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Pieter zone 7/8 B.C.

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A dear friend of ours gave me a sizeable division of 'Nightlife' last year. It surprised me when it flowered this year and after I saw the colour of the flower I got to thinking that I might want to try and get a fragrant flowered hosta that isn't the typical bland colour we get from the Fragrant Bouquet family.
Here's the flower I picked ...

and this is what I used for pollen.....

It's an OP seedling out of 'Hacksaw' and we'll see what happens....
Stay tuned....
Pieter

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5

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whats your name..

who's your daddy

is he rich like me?

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djacob Z6a SE WI
last year
Pieter, I think both flowers are beautiful and agree a fragrant purple or lavender flowers would be lovely. I think you see some of my posts and know I love hosta flowers. I leave on the petiole until all of them are spent before removing them. Nothing gives me more pleasure than seeing pollinators go into them. So I this cross works out! ☺️

debra
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hosta_maker
last year
That is a good goal pieter. fragrants are hard to breed. i hope you enjoy a challenge. if they set pods often times only a few seeds are viable. then you have to wait for blooms. I have found fragrants to non fragrants result in diluted scent. so i am crossing those back to other fragrants to put more scent back into it. using tetraploids greatly improves the fertility.

there is much room in the hosta universe for more fragrants. and better fragrants. so will be interested and happy to see your results. we need more folks like you.

i have even had the audacity to try for some fragrant blushers. one can dream :)
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tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
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I guess you could call it ’Zombie’. Looks like a good pairing…good luck.

tj
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djacob Z6a SE WI
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Yes, I agree with ken and tj……..we have too few choices for ”Z” hostas in the HL……we need more for when we do the ABCs……… lololo

debra
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Pieter zone 7/8 B.C.
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last year
Unfortunately there's no pod development

It should have been on the scape to the right.....oh well...

Pieter
djacob Z6a SE WI
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Oh well, ther‘s next year…….

debra
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hosta_maker
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Bummer pieter. fragrant fertility is a problem. was heat a factor? i see it was pretty hot up your way.

i have hit them hard this year. even if i have a 100 pods that still might not translate to many seeds. and then wait several years to test fragrance. The tets are producing the most pods.

I am hoping my secret weapon, fragrant bouquet tet is the key to unlock fertility.

Its kind of odd looking with its thick leaves and scapes.
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Pieter zone 7/8 B.C.
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Doug, what's the story behind the FB tet, its flowers certainly show more colour than what I'm used to seeing from that family...

Heat hasn't really been a problem as close to the ocean as I am, certainly there's not been a problem with decent pod development on FB and Guac, Invincible as well as Sugar and Spice.

Pieter
hosta_maker
last year
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Pieter, it was a lucky cross of fb x heartache. so technically a seedling. no name so i geralize on origin, i got a mix of dips and one tet. it has some lavender in the flower. decent fragrance. i have been crossing it with royal crest.

fat pods are usually a sign of tet. royal crest pods.

it could be that the anthocyanin color is stronger in cooler climates.

Summer fragrance, scentous and tea at bettys seems to have some color as well.

i also put some fragrant pollen on beilsiens mojito crosses.

maybe bring some fragrance back into it.

first time this invincible seedling has ever had a pod. tet pollen.

Also some glossy ruffles pollen for variation of leaf shape.
Invincible 2nd gen rarely set pods

Glossy ruffles late season

Moonlight sonata has alot blooms some pods.

Fragrant blue too
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