I am confused about these two hostas.
djacob68z5sewi
5 years ago
Earlier this summer I asked for help identifying the following hostas. Top one I thought was. Blue Ivory and the bottom I thought was sleeping beauty. People didn't know the top on and others agreed the bottom was Wolverine. Recently when I was going through my hosta tags I found the tags in the third picture. Is this a case of mislabeling by the sellers? Or the difficulties with looking at online photos?
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ctopher_mi
5 years agoDid they flower with the exact same looking flower stalks and the same flowers at the same time? They are that closely related so that their flowers would be identical if you actually have those two plants. Yes, the top one looks like Blue Ivory and isn't Sleeping Beauty. The second one could be Sleeping Beauty but the leaves shouldn't be that elongated. Still, maturity might be a factor here, or if the crown is too high and showing some roots that could cause the leaves to elongate instead of showing its true shape. Did you buy it from a dedicated hosta grower or was it a more general nursery that might have mixed up the tags?
This is a picture of my Sleeping Beauty taken a few minutes ago. In the spring the edge is so dark you almost can't see that it is variegated. Then it lightens to this color by the end of the year.
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Comments (6)Hi lovetogrowflowers. I don't think you are bothering anyone. Lucy is right, try not to stress yourself out. Take deep breaths. LOL. I think your plan for the two potted ones are perfect. I read in one of your earlier post asking about if the crawl space was ok and someone I believe said yes. For me, I WOULD strip the leaves first. The brug will be trying to take care of the leaves instead of useing its energy to go dormant. Plus you wouldn't want bugs to sneak in on a leaf and spend the winter eating your brug. :( As for the one in ground...well people cut back or don't cut back for different reasons. One of the biggest I think is for safety and the health of the plant. During the winter the brug branches will freeze so they cut them back so there is less of a chance this will happen. Who wants a mushy rotting brug in spring? How tall is the brug you still have in the ground? How close to the ground is the Y? The experts can chime in if this is a bad idea, but how about if you...1.Stip the leaves. 2.Cut off only the top green tips. (Save them) 3.Mulch as high as you can get it, at least to the Y if it's close to the ground. 4.Cover the brug with a REALY big rubber trash can or tub. 5.Maybe even cover that with an old blanket. Or would that be over kill? The cuttings you could take in and root them. Hopefully none of that was bad advice. Me and Lonny are newbies too. This will be our 2nt winter. We killed one of the two brugs we had last winter. But that was because we brought them in and tried to keep them growing. This year we brought all in again. This winter we have many more, plus young ones. We made a Brug room and have been learning lots. So we are going to give it a try. If they had been bigger, we would have left them out in ground to go dormant. Now that I have writen a novel.(sorry, long winded) Try not to worry, you brought them back to health and they are doing well enough to be around to overwinter, so I think you are doing well. Kim...See MoreI Am Confused About Grasses in the Winter
Comments (2)I have several different Panicum cultivars in my garden, including a couple of the ones you list. I seldom cut them down in the fall. Occasionally, a heavy wet snow or an ice storm will lay them low, in which case, I cut them down right away, but most years they all survive the winter intact and upright. It all depends upon your weather. It won't bother the grass to be cut down any time after dormancy sets in. Spacing is a personal choice. If you planted these three within 2 feet of each other, they will be joined at the top in 2-3 years. I wouldn't plant 3 different cultivars together, but if I did, they would be at least 3-4 feet apart. A single cultivar of ornamental grass is a specimen, and needs to stand alone from other grasses....See MoreI am really confused???
Comments (7)So I really need to remove the eggs and old nest? You do not think that the eggs were fertile? What if I left a small amount of the straw in the box from the old nest would that be ok? I sure hate to take the eggs out, but if you guys think that this is whats best I will. One more stupid question. What would happen to these eggs if they were left in the house? Like I said I have never been through this before. You guys are going to have to help me get through this. Its funny, you can become attached to eggs like they were your own babies....See MoreI am so confused about my marriage
Comments (8)This phrase jumped out at me... "My husband loves me very much I know and would do anything to get me back" First off, what in the world makes you think your husband loves you very much? If he has abused you to the point of literally "driving you crazy" he probably does not love you at all. Of course he would 'do anything to get you back'...he is a control freak and wants to control you, that does NOT mean he loves you. Do you have any idea what your husband's personality disorder is? Borderline, Narcissistic, something else? If he is willing to and can get help for that...either through counseling or medication, you may have a shot, but this is really a problem that he needs to get fixed for himself. I know I've mentioned this on other posts, but be very cautious of marriage counseling. Your main problem isn't your marriage...it is his personality disorder and it should be addressed separately, probably with a psychiatrist. I've heard of many instances where abusers actually abuse, lie and degrade in marriage counseling sessions (many counselors are clueless) and also where these clueless counselors suggest even more control is given to the controller...which can back fire big time. Obviously, you may want to seek help or talk to someone too, but please don't be sucked into a bad counseling situation with your husband. His problem needs to be addressed and 'fixed' first and then you can work on your marriage. Obviously, I don't know how bad it is, but if "he" truly drove you to the point of a mental breakdown, I would think it's probably good riddance. Love may conquer all, but sadly I'm not seeing that he loves you....See Moredjacob68z5sewi
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5 years agoDianne(Zone 3b)
5 years agoI agree, go with what the tag says. Here are three of mine that look alike. first is sleeping beauty, the second is ElNino and the third is first frost. It would be pretty hard to name which is which if you didn't know.
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