Did they ask you to replace it with Key West or did they do it without your consent? That's a bit odd if they just replaced it without telling you.

Sorry can't chime in much for size, but Olga's plants are typically large!

Vanessa

You are right, 'Key West' will be big. I would send an Email to Naylor, it is odd that they substituted without asking first!

They did the same thing to me this spring. I think its a very odd thing to do.

I placed my first order with Naylor in February. It was a pretty large order, and I thought the idea of ordering in the winter was to reserve your plants before they went out of stock. When I finally received my order in late May, they had substituted one of the plants. They sent me an email telling me they finally shipped, because they were late, and told me they had substituted one plant because they were out of stock. Since they had already shipped, there wasn't much I could do about it.....

I guess it would behoove us to put, "do not substitute" on Naylor orders.

I, for one would not be happy with a substitution.

bk

No, they didn't ask me at all. I wish they had because I would have chosen something else. I think I will send them an email to ask about it. I understand if they ran out of something but it would be nice to have a choice of what to replace it with. I planted it against a neighbors white fence where I think it will have enough space once it gets big.

Sunnywood, yours has such a nice coloring! Love it! Maybe this won't be that bad, but dang I wanted those curly leaves! haha

Definitely email them. That is odd. I've never had them substitute before.

Bk, you're right, I would specify "no substitutions" if I ordered from them again. I guess I don't think you should have to do that, but I am rather new at online ordering. When they sent my order, they emailed me, and said they were out of what I wanted, so they sent something else which is a much better plant.

If I would have wanted that hosta, I would have ordered it. I actually don't think that I will order from them again.

I agree jamie. Even if it is a better hosta, it may not fit into your garden! I emailed them and suggested they put something on the order form where you can say if you want substitution or not.

Don't worry, it only gets about this big...

Lol looks bigger than my Sum and Substance!

I have a big one too, but she probably kneeled behind it, and the plant is in front of the lens. No nursery should ever substitute because we are collectors and possibly have already the substituted plant.

Kneeled behind it? How dare you! ; )

I agree with you, Bernd, about substitutions without checking with the buyer first.

haha it's definitely a big one! I did email Naylor and they have apologized and are going to send me a Dancing Queen, I believe, which is more like Dawn's Early Light.

Good company, that Naylor Creek. Dancing Queen is pretty great, you will love it, I think!

You think?? What's not to love??

My Dancing Queen burns up so make sure you don't put it in too much sun!

I think Key West would hold up better with more sun.

Vanessa

Thanks for letting me know! I have a perfect spot for it, as a centerpiece in my new hosta strip that only gets late afternoon sun :D

Kathy

Love that Key West Don! I have the plant but not sure which one of my yellows it is. Guess I'll find out in a couple of years.

Don't feel bad mk, Naylor has done that to me three years in a row ( my only orders with them) and I placed all my orders before January. I've heard nothing but good things about them, but unfortunately they can't seem to get an order right for me. The only reason I tried them again this year was to get Pistache and Gameboy......guess which two hostas they DIDNT ship? Thankfully my orders from Greenhill and LOTG are always perfect.

You may know this already, Mac, but that's Olga P. posing with her Key West. : )

Kathy, did you mean you moved DQ from shade, which is why it became green? Your Key West is large.

I killed the tree shading DQ so not exactly. I don't understand. All my yellow hostas are greening up. The ones in lots of shade and the ones in sunnier locations.

Kathy

That's odd - I'm assuming your yellows are not viridescents. Here's a 2012 thread I found when googling question "why yellow non-viridescent hostas turn green". why-hostas-go-green heat was one factor that was mentioned, Kathy. Interesting thread...I have to go back and finish reading it. :-) (Phil and Idiothe posted also...always learn something there ... miss them both :(