Still blooming blooming:

debra

Debra, this is fascinating to me……I have never had a hosta rebloom.

Sherry

Your hostas are really happy, so they give you a show!

I am not sure reblooming is trait but a matter of vigor and a will to reproduce.

its been a challenging but interesting summer here in minnesota.

dry spring, a hot and dry summer, severe drought.

sum and sub, sagae and elatior take the prize for going unfazed with very little water. elatior bloomed twice but failed to produce seed. A marvel for such large leaves managing with so little moisture.

on the flip dancing queen set pod but then collapsed and fell apart.

any stoliniferous ones collapsed and fell over. but with september cool temps and a couple of light showers some have recovered.

a lot of scorching and burning happened right after they unfurled.

the tardianas have faired well. most seiboldianas bloomed late but fail to set pods.scorched a bit.

the tetraploids did well with minor burning.

late bloomers fragrants, longipes, pychnophyla, kikuti hung in there. probably due to their late reproductive period.

nakianas did ok.

venustas in pots had to be rescued from death.

golden falls is smaller in size and set pod like most of the montanas.

But somehow i have kept the breeders watered enough to be an above average pod season. More sunshine less cloud cover. its probably a good thing that no seed will come from the weaker vulnerable plants. evolution by selection and crcumstance.

Thanks for yor information hosta_maker. Sagae opened it’ flower today. Question for you: I thought all fertile hostas produced seed pods every year. So it is dependent on weather conditions?????

Not sure Vulcan will open, but it’s more open today than yesterday. Vulcan, Wide Brim and Fire Island all re-bloomed last year. Perhaps Vulcan has the most vigor and will to reproduce of these varieties.

sherrygirl, last year was the first time it happened in my garden. I figured it was a fluke, so I was very surprised to see it again.

utog, thanks for the compliment. It is hard to believe they have been happy with the lack of rain we have had this summer.

I will post a pic of Vulcan if it opens……..

debra

Question for you: I thought all fertile hostas produced seed pods every year. So it is dependent on weather conditions?????

Conditions in general, Debra, weather is only part of that. For example, I have 3 pots with H. clausa var. normalis in it and they were scattered across the yard in different locations. All 3 would have seen the same weather per se, but their respective exposure would have been different. Of those 3 only 1 flowered and set seed, not as much as a scape on the other 2.

While reblooming is an accepted term it technically is not an actual rebloom as there will not be flowers setting on a scape that has previously flowered, what you see is most likely a scape on a new offset/shoot that developed early enough in the season to kick it into flowering mode. I guess a more accurate term would be 'second flush'. Here's an example of a plant showing all 3 stages: buds-flowers-pods and even seeds, it's my H. rectifolia var. pruinosa.

Pieter

It is a combo of weather and genetics. For the most part yes weather is big factor. and the plants energy stores. i have mine in more sun than most. mine is a breeders garden. for seed production. you wont see alot of perfect show specimens here.

its not only moisture but also heat. many wont set pods once temps hit mid 90f. you can actually see the gaps in the scape with no pods in that temp range.

what i found most interesting is how some species manage better than others.

its the first time in 20 years i have not seen pods on ventricosa. its foliage looks relatively good.

where as the hybrid dancing queen sacrificed its foliage for its scapes and pods. if it dies over the winter then so be it.

This union will be beautiful!!!!

Here is Vulcan opening today,

and Island Breeze’s last flower,

debra

Sugar Plum and Hibiscus aculeatus

Well some things are still going on…..now Liberty has a late bloom emerging,

Astral Bliss is still sending up blooms

debra

Sagae and Island Breeze are still blooming too,

all photos taken today 9/27/21

debra

Sugar Plum Hosta today. Also, variegated liriope, Chelone, and Cyclamen hederfolium

Tricyrtis Empress and Autumn Glow. Camellia Northern Lights, Lantana Miss Huff

Buddelia Evil Ways, Guara, Hydrangea Annabelle with Hosta Inniswood, and Buddelia Nanjo Purple with bee

I should have mentioned that all of the photos in my posts today were taken over past 24 hours

Hydrangeas, Sweet Olive, Mexican Tuberose, and indoor orchids

BeaBeautiful orchids utog!!

debra