Advice from the experts please
I've got two "now what" hostas.
One is a volunteer seedling. It's all misted, and this year it's getting dark areas that make me wonder about HVX. I don't know how it could be, since it grew from seed and there's no HVX anywhere else, but it worries me. Is it just started to get corrugated?
front
and back
And to prove lightning strikes twice, I found what I assume is a sibling under Blue Haired Lady. There are corrugated hostas uphill, including Clear Fork River Valley. Misted seedling two is what seedling 1 looked like two years ago, but then it's been getting almost no light.
Question 2-
Jewel of the Nile has struggled along for years, barely surviving. This year it is looking a lot better, but seems to be putting out streaked leaves. Normally I'd just divide the plant and save both Jewel and the streaked part, but I'm afraid of setting it back to barely surviving. So divide and hope or leave it for a year or two?
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djacob Z6a SE WI
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoI’ll thanks a stab that this, but I am not one of the experts.....question one as to whether there could be HVX in an area where an old hosta and possibly old seeding took root, I believe it is possible because this happened to me this year. HVX showed up on a 10 + years old gold standard. I dug it out. Here is a picture:
Not sure yours looks like thisFor your second question, I have heard people say, that the sooner you divide your reverting hosta the more likely you are to save the “actual” hosta. However, if you’re happy with the look and don’t want to affect the growth size, leave it. What are hosta but plants we like? If you like it, leave it be for a while. 👍🏽
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