Hosta Identification help #5
gardenchick2010
3 years ago
Another NOID of mine. It was given to me in late summer 2018, after being divided from a large plant. I got a few different divisions, and one of the divisions ending up having plain green leaves grow among the variegated leaves. I currently have the largest piece in a garden that gets some sun, and it does fine there. Two smaller pieces are in more shade, in poor soil, with tree root competition, and are holding their own, but not growing large yet.
Here are pics of the largest division.
Sept 2018 after being divided:
August 2020:
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Comments (5)Posted the site with the picture. Please keep in mind that the camera has picked up the color of the leaf center as whitish. It isn't. The center is a bright lime green with the two tone margins. Here is a link that might be useful: Hosta ID...See MoreHelp with Hosta identification...2 Hostas used in prof. landscpe.
Comments (3)Royal Standard and Blue Angel were two of my thoughts as well. My flowers do rise well above the leaves so it isn't Elegans. Any thoughts on Lime Green. I can't imagine that it is Sum and Substance...it seems much neater and more upright mound that S&S? Thanks for your thoughts. I do appreciate it!...See MoreHelp -- hosta growth 4.5 inch containers
Comments (4)Thank you both! I've never heard the sleep, creep, leap! I can get 1 and 2 gallon sizes as well. That may be better, as I'd like them to be fairly big next summer. Should I add compost to the soil?...See MoreHosta Identification help #2
Comments (10)Compare to Blue Angel. Can you show us a closer view of the leaves. Here's a closeup. i thought of blue angel ... but would expect it to be much bigger in 10 plus years It's been pretty much the same size the entire 10 years, in fact, some years it's looked smaller than the year before. It's not in a great location, as it's in hard, packed down soil, and surrounded by tree roots. So maybe some of that has prevented it from getting bigger. compare flowers at library ... but note one seems to have white flowers.. and one tinged purple For the longest while, I thought the flowers were white. Then I realized there was a purple tinge. This year, however, there's a definitely purple to them. Maybe because it's getting more sun? I thought Blue Angel at first, but BA has a white flower that is very distinctive when it emerges. It loo like a star at on point. Here's a closeup of the flowers as they were just emerging....See More
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newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
3 years agoRight now it looks like undulata univittata to me. I didn't have a huge mound of it, and got rid of it last year. It wanted more light than I was willing to give it. But here is a picture of how it looked:
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You will need more time to see if it develops into another possibility.gardenchick2010 thanked newhostalady Z6 ON, Canadagardenchick2010
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