Hosta Giants 2020
ilovetogrow z9 Jax Florida
3 years ago
The biggest ones you have today. Show us your giants:
Next: Large screen shots (we have seen the plants now show the garden)
Have a great day everyone!
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undertheoaksgardener7b
3 years agoundertheoaksgardener7b
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoSome of my giants are still very young, so I will share them in 1-2 years when they look more substantial (I hope!).
Avocado in August 2020
Solar Flare in August 2020
Montana aureomarginata4/5/2020, just finished unfurling after starting to emerge before 3/7/20.
4/18/20
9/13/2020
Earth Angel4/18/2020, started unfurling about 2 weeks prior and still unfurling.
6/17/2020, about 5.5 ft wide and about 3 ft tall.
September 13, 2020
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Comments (69)Old_dirt, take it easy and don't get too impatient. Your lovely garden will wait until you are ready to get out there! We only have a half-acre here, but it keeps me busy. This was last June-all back yard upper level (we have three levels and this is the one I worked on last year-behind garage, patio area. I need to fill in blank spots, but will wait until last year's plants show themselves. In pic below, our Sam and way too many unattended-to-yet weeds. I worked on it , but hadn't started yet. Looking back toward patio. Note to self: divide Carex this year! Anyone near us is welcome to some-should have divided long ago. Moving to right around patio w/Sam again. Below, I interplanted the hosta with Chelone, heucherella, heuchera, astilbe, ferns and Gentiana, and other typical companion plants. The old bench in the background is all that is left of a square redwood picnic table set from my childhood which makes it at least 69 years old! New front side yard (driveway to right) looking back toward upper back yard. Will be filling in this year. Nothing is popping up yet other than daffodils which started blooking this past week. Warm weather expected in the coming week (actually getting up to 70 degrees F.!), so I expect to see some of the spring perennials to start showing. The hosta pips won't show themselves for at least a while-end of April?...See MoreHosta Progression 2020
Comments (34)I spend hours in the winter comparing hostas side by side using the Hosta compare tool Hosta Library Compare. Then I sleep on it, order some more and then compare them. It may sound tedious, but I enjoy it. The next year, I may decide to move some (especially poor performers) or ones needing different sun exposures and do some more comparing. Generally, the ones I buy the same year are grouped together. By the end of it, my mind is spinning and I don't have the foggiest idea what looks good together (I'm still not sure). Thanks for confirming I must be doing something right. This year I ordered a number of light centered Hostas (like last year, lol). I'm thinking of grouping these 5 together: Hearts On Fire, Prime Meridian, Cherokee, Proud Peacock and Marshmallow Sky. It may seem counter intuitive, but I think they are different enough to complement each other without being distracting (I hope). It looks better than this (to me) in the tool, but you get the idea. Will it work? Stay tuned....See MoreHosta Seedlings and Sports 2020
Comments (26)Excellent! Hosta Maker shows up with some very promising youngsters. What's worse, having something interesting that's already out there, or having something interesting that just doesn't grow? Do you still use it for breeding? Here's a pic of the Hosta Volunteer Nursery. I think a bunch are from Dancing Queen.A seedling from a streaker found at Cory's Wildflower GardensIt looks like I may need to split it already to save the streaky part. Or is it not worth the effort if it is stabilizing so quickly? Kaleidochrome seedling Valley's Top seedling planted in too much sun. Now where did I move that to? Flash Of Light tet x Lakeside Sir Logan planted in full sun (and also moved later, but not because it needed it....See More
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
3 years ago
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
3 years agoPaula I especially like the cat in the mailbox!
utog I am looking forward to Earth Angel getting established.
Ken that maturity is what we all wait for. Exceptional specimens. Imagine how p o'd you would have been if you had taken part in the whole alphabet!! Pity you did not!
Hoping to get T Rex and Titanic planted this year.
Blue Angel is over 8 1/2' across last I measured.
Earth Angel planted in fall.
Humpback Whale
Komodo Dragon - I hope to get it and HW planted this year.
Sum and Substance before the deer at it to nubs 2 years in a row.
Winter Snow
Shadow -4A-NB Canada
3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
Humpback Whale
Blue Umbrella
Sum and Substances
Empress Wu
Kingsize
mbug_gw
3 years agoOn to the big boys!
Blue Angel
Ambrosia
American Icon
Abba Dabba Do
Earth Angel
Guardian Angel
Liberty.... An early pic while it's still filling out.
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoBlue Angel..in front (by unplanted new begonias) and in back..the same hosta..one pic's a close up..
Paula..the guy at the auto parts store needs to buy EVERYTHING Lol..
thought of you when I saw this..
ilovetogrow z9 Jax Florida thanked nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
djacob Z6a SE WI
3 years agoBecause my city yard is not huge, I don’t have many giants. Here’s what I do have:
Not totally giant sized yet, but it’s getting there.
debrailovetogrow z9 Jax Florida
3 years agonicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
3 years agoilovetogrow z9 Jax Florida thanked nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
oursteelers 8B PNW
3 years agodjacob Z6a SE WI
3 years agon2hostas (Kansas)
3 years agowindymess z6a KC, Ks
3 years ago
Beth (5b - SE-Michigan)
3 years agoWow what great giants I am waiting for a couple of mine to get bigger, but here's mine that are large now.
Blue Angel
Blue Mammoth - my other one was smaller last summer. Dug it up and removed arborvitae roots from the ball and replanted it.
Liberty
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