Night walk in the garden

djacob Z6a SE WI

3 years ago

Here’s what I saw

Look closely....

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steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio

3 years ago

Might not be dew. That comes in the morning, yes? Hosta do something strange exuding drops of water from their leaves. There's a name for it I saw recently, but don't care enough to remember.

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nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
3 years ago
djacobz..I'm not sure what I see?..a second hosta growing in the center of a different one?..there's so many leaves and they aren't all the same!..tell me what's going on..
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steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
3 years ago
Or is it what we don't see. No Slugs!
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
3 years ago
you got it bad.. dont you ... lol ..

any idea why all the pix posted sideways.... ??? .. just trying to figure it out ...

ken
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newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
3 years ago
The water droplets are nice.
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djacob Z6a SE WI
Original Author
3 years ago
Sorry for all the confusion....... I was trying to show the dew drops all over the hosta. I went out to check for slugs and I thought, did it rain?? No, those little twinkles of light are the dew. Just thought it was cool.......the sideways pictures are because I had to use my phone because iPad does not have a flash option. So when I posted from the phone, the pics posted like this!

BTW ===>>>NOT ONE SLUG!

debra
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
3 years ago
djacobz..NOW I see the water beads Lol..I didn't even see them..
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djacob Z6a SE WI
Original Author
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Steve, I did not know about this strange exuding of water at night....when I look again, it does look different from dew. It’s kinda on the edges at intervals. I will have to investigate this and report back.

I keep thanking everyone for their comments, but each time I return to this post, Houzz has unmarked them...... 😳

debra
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
3 years ago
debra..look up guttation..
gardencool
3 years ago
Interesting. I used to keep elephant ears in the house in winter until the water droplets the ears exuded stained the floor.
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djacob Z6a SE WI
Original Author
3 years ago
Ok everyone, after Steve’s comment, I did a google search to investigate this nightime phenomenon. It is called “guttation“. Apparently when a hosta has absorbed lots of water, it removes this excess water by shedding through the tiny droplets you see. So it is not dew as I originally thought which only occurs in the morning. Guttation is not unique to hostas however we can agree it is most beautiful on them. :-D

debra
djacob Z6a SE WI
Original Author
3 years ago
I looked up guttation on a website called “gardeningknowhow.com”

It gives a bit different explanation for this phenomenon that others which talk about root pressure. Not sure if one is correct or both.

debra
almosthooked zone5
3 years ago
So that is why I have to pee at night due to guttation. Go figure, I thought it was TB( tiny bladder)

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