Last day of June......share your favorite June pics...
....an awesome hosta, and the perfect time to show off your June photos.....looking forward to seeing yours!
June # 1 ...first and favorite...gets just the right amount of sun to keep the coloring I like the best...I lucked out with its location...
June #2 ...lots of direct midday sun...lots of water too ....has adapted well ...hasn't burned.....sits in the main bed in front of my house so first thing I see every time I come home....had to move it last year because of crowding and it didn't miss a beat
June # 3 ....darkest one I have ...gets more shade than the others
June #4.....newest one...transitioning from limited sun to more sun due to tree loss...so far so good
Thanks for looking...hope to see many more
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don_in_colorado
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoMy June is one of the few that escaped hail damage yesterday. It gets about 3-4 hours of direct morning sun. Special thanks to Halcyon for sporting this variety!
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7 years agoWell, it's from a tiny piece I took off of a June I gave to someone last year, but it still counts, I guess. June #2
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Karin Black Cat
7 years agoMy baby June...I hope she will be beautiful as the shown above Junes one day!
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7 years agoI have wee Junes, planted mid April this year. About 1 hour of midday sun and then full sun after 7 pm.
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old_dirt 6a
7 years agoGreat pics of a great hosta. June has always been a favorite of mine. So much variation with different light situations. Mine are in most shade but still some subtle differences.
June #1
June #2
An interesting June leaf of a division that has been victimized by rabbits the past two years.
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7 years agoBabka NorCal 9b
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ConnieMay ON Z6a
7 years agoThanks ShayNOLA! I have 2 Junes- the other one is in more shade. I only moved the one shown here to the sunnier spot this spring. I love the colour right now and hope the centres don't bleach out too much more.
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7 years agoJune is such a beauty right from spring to fall. All her offspring are great too.
My first June and I see I have to remove part that has reverted back to the parent Halcyon. She was moved once and may have to find more space for it next season and move her or Fluted Fountain
June # 2.... Just because I liked
June after a good watering. Love the wet look
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