Let's hear it for the girls.
Let's see your "girls".
Here are mine :
Let's see everyone's "girls"
Cheers J
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DelawareDonna Zone 7A
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoJim, I'm adding my lovely ladies to your lovely ladies.
Amalia
Delona's Smile
Dream Queen
Dancing Queen
Katherine Lewis - deserves 2 photos
June - Too green for me.
Fashionista
josephines167 z5 ON Canada
7 years agoLove your beautiful "Girls" Jim and I think Elizabeth Campbell is gorgeous! She is among some of the most stellar of older hostas in my opinion. Your Marilyn is as happy in the sun as mine is! I don't think she is capable of burning! :-). You have some very pretty soft palettes going there on that really appeal to me. I love edgy contrast as well, but am drawn to your combinations.
Donna, what a way to open with your lovely girls - by leading with Amalia! Sigh - too beautiful. I think you are incapable of growing anything but the loveliest of hostas. :-)
I just happen to have my girls handy because I was out there, after watering, taking some additional photos. Sat down to ease my back, and opened up your thread....and took a few more photos to add here. :-)
Olive Bailey Langdon - she is not immune to desiccation.
Patricia - a lovely small hosta resembling Golden Tiara a bit
Barbara Ann
Ann Kulpa
Queen Josephine
Marilyn Monroe - also in the sun
Diana Remembered
The Queen
Jujen (named for a Julie and a Jennifer)
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoSecond round of girl hostas... the many faces of June - I have 5 in different locations and deserve to have their picture taken as well.
June under the deck
Same general location but in more sun
Front island - all day sun
Other side of island - all day sun
Dream Queen 1 & 2
Dancing Queen
American Sweetheart named for ... Mildred Seaver!
Limey Lisa
June Spirit
DelawareDonna Zone 7A
7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
Jon 6a SE MA
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoIt seems I have a somewhat chauvinistic hosta garden....but:
Dream Queen
'Princess' Queens?
Empress Wu set in a 7x7 foot bed of well composted soil; 2 years old 3 feet wide.
Wu II, plunked on the side of hill alongside a huge pine tree. One year old, 4 feet wide.
Gypsy Rose
Olive Bailey Langdon. New
Frances Williams, all over the place, most are not crinkly, but this has been a dry summer or late Spring depending whether your inclination is traditional or calendar based.
More than I thought and I did throw in multiples to avoid being stigmatized or vilified any more than I already am.Jon
josephines167 z5 ON Canada
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoLOL, Jon!!! Nah... you'll be OK! but that photo of Dream Queen? WOW! Huge leaves, she must be responding to prime growing area. Your EW's are looking great - I think they may just outsize the general dimensions from the Library easily, given time!
Thanks for reminding me of FW. I had a senior's moment and totally overlooked my second oldest girl. Lol To the right are a few non-pooped leaves of QOTS.
josephines167 z5 ON Canada
7 years agoDelawareDonna Zone 7A
7 years agoJon, you have some impressive Wu's. I forgot to include mine. At 5 yrs. old, she is 5 Ft. across. Of note, she only sends up one or two pips a year at most.
mkpearse (MI z6a)
7 years agoGirls are the best!!
Francee
June Fever
Dancing Queen
Justine
June
Dream Queen
josephines167 z5 ON Canada
7 years agoMK, Love your DQ blue! Nice size. Hey, I also have a Francee - I did not remember that one either! Time to hit the indoors - heat is frying my brain, lol.
Jon 6a SE MA
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoOh June, how could I forget, it was the Summer of '69. But anyway....
Big one out back....
...one on the left, one on the right and a bigger one in the middle along the driveway.
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Sue Brunette (formerly known as hockeychik)
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sandyslopes z5 n. UT
7 years agosandyslopes z5 n. UT
7 years agojimr66, Nice idea for a thread. Some of these don't get too much attention. I like the wide margins of your Linda Sue.
June
Queen Josephine
Silk Kimono, I think might be a girl. I need to post her pic before she burns up. Some knucklehead planted her on the southwest hill. :-)
Francee
Ann Kulpa
Little Miss Sunshine carrying her own bouquet.
Frances Williams got a little burned before the tree leafed out.
Finally, Empress Wu, a real water hog. She needs something prettier under her.
mountainy man z8 Ireland
7 years agoYe goodly womenfolk.
Julie Morss
Ginko Craig
Francheska (on left)
Frances Williams (front)
June (on left)
Patriot (no sexism here)
WILDernessWen5
7 years agoI'm going to add a few oldies that don't get mentioned very often.
Lacey Belle
Amy Elizabeth
Verna Jean hanging out in the old copper wash tub!
WILDernessWen5
7 years agoOops I made a mistake #2 is actually-Abby here's Amy Elizabeth they're
"cousins identical cousins" but opposite.
mbug_gw
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Some young Lakeside's....
Lakeside Midnight Miss
Lakeside Black Mama OS
Lakeside Neat Petite (female for sure....right?)
....and some others...
Margie's Angel
Love Pat
Fragrant Queen
Paradise Joyce
Aphrodite 2016
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Janet
WILDernessWen5
7 years ago
don_in_colorado
7 years agoCujo, Vole Hunter, pauses to admire the lovely 'Fair Maiden' before he resumes his search for enemies of the garden...Go get 'em, buddy.
Sue Brunette (formerly known as hockeychik)
7 years ago
josephines167 z5 ON Canada