My second seedling

7 years ago

Many of you have hundreds of Hosta volunteers every year, but they are rare in my garden. At least I recognized this one was a hosta. Growing in the middle of a path.

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peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada

7 years ago

It's a good looking seedling Kathy! Hope you will keep us updated on its progress. Any ideas on what it came from?

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Saija_Finland
7 years ago
Congratulations, cute seedling.
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mikgag Z5b NS Canada
7 years ago
Name it something cool and in a few years sell divisions at the auction for $500 each.....seems to be the thing to do nowadays....
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Karin Black Cat
7 years ago
Beautiful :-) Lucky you!
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
7 years ago
that is not a brand new seedling ... this is its second year .. ken
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newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
7 years ago
I also do not have many hosta volunteers in my garden. Last year I found one under my Blue Cadet. Also found a seedling in a pot of Francee which I had purchased from my horticultural society. I have a feeling they didn't survive this winter. Good luck with yours!
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josephines167 z5 ON Canada
7 years ago
Very observant, Ken. :-). Kathy, you didn't actually say that it was brand new this year - did it come up last year? .... as new seedlings only display one leaf when they first appear...for the remainder of the season. (Is this correct, Ken?) I observed this when I first saw my new seedlings for the first time two years ago....a bunch of new hosta babies displaying one leaf each.

This pretty one is showing the flirty ruffle already. I think it has attractive DNA. It will be interesting to compare it to its neighbours as it grows, Kathy. Is Komodo Dragon anywhere nearby?
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7 years ago
So that means I didn't notice it growing for a whole year? I found a few more that look like it around Summer Squall, which is up hill from this one but a fair distance. This one is growing near my Spartacus bed. I obviously don't have good Hosta baby distinctions.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
7 years ago
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So that means I didn't notice it growing for a whole year?

==>> yup ...

the first leaves out of a seed might only be as big as say.. your thumbnail ...

and this came unfurled out of a pip ...

ken
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sherrygirl zone5 N il
7 years ago
Cool! Keep us posted. Hope it turns into a great plant. I found a few last fall that I hope survived the winter.

Sherry
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nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
7 years ago
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I've learned a lot from GW..didn't know that a first year seedling has just one leaf..my volunteers that I thought were "new" must be second year seedlings..I do remember my neighbor showing me some tiny ONE leaf plants asking "is this a hosta?" and we decided they were..
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
7 years ago
as new seedlings only display one leaf when they first appear...for the remainder of the season. (Is this correct, Ken?)

==>> i dont think this is an absolute ... under lights.. you can get from seed to flower and more seed in side a year ... but thats in perfect conditions ...

many seedlings are NOT in perfect conditions.. under plants.. dry.. no sun.. etc ... so they mostly stay rather puny ...

this one was out in the path.. so lots of light .... probably rain.. etc ...

its only job year one.. is to grow roots... for next year ... so even if it stays small.. whatever root mass it can grow.. dictates how big it will be year two ...

if you stop cleaning your beds.. and leave the flower stalks there all winter.. you will start getting a lot of seedlings ... which can become a real problem ...

ken
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