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Two new hosta additions

sherrygirl zone5 N il

5 years ago

Brought home two new hosta from my favorite local nursery and got them planted this week. Cherry Berry had to come home with me. The petioles have red streaks but they aren’t visible when this hosta is leafed out, still a pretty specimen.

i was looking for another mini/small and decided on Ginko Craig. I don’t remember seeing much of this one on here and thought something different would be good.

Sherry

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josephines167 z5 ON Canada
5 years ago
Sherry, I have two GC's that was one originally.! It gets better and better with age! Had mine for about 8 or 9 years now. Today it is showing the pure white margin but still in a tight shoot. In previous years it looked like this... generally the leaves get a bit wider and the ripples more pronounced. A cute, small no fuss hosta.
sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked josephines167 z5 ON Canada
stephanie_h12
5 years ago
Nice additions. I hope they grow well for you.
sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked stephanie_h12
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lindalana 5b Chicago
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oh, they both gorgeous, great addition!
sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked lindalana 5b Chicago
littlebug zone 5 Missouri
5 years ago
That’s a nice Cherry Berry. I had one that tried to commit suicide. I dug that sorry sucker up and gave it to a friend, who says it’s doing fine for her. Just didn’t like me, I guess.
sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked littlebug zone 5 Missouri
sherrygirl zone5 N il
Original Author
5 years ago
I get it, littlebug! I HAD three Dream Queens, lost the last one I tried nursing along last season. It’s just hard to understand why 99% do great and the same one fails repeatedly. I guess we should have thrown them on the driveway!

Sherry

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