A few small rocks well under the root mass. Some branches. Dead from when I chopped out the hole last Fall

Flooded the hole I dug and made mud under the root ball then filled it in and soaked it. Thunderstorms coming tomorrow so I'll let mother nature water the others. Hard to imagine that it wouldn't catch up. It's not much bigger than when I moved the planter. 😕

I have the same deal with 2 Junes..identical when purchased and planted in the same area..I wouldn't think one has a better location 🤔..I guess we should just be happy that they're stiil alive..

Nichol, This one went from having the least sun to having the most sun so I don't understand. With the shade it would be like the same plant starting in a lower zone. It has had more sun since my blunder so I am perplexed. I thought maybe there was a big rock underneath it, nope. It looks very healthy........maybe it's just the runt of the litter. 🙄

Got the same issue with 2 LS Paisley Prints one was bought and it was 3 crowns. I bought another that year in a small 4 inch pot. The small one now is bigger than the other one. They are planted about 2 feet apart in the same bed. Same conditions, same soil, same light. Very odd.

any ideas anyone?..

I have come to conclusion that no two TC plants are alike. When I was looking for Lionheart I was told it is rare and expensive because over 50% of plants die before 2 years old.

Providing everything else is equal aka site and water if it is a dud, it is a dud. Move on and see if you can get big chunk of mature division.

Sometimes you get a dud. My first Liberty got the best of everything- compost, extra water, all the tree roots removed. It struggled along for four years until I bought a new one and quit babying it. Liberty 2 grew like a charm. Liberty 1 vanished. #1 ws a division from an established plant, #2 was TC.

Give the shrimp time. Maybe it will take off next year, or maybe you'll end up replacing it.

BTW, Brother Stephen hasn't been a good grower for me.

Lionheart wasn't all that expensive when I bought it. For a mostly white hosta, it's grown pretty well.

lindalana and MadPlanter..I love hearing that it's not my fault!..mine like Jon's is healthy and very cute..it's just way behind it's sibling..

I have 2 Lakeside Paisley Print that were bought in the same year 2016. One was several crowns from a mature plant and the other was bought in a tiny 4 inch pot. Now the tiny potted one is much bigger than the other. Same soil, same bed, same light 2 feet apart.

This is the smaller one which started off so well and then just lagged behind. The other one is about a foot wider and about 6 inches taller--sorry I didn't have anything handy to use in the pictures to see the scale.

Jon, first I have to say, don’t ya love that root slayer?? I would hold up hope for the little one to increase in size next year. Hopefully the digging up stimulated the root growth. You did give it the driveway treatment, right? Lol lol lol

debra

Nicholsworth, you could dig them up and check roots..... lot of fun hey? But you do have a lot of trees don’t you?? Good luck—- get a root slayer! :-)

debra..believe it or not..this pair of Junes aren't that close to trees Lol..I'll be patient and see what happens..my Junes don't match but aren't as different as Jon's..I read a story where a woman had boxwoods on each side of a sidewalk..on one side they were bigger..she convinced her husband to dig them up and switch sides so the small ones would catch up..after he did it he said "I will not do that again"..can't blame him..😂

Debra, I LOVE my Root Slayer. Chops through roots nicely and it makes getting clean round cuts for transplanting easy.

We love our Rootslayer and also have an Assassin shovel. You can never have too many of a good thing! They are essential in a yard with trees.

Oooooo, Assassin shovel......I have to look that up!

debra