Hosta H 2020 ...............
Hey hey hey it is the weekend. Show me some Hs today:
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Pieter zone 7/8 B.C.
3 years agoI've been doing other things and lost track of the alphabet. I'll start with my H's and go back to the F and G....
'Hadspen Blue' in the foreground, 'Fragrant Blue' right behind it.
I went looking for pictures of 'Hacksaw' and I came across plenty of pix of OP seedlings but had a hard time finding one of the plant itself. I've had it since 2010 and it's been a reliable performer. It's an early riser with pictures showing pips by late February and unfurling early March. It's fertile and I have used it as a pod parent with a number of crosses, the most interesting of which is what I call 'Tousled Hair' which has fused flowers.
Love 'Hands Up' for its form.
Pieter
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoHaHaHa Paula 😂..that chihuahua looks guilty..
Honeybells 2020..5-27..8-26..9-28
the standing log has a cavity..we put a shepherd's hook with 2 hooks in it and hang a pair of ferns for the summer..they're out of view in this picture..🌿pic#3 shows the rock edging that we finished (not there in the first 2 Lol)..
sunnywood4bChazyNY
3 years ago
HEAT WAVE
HER EYES WERE BLUE
HOLLYWOOD LIGHTS
HIGH SOCIETY
HACKSAW
HALF N HALF
HOLY MOLE
HUMPBACK WHALE
djacob Z6a SE WI
3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
djacob Z6a SE WI
3 years agoNow a few Hs:
Taken from a reverting June
Receives a lot of sun, but never burns
debra
djacob Z6a SE WI
3 years agoPart 2
Last year
Burning by late August this year. Hasn’t really grown and hasn’t bloomed yet.
Slow grower for me
First year, burning from its adjustment to my yard.
debra
undertheoaksgardener7b
3 years agoAll so beautiful! I love the Halcyon and Heat Wave pictures!
My photos are from April and May of 2020.
Heat Wave, first year. Really, this may be my favorite plant.
Halcyon, which looked fabulous all season.
Happy Dayz, bought from Naylor Creek 2 years ago.
Hans, on its 4 year. I know this plant can grow well here. This was its best year. I grow it in too much sun, so the centers melt by early summer. It went dormant in August, or died. We'll see.
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoEnjoy the weekend Paula!!! That is very fancy looking sand!
Beth Harpoon stands out, I do enjoy a good shiny leaf and Holy Mole, Hudson Bay....very nice!
Pieter what a nice Hadspan Blue! Glad that Hacksaw has been such a good breeder for you!
hosta_maker a couple of beauties!
nw that is such a great clump of Honeybells!
windymess the fountain flanked by Honey Pie is terrific!
sunnywood each one is just wonderful! I was very happy to see Her Eyes Were Blue, I will be posting a very young one and really looking forward to it getting it's character!
sandyslopes that is a beautiful pic of High Society!
Debra I don't know if anyone has posted Hush Puppy before, it is really cute! I'm with you on the answer being 4.
utog we were posting at the same time. I can see why Heat Wave would be a fav!
Halcyon is a favorite of mine too!
Hands Up - A chipmunk tunneled too close to mine and killed it so I planted another this year. I would not want to be without it.
Hanky Panky was becoming inundated with ferns-out they go.
Later in the season.
I adore Hanky Panky - yours will take off Debra.
Her Eyes Were Blue planted in fall and very young.
Holy Mouse Earshostas_for_barb
3 years agoPaula, love the jokes for today. 5th is still April? Math question is 104?
Hanky Panky
Holy Mouse Ears
sherrygirl zone5 N il
3 years agoMy only H hosta, Halcyon, the second hosta added to my gardens 20? Years ago.
Sherry
undertheoaksgardener7b
3 years agoHeat Wave (first picture from October 2020!) for first 2 photos, then Happy Dayz, and finally Halcyon in bloom.
beverlymnz4
3 years agoMath I can do 104. Don't get the rest. Here are my H's.
