Hosta M 2021 ....................
TGIF so let's see some Ms today:
Have a great day everyone!
Comments (55)
Beth - Michigan 6A
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoBeautiful M's this morning everyone.
Marilyn Monroe
Maui Buttercups
Midnight At the Oasis
Mighty Mouse
Mini Skirt
Montana Aureomarginata
Moonlight Sonata
Mourning Dove
Munchkin Fire
steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoSaija nice group of Ms. Mata Hari looks interesting and possibly different enough from the other Striptease sports to warrant a place in the garden. Every year I see Marrakech it makes it into some shopping cart, but I never pull the trigger on it. Maybe that's one of those I need to grow before I really love it. (adding to cart).
jocl17 - you have such nice big mature Hosta. Thanks for sharing them with us.
On to the Ms! Maggie May has the largest leaf size to plant size ratio of any Hosta I grow.
Magic Island is similar to some but the yellow just seems to burn brighter in it.
OTOH Mango Tango looks like no other.
Marbled Cream may need separated this year.
This is the only pic of Marilyn Monroe I took last year.
Midnight Oil had a bunch of pics taken.
Mini Skirt - The only Mouse Ears I grow besides the original.
Monsoon made a good start for a newbie.
Mourning Dove grows and looks great for me.
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nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agomy only M..years ago I bought Montana Aureomarginatas (have tags)..pic#1 is featuring a Regal Splendor but the clump beyond RS is not more RS..pic#2 is a close up from that clump..one has a sport (?)..my margins are thinner than the other MA pictured here..I'm doubting these are MA..if not mine are missing..🤷♀️
this pic shows a couple more of what I think are the same hosta as in the pics above..they're going down and hard to see..enjoy the pretty lindera..that ID I know..😂
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 years agoPaula if grumpy cat weren't already taken....now the orange carrying on is so funny!
Saija I agree Mata Hari is a very interesting sport.
jocl17 great looking Majesty & m. A.
utog & Beth lovely MD & Moonlight Sonata. Steve your MD is very happy.
Steve Mango Tango really is a stand out as well as Midnight Oil.
Ann/nw lovely pics but I am not seeing m. A. On your lot it would at least have the yellow edge in spring. It also has a distinctive leaf shape I am not seeing in your pics. Take more pics next year and we will be able to ID it.
m. Aureomarginata
Maui Buttercups. I should have washed off the leaves and weeded around this young one.
Mighty Mouse
Mini Skirt
Miss Linda Smith
Monashee Blue Cups. Thank you Pieter!
Moonstruck freshly planted.
Mystic Star got hit hard with a late frost so this is from last year.
old_dirt 6a
2 years agoPaula - Love Cotton Eyed Joe by Kentucky Headhunters!
Just a few M's here.
Merry Sunshine
Mini Skirt
Majesty
ilovetogrow z9 Jax Florida thanked old_dirt 6a
hosta_maker
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoNew last year for me. i rarely buy anything that im not going to use in breeding.
mango lettuce
It has unique flowers with green streaks.
monkey business
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agothanks Laurie..I agree..
maybe one of these?..years ago I didn't worry about ID..🤦♀️I don't have close ups of the variegateds that could be MA..
again..my never ending goal..more pics in 2022..
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 years agonicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
2 years ago
to me mine aren't as pretty as the ones in this post or the hosta library..the top leaf of the one on the left does have a bigger margin..more? like MA than the first 3 photos..not definite though is it?..
undertheoaksgardener7b
2 years agoMonkey Business, early in season. Margins brighten. Wonderful plant. I got it from Naylor Creek a couple of years ago.
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 years ago
mbug_gw
2 years agoSteve...nice Ms.....once again, several I'm not familiar with. Going to have to sneak a peek at your want list!
peren..awesome MA
Many beauties from everyone!
Marrakech 5-30-21
Maui Buttercups 5-30-21
Mayflower Moon 5-22-21
Midnight at the Oasis
Mighty Mouse .... Church Mouse on left 7-21-21
mbug_gw
2 years agoPaula, the Them You pic is so right on!
Part 2....
Minuteman
Miss Linda Smith 5-11-21
montana Aureomarginata 5-11-21....resurrected twice after severe frost damage. Never thought she'd return. Looking good for first time in 3/4 years.
