If it is just one eye doing the solid thing maybe you can cut it out.

@Frankielynnsie that’s a temporary alternative but that won’t stop it from growing next year. Thanks!

Lol! Hey Windymess that small (cute) one to the back and right is a 1 year old Hosta June.

It’ll look like these below in a couple years.

Hosta June

Beautiful Junes! I love June! I just thought it looked like part of it was going solid.

Yes, you are right but I was attributing that to it being so young. Let’s hope that’s the case. It’s also growing in mostly sun.

Hosta June

I’ve got something strange going on myself....I know next to nothing about hostas...I collect cactus/succulents but I DO have some garden beds with hosta lol.

So....I’ve had a mini variety that edged one bed and a larger pair of hostas behind those and I planted some black elephant ears and ground cover....and ginger that has gone crazy. I haven’t done more to this bed than pull some weeds this year. I have to move elephant ears and ginger lily so please know....I’m aware this bed is terrible looking. It’s also rained for days and is a tad muddy....all that being said, I walked by not long ago and noticed my hosta looked funny. guys...those little dwarf bright yellow/green hostas have been there for a good 15yr. the large hosta behind it (kinda covered up with elephant ears ‍♀️) is only maybe 3yr old.

One of my dwarfs looks to have cross bred with my sum? (I was told it was sum...correct me if I’m wrong)....they aren’t reverting like yours are here....I think mine became something crossed with sum??

Thoughts??

EDIT>>⚠️my photos aren’t loading :(

what am I doing wrong??

I believe your file are too large try to get your largest picture size (be it width or height) down to under 3000 pixels.

Hmm. I will ask one of my girls to help me. I usually just lurk on here but I saw that hosta and came looking to see what was up with it. It has different leaves like yours but I wouldn’t think it was reverting back to anything? they have been there 15yr but then I could be wrong lol. It literally looks like it’s crossed with the darker and larger (what I think is sum) and some of the leaves have a strange varigation of that dark and the originals lime green. It’s neat. I will see if they can help this old lady figure out how to get images up. I’m on my iPad. They will have to do it on the laptop

Your first pic does look like a mix of the Sum of All that you want and an eye of Sum and Substance. I've had good luck reaching as far down as I can and twisting off the solid I don't want, but usually it's on much bigger plants. Since you've been wanting Sum of All for so long, it might be worth the extra work to dig and separate.

Your June can revert to Halcyon, which is what windymess is pointing out. So watch that one. I have to take blue sections out of my June, Touch of Class, and other Halcyon sports every so often.

It would be very sweet to get a touch of class out of the deal.

Hostas are unstable. Can you imagine the wonder on Pauline Banyai's face when she first saw the variegation on some (one?) of her all green hostas? Ooooooooooh

Once you get past the all green ones, all the variegated ones may very well go all solid. IT happens. That is what give us so many wondrous beauties. Hello...they are all unstable. Pull, twist or dig out the shoots (eyes) you don't want. Dig carefully, and repot/plant if you really like the new sport you find. Then keep in mind that THAT ONE might not be stable. That is why I suggest that you watch it for a year or two. The TC process just speeds up the chances that a new sport will be discovered. (That is why we have thousands of varieties!) Solid color ones are generally MUCH stronger and vigorous than the variegated ones. So heads up when your variegated one goes solid.

-Babka

On the subject of separating out sports.... I received a Hori Hori knife as a gift and I’m thinking of trying that to remove a sporting eye from Rainforest Sunrise. If it works well, I’ll let you all know.

My hori hori is always on my waist with my clippers when I’m in the garden. I found a holster that will hold them both. It’s a great tool. Whoever gave it to you really loves you, windy!