its komodo dragon for the name ...

in 35 years of hosta.ing ... ive never seen a one gal small pot.. go to 5 feet ... inside one year ...

ken

boy.. that sounded cranky .. let me rephrase it slightly ...

first.. welcome to the forum ... stick around and you will shortly have 500 more hosta.. lol ... and no duplicates ... we are good enablers ...

that is rather astounding growth rates ...

just a slight rewording.. lol...

ken

my komodo dragon .. your seems awful yellow ... and does it have the ruffled edge???

Komodo is beautiful. I'm not sure I'm impressed with my empress wu. I planted it two years ago and it's grown from one pip to 5 and is about 2 feet tall. My issue is that it always looks quite chlorotic - dark veins on lighter leaf blade - not that appealing. Haven't seen others. Does it have a lot to offer other than size?. Might move mine to see if it does better elsewhere.

My Empress Wu had 9 pips this years and it is huge (6th year). Not sure whether I want it to add a lot or it will take over my garden.

My EW post from earlier this Spring.

Wu on the bank

Dave

Of the two, I think Komodo Dragon is a showier and better hosta. But Wu is a deep dark blue-green and holds its colour well. Hartogen, I would suggest you have an issue either with soil or drainage if your Wu is chlorotic.

I have been growing Lakeside Black Satin for several years now and it's colour has been nearer chartreuse than deep green. The veins stood out. I dug it up, replanted it in the same place, and it continued it's measly growth rate and show. But about a month ago, I dug it out, put it in a large pot and suddenly remember why I had wanted this hosta.

Did I miss something? Is princess Wu different then Empress Wu?

countrylane, post a picture of what you call "Princess Wu" that's a little closer and provide something for scale, so we can get a better look at it. From the number of shoots I think I see I have serious doubts it is 'Empress Wu' and as Faye pointed out, Princess Wu is a new one to us.

Pieter

I'm sorry. I just assumed that Princess Wu was a mistake and the poster meant Empress Wu. What can I say? I get all the royalty mixed up.

Well I stopped today to pick up a Komodo dragon from one of my favorite nurseries and they didn't have one. Ended up with an August moon and a whirlwind though!

Thanks almost hooked! Appreciate the pictures! Heading back to the big city Tuesday and will check at hosta house and see if they have a Komodo dragon. Hope so! Your plants are beautiful!

Saw a Jurassic Park for sale recently. How does that one compare to these two?