Hosta Blue 2017
Show your blue hostas today. 6/10 done, Seeing the light yes at the end of the tunnel. You have made that possible.
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Karin Black Cat
6 years agoPaula, good to hear that you soon will be able to live a normal life again. Hope retirement is not far away...
Blaue Venus
Blue Arrow
BME
Chiemsee Blaue Taube
Chiemsee Glimmer
Chiemsee Eisvogel
Schätzchen
Deep Blue Sea
Flemish Sky
Fulda
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windymess z6a KC, Ks
6 years ago
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
6 years agoWell you really outdid yourself today Paula, in the jokes and news!
Karin what a great selection you have! I will be looking some up again.
Blue Angel
BME
Cloudburst
Cupatini
El Nino
Elegans
Frosted Mouse Ears
Gemstone
Halcyon
Holy Mouse Ears
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
6 years agoMore
Indigo
June
Krossa Regal & Sagae
Love Pat
Miss Linda Smith
Mystic Star
Powder Blue
Powder Keg
Regal Splendor
Ruffled Mouse Ears
Karin Black Cat
6 years agoperen.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
6 years agoJust a couple more.
Silver Bay
Smokey Mountains
Summer Squall in spring with room to grow
Venetian star
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
6 years agoperen..Karin said what I was thinking..your BME is huge..so is Regal Splendor..they're just beautiful..this BME heaved then fell apart into 4 pieces..here's one..doesn't it have really round leaves?
the other 3..
sunnywood4bChazyNY
6 years agoI guess I must like blues too. I think I have around 40. Don’t worry I won’t put them all up. That bme is huge,fantastic.
Abiqua Blue Crinkles
Abiqua Drinking Gourd
Bam Bam Blue
Big Daddy
Blue Angel
Blue Arrow
Blue Hawaii
Blue Legend
Blueberry Muffin
Blue Mammoth
mbug_gw
6 years ago.....and
Deep Blue Sea
and a couple of works in progress:
Lakeside Color Blue
Blue Perfection.....Ambrosia sport
StevePA6a
6 years agoValley's Blue Curacao - August 6 photo. Still lots of blue for this late in season, and on such a baby plant.
Blueberry Muffins top left for comparison. High hopes for this one.
old_dirt 6a
6 years agoI had the winter "blues" but am slowly recuperating from it.
Hadspen Blue
Halcyon
Big Daddy
Blue Angel
Dream Queen
Hudson Bay
Remember Me, showing it's blue and reverting
NOID I call Little Blue. Have had it for years, was sold as Elegans-ha!
Regal Splendor
Krossa Regal
oursteelers 8B PNW
6 years ago
zkathy z7a NC
6 years agowindymess z6a KC, Ks
6 years agosunnywood4bChazyNY
6 years agoBack from our trip to Hana so here are a few more.
Blue Monday
Clearfork River Valley
First Frost
Gentle Giant
Halcyon
Hercules
Jetstream
Komodo Dragon
Mad About Blue
Neptune
sunnywood4bChazyNY
6 years agoA few more
Parisian Silk
Red October
Reptilian
Salute
Yankee Blue
that’s enough!
Karin Black Cat
6 years agozkathy z7a NC
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoAh, blue, what a restful feast for the eyes!
Alligator Shoes
Arc de Triomphe
Aristocrat
Bix Blues
Blue Ivory
Frosted Dimples
Blue Angel and Regal Splendor
Blue Hawaii
Blue Flame
Blue Jay
zkathy z7a NC
6 years agoAnd more,
Blue Silver or Blue Sliver depending on where you look for ID
Blueberry Muffin which used to be a big Hosta in my yard. My distinctions have improved and I now recognize this as a vole damaged Hosta. Smaller leaves on the outside, bigger in the center. I think I’ll dig this one up today and put it in a vole proof bag. So much for restfulness.
Chantilly Lace
Clear Fork River Valley — turns green quickly but is this luscious blue green early season.
Deep Blue Sea, Summer Squall, Devil’s Advocate in the barrel, then Lederhosen and CFRV on the right edge.
First Frost
Flemish Sky forefront, Lederhosen behind.
Hovercraft
Mystic Star
Pewterware
more coming
StevePA6a
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoperen.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
6 years agoKarin Black Cat
6 years agoSteve, yes,Wheaton Thunder is a sport of Wheaton Blue. Here is the link to the website where I found it, a garden forum in Poland...I can not understand the language but Google translates for me :-) What matters most is that they show beautiful hosta pictures...
Wheaton Thunder is at the end of the thread.
Here are a few more...
Regal Splendor
Waterslide
Skywriter, blue with red petioles
This was labelled Kiwi Full Monty, not sure if it is true, but I like it a lot :-)
After having snow for two days the sun came out and I hope it will be spring soon...
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
mctavish9
6 years agoSuch nice Blue's everyone. My problem with blues is hard water. It leaves ugly spots. It's not possible to hand water around here so there are a few areas where I've grouped them and used a dripping water system.
Here are a few Blues that I don't think have been mentioned.
Because of the shape I like Blue Wedgwood even better than Halcyon.
zkathy z7a NC
6 years agonicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
6 years agoperen.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
6 years agojan_on zone 5b
6 years agoI don’t think these have been mentioned....
Perry’s True Blue (back left) and Touch of Class (front right)
Canadian Blue
StevePA6a
6 years agozkathy z7a NC
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoPunky
Raucous Ruffles
Restless Sea
Silver Bay
Tar Heel Blue
Water Slide
Wolverine
Thunder Boomer
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
6 years agozkathy z7a NC
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoYes, real whiskey barrels. They don’t show up often, I grabbed six a few years ago and I’m looking for more. They really help with level changes and of course vole control. Here’s a better picture of how I’m using the barrel.
old_dirt 6a
6 years agonicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
6 years ago
newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
6 years agoHere are a couple not pictured yet (I think):
Moonlight Sonata
Joy Ride
Jose
6 years ago
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
6 years agoJose
6 years ago
beverlymnz4
6 years ago
Werner Stiegler
6 years ago
Karin Black Cat