?
This one is brand new today. It came from a neighbor with a fantastic collection of hostas, all gathered in the last 10 years, but he couldn't find the tag. Very large and has a vase growing habit. My transplant chunk isn't pretty right now, but here are the leaves:
- I think this one is First Frost, but I'm not sure. What do you think? Yellow margins turn white eventually, even in shade. This was a rescue from my father's garden, so I'm pretty sure it would have been a plant available at Home Depot or a similar big-box store about 10 years ago.
That's all! Thanks very much!
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don_in_colorado
8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago
beverlymnz4
8 years agoHere are my guesses
I think your guess of Love Pat is pretty good.
2. Paul's Glory. Here's mine.
I have no clue. Hopefully someone else here will guess.
5. Royal Standard. My favorite green hosta.
6. Possibly Atlantis. If it is, someone gave you a piece of a really nice hosta.
7. I don't think its First Frost. What size is it?
Hope this helps
Beverly
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoHi, Magpie... Sagae is more upright of a hosta, center is a lot greener than FF, the veining is more pronounced, leaf shape is fairly different, the edges are wavier, and Sagae gets MUCH bigger than FF. The green edge of Atlantis will turn bright yellow/gold and make the green centers look darker and even better. I'm guessing on my ID of 'Christmas Tree', but those two are Sagae and Atlantis, for sure. : ) My First Frost, taken a couple of weeks ago...
BungalowMonkeys
8 years ago#7 deff not first frost, but can see why you would think that from some photos. Going with Don on it being Sagae. Here is my second year First Frost, looking similar to your Sagae.
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8 years agoExcellent. I'm excited that it's Sagae. Thank you!
So the only remaining mystery is Hosta #4. My sister took a chunk of the same plant. Here's her spring photo of it. We're both in the north, zone 4 and zone 5a, and it's been a cool spring. I can take more photos of it when it's completely unfurled.
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8 years agoThanks, Ken, for chiming in. Much appreciated.
Why do you think the first is not Love Pat?
Here are the photos so you don't have to scroll back ;) For scale, you can see some Pachysandra plants growing around it:
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I'm not a hosta collector, not really. I tend more toward Japanese maples, with small collections of favorite hostas, hellebores, ferns, and hardy geraniums. I only have about 20 hostas in my collection. I am going to try Great Expectations, though--ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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I'm now thinking #2 isn't Paul's Glory, but Old Glory. The blue edges don't stand out as much on mine, at any time of year, as they seem to in Paul's Glory photos here in the forum. The margins on mine also seem thinner than the ones on Paul's Glory. When I look at Old Glory, it seems more familiar. They're all so similar to an untrained eye-- it's maddening and fascinating at the same time.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI think you're wrong on Old Glory. It's yellow and green. It comes up green. I say that and I find a photo of it last year that looks kind of blue. It's clearly green, though.
Have you considered Gold Standard? Mine has never gotten very big, so it's certainly not match for yours. It's edge is not as distinct and it's edge looks blue early in the year.
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