High Society
Hudson Bay
Halcyon x 5 (Divided this spring again after poor job I did the previous year.)
Heart Song.
Shadow -4A-NB Canada
3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
Humpback Whale
Halcyon
Honey Bells
"what" is the 5th child lol. It said .....read carefully . Good one and I say 104
Enjoying all the beautiful hostas. Thanks for sharingwindymess z6a KC, Ks
3 years ago
mbug_gw
3 years agoEnjoyed looking at all the above!
Halcyon 5-11-20
Hands Up 8-2-20
Hanky Panky ...... closer look from last year.
Heat Wave blooming 6-26-20
Honey Pie....Ferns
Hoosier Harmony ....seems to a slow one, at least for me.
Hovercraft 9-20-20......new this year. Goes to ground in the spring.
Babka NorCal 9b
3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
old_dirt 6a
3 years agoLost a couple H's to down trees this year, Hadspen Blue and Harriette Ward.
Halcyon
High Society
Holy Mole
Holy Mouse Ears
Honeybells
Hudson Bay
newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
3 years agoPaula, love the dog joke. What a great dog picture. You got me at first with the math question. I talked to my daughter about it. She reminded me of the time we won a trip to the Dominican Republic from a pizza contest! I had to go down to their office and do a mathematical skill testing question---and was successful in doing it. My daughter said "how did you do the mathematical question they gave you if you can't do this simple math question?" My answer: that was about 20 years ago, and my brain isn't what it used to be!
My oh my, what beautiful hosta I am seeing! I want more hosta, and I want a lot of mine to look like yours! I am dreaming of what my hosta will look like in 2021---and I know you are too!
Poor little thing. I had this one in the ground as of 2019 but the hosta surrounding it were larger so this hosta didn't get any sun. In 2020 I moved it to a sunnier spot. I think if it makes it through the winter and is not dug up by squirrels in the spring, it may have a chance. We'll see.
Chris from Hallson's said this hosta is a very slow grower so I will be patient. I've got mine in a bit of sun, and it seems to be coming along. (UTOG, yours is quite a good size!)
High Society in August.
High Society (end of October). Still looking good.
Hush Puppie in July
In April. I enjoy seeing things up close. The pips have an interesting coloring to them. Love the pink and light green combo. And look at those fertilizer balls! Actually I think it makes the photo more interesting. I did repot later on so no fertilizer left. I suspect that there actually was no fertilizer in those balls as I purchased the hosta the previous year.
djacob Z6a SE WI
3 years agoLaura z4b / Helsinki, Finland
3 years agoAfter seeing your photos I really need to get Heat Wave..!
High Society starts with yellow center..
...which turns cream in a few weeks time
My Hudson Bay is really slow growing...
beverlymnz4
3 years ago
steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
3 years agoI'm starting to fall behind again. Perhaps a little too much Hanky Panky going on. This one is good for a good show throughout the year, but sadly I only took pics of it on May 21 and May 31.
It always throws some really interesting leaves and eventually the margins switch as the outside becomes darker and the inside becomes lighter.
steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoYes, there is an order to math operands like Beverly says. Just like they taught us an acrostic for spelling (A Rat In The House May Eat The Ice Cream) - sorry. I can't help thinking we're missing something with the mental math.
Anyway, now that I'm out of school I'm a Happy Camper living Happy Dayz.
Yes, another (boring) yellow edged green Hosta that goes white (or cream) but something about this one makes it stand out to me.
(from 2019)
One of the last ones I bought my first year growing here (2016) but still a favorite.
Holy Mole I found a partial pic of Hanky Panky from June 22
but this pic from July 22, 2019 really shows how the margins and middle switch colors.
steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
3 years agoHawaiian Luau
High Voltage
Holar Purple Flash
The color on this Honey Pie is so different, but hard to capture.
No more silly comments from me? How About That!
Beth (5b - SE-Michigan)