What hosta will look good in this pot?
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Umm, I have 2 of them one on each side of trellis. Now I do not have 2 same hostas, am a collector after all LOL
Color? Shape?
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which of these plants will look good in one pot?
Comments (26)Yeah, I am strongly considering another light fixture. I am very happy with the one I've got, but it won't fit on lower shelves - I need to shave off about an inch off the 13-inch depth of the fixture. Thinking of sawing grooves on the sides of the fixture, so that it can be slid into the shelving unit. Looks like it can be done. There are four shelves for plants with the fifth top shelf for the fixture itself. I am definitely not getting four fixtures in total - thinking on hanging the lights every other shelf, but setting pots looser, so that some light reaches the lower shelves, where more shade tolerant plants will live. >> are you combining [plants] because of limited light/shelving? Several reasons. I like the look of full pots. Aesthetics can be improved (I would not do it otherwise). Experimenting with combos is interesting. Limited space with good light (plenty of other space though). All of these are my reasons. >> another thing I would do - hang smaller plants off the sides, elevated mid-shelf to maximize exposure. Yes, I also thought of that. I deliberately bought the 4-foot wide light fixture for the 3-foot wide shelf to max the light availability for plants, and because 4-ft fixtures are so much more widely available. Those plants off the sides of the shelves are hopefully benefiting from the light, as well as from slightly higher humidity because plants are grouped....See MoreWhat hostas are looking good in your garden today?
Comments (63)You guys are knocking the top out of GWeb's server, I betcha. What a hosta marathon thread. Confused Angel....with the ferns, Mac, I think that is one of the best photos of it I've seen, and now I would love to get one of those. Sigh....so many hostas, so little time/room. Santa, yes, one went heat dormant in 2012. None in 2013, but so far 4 in 2014. I'll do another thread on that one. Could not get my computer to respond last time I was on, and gave it a break just turned it on after dinner. I was out working heavy duty all day in the garden, shuffling things around so the better looking plants had what they needed, the wimpy ones could go to ICU, the bloomers all get close together, and the whole place get refreshed....See MoreWhat hostas look good NOW?
Comments (8)vicki has the key to Hosta survival during the intense heat of late summer in the south (or anywhere else). The thicker the leaf, the better chance of remaining attractive, assuming they receive adequate moisture, I grow more than 500 Hostas (about 350-400 different cultivars) and most of mine still look good (from a distance!). Close up, I find some imperfections, due to insect damage, fallen twigs & pine needles and leaf margin scorch, because of lack of moisture. The yellow(gold) ones and often, the white centered ones, are the first to exhibit heat stress. The blues must have constant shade, or they will turn green. Some tolerate more sun, than others. I am currently growing 'Paul's Glory', 'Color Glory', 'Queen Josephine', 'Shade Fanfare' and several miniatures, in full afternoon sun, from about 1PM-Dusk and all still look great. I water them 2-3 times per week, which was necessary, because I received no rainfall in the 40 day period from Aug. 27 to Oct.7. Others that are still good are 'Sagae'. 'Lady Isobel Barnett', 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd', 'Praying Hands', 'Blue Arrow', 'Dick Ward', 'Samurai', 'Paradise Backstage' and many more, too numerous to list, but includes about 90% of the miniatures, some of which receive a few hours of morning or noonday sun. Leaf texture, water and air circulation are the keys to nice looking Hostas in the late summer. I won several blue ribbons and best of show on some at an early Sept. Flower Show and they still look that good right now. But as soon as we have a heavy frost, they will be history, until spring. I might also mention that I avoid using high content Nitrogen fertilizer, such as Osmocote, due to our warm winters and the presence of the soil borne fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, known as "Southern Blight". I have tried more than 500-600 different Hosta cultivars, many didn't survive for me. but unless one tries, you won't know for sure! Good Luck! Rb...See MoreWhat colour hosta would look good here?
Comments (21)Braved the heat and moved around some hostas today, and put the NOIDs / possible Lemon Limes where the Undulatas were. Hopefully I can get something better next spring, but at least for now, no more clashing. And the 2 Undulatas found a home in a dark corner that needed brightening up. Before: Now: The 2 NOIDs / possibly Blue Boy's in the top pic have been temporarily located to another area, but may go up for adoption, as I already have a couple more of them in other spots....See More- 6 years ago
6 years agoWhat about something with red petioles? It would tie into the red from the pot. Here's Red Alert in a pot from a few years ago -imagine it in a red pot. Its going back in a pot this year, I think.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoYes, these are a lot of great suggestions, but like Pieter mentioned, an upright like Regal Splendor would look great in a nice, long pot like that. So many choices!
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