Mourning Dove 5-13-21
Munchkin Fire 5-16-21
Shadow -4A-NB Canada
2 years ago
Moon Split
Morning Star
Morning Star side view
Minuteman
Montana Aureomarginata
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nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
2 years agoperen.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agonicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
2 years ago
sherrygirl zone5 N il
2 years agoUndertheoaks, that Monkey Business is gorgeous, it’s calling my name : )
So many lovely Mini Skirts here……..I’ve tried twice and gave up….any hints???
Here is my Montana. I hear what a few of you said…..it is up early and seems to get frost bit every season. It did a bit better with the late season frosts this past season.
Sherry
sandyslopes z6 n. UT
2 years agojocl17, great looking Majesty
Beth, always such a lovely view of your yard and hostas.
steve, never heard of Marbled Cream, but what an interesting (in a good way) looking hosta. I like the leaves in the middle the most.
nw/ann, when I first started I didn't think about keeping IDs for my plants, either. I would just keep a record that said hosta, daylily, rose, etc. Then we get hooked and want to call them by name!
utog, you're collection seems so big!
Mellow Mood came back with the green leaves that were growing faster than the rest.....
So I separated it and this is what's left. Still a young one so hoping it will get bigger!
Moon Split
Mourning Dove
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agohosta_maker
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoback in 2006 i had a pretty bad digital camera.
but a local park had some massive hosta.
they removed them over the years, i miss seeing them.
Montana Aureomarginata
Mosswood
2 years agoMontana Aureomarginata again. Creeping Charlie not included.
Olddirt and jocl17, Which do you prefer, Liberty or Majesty? There seems to be some overlap in appearance and I am uncertain whether I should pick up Majesty.
djacob Z6a SE WI
2 years agoPaula, that cat looks like one of my strays when he first showed up…..but he’s a sweetie now!
Nice Ms everyone……glad I ordered 2 A. Montanas as I have admired it for several years now.Here’s my M’s:
undertheoaksgardener7b
2 years agoMousetrap, Montana aureomarginata again, May in bloom, and Marilyn Monroe (present for my MIL)
undertheoaksgardener7b
2 years agoSteve, that Marilyn Monroe is lovely!
Old Dirt, Merry Sunshine looks great. I have never seen that one.
Midnight Oil and Mike Shadrack
undertheoaksgardener7b
2 years agoMike Shadrack in bloom.
Miniskirt with Picasso and hidden Cameo. Miniskirt is the only mini I can really grow.
jocl17
2 years agoold_dirt 6a
2 years agoperen.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 years agosherrygirl zone5 N il
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoLaurie, after nursing my Dream Queen for three years, it looked great last season…….then those darn rabbits ate/tore it up down to the ground. I hope it comes back. Rabbit damage like that has devastated a few of my hosta, stunted for several years afterward. Here is what it looked like before the rabbits got it, nice big foliage.
Sherrydjacob Z6a SE WI
2 years agoperen.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 years ago
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 years ago
newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
2 years agoYou made me laugh out loud Paula! I especially liked the first one regarding showing your hosta collection---and I am stilling laughing while I am writing this! So true!
Saija, your garden is so neat and tidy! Even your mulch is of uniform size in thickness and color! What kind of mulch is it? You have me wondering!
Marrakech. Took it out of a pot and planted into this bed with some heuchera that I propagated. Picture taken in September.
Mighty Mouse in June
Mini Skirt
Another Mini Skirt
Munchkin Fire
Saija_Finland
2 years agoNewHostalady: Thanks. I must confess, I publish only neat and tidy pictures. And only great looking hostas, ugly ones must grow before they get access to Hosta ABC, LOL. I have weeds and mulch is not always neat ( birds spreads it). Last year I did not take pictures because, I didn't have time to weed.
My mulch is pine chips. I don't know what is real word in english.
Saijasteve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
2 years agodjacob Z6a SE WI
2 years agosteve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
2 years agoundertheoaksgardener7b
2 years agoPlease forgive me, Steve, but Martini for the first 3. Last is new addition summer 2021, Mariachi.
steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
2 years ago
undertheoaksgardener7b