I'd keep both and take out something else Lol..

not sure which I'd keep..probably the one on the left..

Those are both beautiful plants. But if you HAVE to pick one, slide them both out of the pots and pick the one with the stronger root system.

-Babka

nicholsworth, I know what you mean about keeping both. I want to keep ALL my hosta! Only thing is that reality is setting in. My garden is filling up and my husband is complaining that I have too many pots around the house. Not too many for me! lol

We all know that Blue Angel grows big! Really big! I have no idea where I would ever put it! That's why I chose to let one of them go. (I found it is a lot easier to sell/give away the smaller plants that have been divided. But I don't have much room to keep all the plants I would like to divide either!)

Good idea Babka. I always forget to look at the roots! They are most important.

Here is a great post about which hosta to pick:

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/1994843/more-eyes-or-larger-eyes

So I am going out to check on the roots of each of these hosta and then see if I can decide which one to pick.

What do you think of the post? Does it change your mind about which hosta I should choose?

By the way, is Blue Angel slow growing?

I was going to say I would keep the one on the left, but after the post, I have to agree with the root system trumps eyes………..then I would try to find a good friend who needed a BA for free or put it up for sale.

debra

Had a look at the roots. I'd say they are very similar in the amount of roots.

So toss a coin!

-Babka

I never heard of that Nicholsworth. That's a great idea!

Today is the day I will decide!

How much would you pay for one of those hosta? OR maybe I should ask: How much would you sell it for?

nhl Blue Angel in my experience is relatively fast growing.

Where are you selling it? Your on plant sale, a community market of some sort?? Those two hostas are nice sized, I would pay $20-25. Of course, I don’t mind spending a little on something I want. If I didn’t have my own BA I would buy one of yours for that price. Does that help?
debra

I meant “ own” plant sale…..also do you have competition???
debra

I do the coin toss once a while, but I wait til it lands. I'm happy or want to toss again!

I'd take both out of pots, get rid o half the dirt, smash them tightly together and plant in 1 hole. :)

Peren.all, good to know that BA is a good grower.

Debra, if I want to sell some plants, I just put it on a neighborhood website. I find it works better because the people aren't usually that far away. If my neighborhood has a garage sale, then I put out some plants there too. Not sure what you mean when you asked whether I had competition.

I went to a local garden centre and found Blue Angel for sale for $18 Canadian plus 13% tax. They didn't look good and are so small! This nursery does give you a two year guarantee on perennials.

I meant if you were at market with other hosta sellers. And I was talking US dollars…….are we the same?????
debra

Debra, my only competition is other private hosta sellers in my area. There is some variation in price between the US and Canada, but not usually a big difference. A huge difference though is availability. In the States, you have way more choice! I'm envious!

If I sell some plants locally (on a small scale), people seem to be happy having the detailed information I provide on the needs of the plant or planting instructions. That is something I can provide that is usually lacking when purchasing from big box stores or even reputable garden nurseries (a lot of times due to lack of staff)!

So ===>>> what did you do? Which did you sell and for what price? Inquiring minds want to know! :-)
debra