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Comments (10)I'm a lousy photographer, but I've got a nice GE. It's in shade until 4:00 then in sun for a few hours. It doesn't get any more water than the rest of my garden, which means mostly rain with just a few special waterings with a hose. Here 'tis in 2009. Planted in 2006. Someone wrote never move GE. And here in 2010. Note how much larger....See MoreAre both of these hostas 'Great Expectations'?
Comments (8)Don and Steve, Thanks for your reply. (Sorry, I probably should have started my letter with the July picture first, followed by the October picture). I have noticed too that young plants usually are different to mature ones. I would understand that a young plant would look like shown in first picture, and then the next year would look like the second picture and later as in the third picture. That means they are logically progressing to the mature leaf. But here it is backwards to that. In July 2011 plant GE#1 (note, 2nd picture) was looking as it should be, closely to mature, like GE#2 (3rd picture). But then in October plant GE#1 (first picture) had changed to something completely different, and no longer looked like it was initially that year I also know that other plants change over the summer, like Albopicta and Golden Meadows, both getting dark green. I have not seen yet a hosta which changes from a close to mature leaf to a brightly streaked leaf over summer. Otherwise I will wait to spring, only in 8 months. Bernd...See MoreCan Hosta Push Other Hosta Out of the Way?
Comments (15)Jon - No crispy edges on either T-Rex or Blue Mammoth. At least not that I remember, AS the years have gone by and much to my amazement the near by trees keep sending out more and more leaves. A this time there are moments in the afternoon where there is nearly no sun. Frankielynniise - I had to confront the Management Company here finally because the first and very promising spike on Empress Wu suddenly VANISHED and what was left was a slight indentation as to where it had been. What I equated to someone slicing the spike BELOW the surface with a pocket knife. Ihad told them previous that I felt that the plant was suffering (at that time) presumably from a critter under the garden. The crttter became unconfirmed as the burrow that I thought I had seen last fall during the planting of Fire and Ice had 100% disappeared. Nature made a horrid fool out of me in front of BOTH the management company AND the exterminator. Previous to this post I was so agitated that I was nearly in a state of depression. Beverlymnz4 - I’ve taken note of your comments. Hard to respond at this point Babka NorCal 9b - I had not been aware that Crown Rot could still leave a vestiges of a survivable plant. I had been told previously that crown rot would take any living part of the plant after it took hold of the plant. Thank you for correcting my knowledge about Crown Rot. I do understand that different hosta come up at different times of the spring; I generally give my plants until June to spike; and that the ‘bumps are dormant buds. AT that time I replanted the buds to give them a chance to grow (they never did). As for plants sinking … .The ground seems to be pretty solid; so I would doubt that they would sink, although I suppose it is possible (thinks hard). I’ve planted hosta for years and now often check the crown line of the plant before putting it into the soil to insure that the line is slightly below the surface of the surrounding soil + not more than an inch. This season has been an horrid season form my smaller hosta [Church Mouse, Holy Mouse Ears, Frosted Mouse Ears, and Little Sunspot in particular] have all surfaced to raise the crown line to not more than 1/2 inch ABOVE the soil. At first I was concerned, but since then they have all spiked, leafed, and currently looking O.K. Never seen this in hosta before. Peter Kelley - St Paul, MN USA...See MoreHosta Great Expectations?
Comments (5)the fact that it didnt die outright.. when you rescued it.. [and i use the term loosely.. lol] .....bodes against it being GE ....lol ... the coloration is about right ... but i cant figure why its not unfurling.. making me wonder if its not planted too deep .. you might want to scratch around and find out if it sunk significantly ... im not up to date on the thousand look alikes that allegedly grow better than the original .. so i will defer to others on the ID ... ken...See More
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4 years agoI would like to do a Hosta Trade with you. Many Hostas! List to long to post, I don't do Twitter or facebook. My e-mail is posted here. Thanks
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