Hosta D 2016
Dream Queen. As fresh as the new year. Happy New Year everybody. Now show us some Ds:
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7 years agoA Happy New Year from Germany!
A young Dark Star, bought because there are some good enablers in this forum :-)
Also new Deep Blue Sea
Delta Dawn, I hope it's going to look better this summer...
and Devon Green. I loved the flowers!
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Hosta I 2016
Comments (27)Kathy, I was thrilled to see that you have Iris Frazier! I first saw this hosta in someone's garden while touring hosta gardens on YouTube several years ago. It was a mature size and absolutely exquisite. I fell in love instantly!! It really commands attention with its upright growth as well as its beauty....and yours is a lovely example. After staring at your photo my eyes popped when I saw the name following. Can't wait to see it later on this year! I do hope you take a few progression pics of this one throughout this growing season. I'll be looking for one too in the meantime. ;-) Inspire Greatness is definitely a must-have hosta - not only for its beauty but for its paying forward ----> proceeds towards supporting Special Olympics Athletes. Mbug, yours would make a great poster child for this hosta....See MoreHosta N 2016
Comments (40)hosta_maker - I hope you will keep us updated on its progress. It would be really interesting to see if it retained the growth pattern of 'Daybreak'. Thanks irawon. G. p. 'Samobor' will grow equally well in sun (with moist soil) and shade. The flowering stems grow on separate stems from the mound of foliage so if you cut them early you could avoid seeding or indeed keep them from flowering at all. The flowers are a very nice bonus though to that fabulous foliage....See MoreHosta Noid 2016
Comments (34)Thanks Jo for the picture of the hosta with droplets! When I saw your photo of the gold NOID, it reminded me of my Birchwood Parky's Gold which was stolen in 2013. I only had it one year and it was in a pot. So I found the picture of my plant and put it side by side with yours. I got it as a two eyed plant in 2012 and it was a fourteen eyed plant the next year. A fast grower. I think your photo was taken in more sun? But I am probably completely wrong about this!...See MoreHosta Q 2016
Comments (53)Loved the plants, flowers, shrubs, birds and animal photos! Only one Q (x2) for me. Queen of the Seas in a pot and and Queen of the Seas in the ground Here's my budgie. She loves this phone! Her cage is located in the next room. If she hears anyone picking up the phone, well there she comes! She loves to be with me. When I am out in the back garden, she sits in her bird playground which is located by the kitchen window and watches me. At the end of the summer I befriended a squirrel. She took an unshelled walnut right from my hand. The whole family really enjoyed doing this. We limited it to one a day. Once she even climbed up my back! But I still refused to give her another. Sometimes she would come to our kitchen window and look for us. But now we haven't seen her since December. This weekend we saw something that we had never seen before in our backyard after living in the same house for 30 years. A Red Tailed Hawk eating a squirrel! The hawk stayed on the fence eating the squirrel for the entire time! I hope that wasn't what happened to "our" squirrel!...See More
7 years agoPaula, thank you for graciously facilitating the Alphabet again this year. Am Enjoying the jokes and seeing your hostas as well. You may not have had a good hosta year as you stated but all of us feel for you as we have all been there at one time or another. I am a bit late to the party but have my dancin' shoes on now! ;-)
Dancing Queen...new 2016 - enabler:. Delaware Donna. Where are you, Sistah? Hopefully going strong and maybe on a cruise?
Dark Star
Dark Shadows
Diana Remembered - finally bloomed. This one is a sleeper but I think given time, will be a stunner....
Dream Queen, early in season
Deane's Dream
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoHappy New Year everyone, hope your Hostas flourish in 2017!
Daddy Boomer
Dream Queen
Dark Shadows
Daybreak
Days End
7 years agoNot many pics - seem to be missing some.
Dinner Mint in spring and late summer. Very nice one sunnywood.
Dixie Chick
Dream Boat
7 years agoA few D's for me, here is my Dancing Queen, love her!
I added another mini, Dragon Tails. Love its color and it did well it's first season here, it's bottom right below.
Have one picture of what's left of my 3 Dream Queens. This hosta has been a pain in the neck for me. One faded away to nothing, a second one was fading and got transplanted last summer in a last ditch effort to save it. The last still looks good but hasn't increased much, all were planted at the same time in different locations about 4-5 years ago. This might be my "great expectations" experience. Here is the survivor hiding by Fragrant Bouquet.
Sherry
- 7 years ago
Hope your Dream Queen prospers, Sherrygirl. It looks really healthy. Of the 3 look-a-likes (Dream Queen, Dream Weaver, Thunderbolt), only Dream Queen has done well for me. I've lost 2 Dream Weavers and my second Thunderbolt is struggling still, although I've oriented it the same as DQ.
Dawn's Early Light
Dream Queen
Deep Pockets (in foreground)
Dress Blues
Dancing Queen, starting to bulk up
Dorset Clown, a stable streaker
Delona's Smile between June and Gold Standard
Dust Devil in front of St Paul.
Dick Ward, hanging in despite adverse growing conditions
- 7 years agoDorset Blue ↑
Dream Queen ↑ (love this Hosta - looked great late into the fall!)
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- 7 years ago
here's my d's,,,
Dark Star Sport
Dawn's Early Light
Deliverance,,,new in 2016
Days End,,,,gets lots of sun,,,
Deep Blue Sea,,,
Delta Dawn
Designer Genes
Devon Blue
Diana Remembered
Dorset Blue
thanks for looking,,,,jill
7 years agoLost my two Dream Queens to rot last spring. Bought myself a Dream Weaver.
Dark Star
7 years agoJosephine, glad to see you have those dancing shoes on, was starting to get concerned.
Just a couple D's
Deja Blu
Dream Queen
7 years agoDelta Dawn
Dinky Donna
Danica Poul
and a close up. looking forward to this one's return. I also got a few seeds,
Time will tell if they are fertile and if the lines are passed on.
Dancing Queen
Dino
Dorset Clown
Dave
- 7 years ago
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7 years agoLove seeing the great pics of Dancing Queen and Devon Green....two of my favorites....many other nice shots as well from the group!
Dancing Queen #1...view from above
Dancing Queen #2...gets more sun than the other
Devon Green in bloom....personal favorite
Deep Blue Sea.....short scapes and flowers just further enhance this great hosta
Diana Remembered closeup
Dream Queen
Deliverance
Dorset Clown Seedling ......long scapes purple buds
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoDancing Queen - Two pics for you, Jo. Not cruising until April........
Dark Shadows
Delona's Smile
Dream Queen
Devon Green
7 years ago- 7 years ago
Dave, Tiddisolo, I love your Dinky Donna. It reminds me that I have one too.
Dinky Donna
- 7 years ago
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