Hosta Blue 2023 ........................................
I have come to the conclusion that I need more Blues in my garden so today enable me cuz momma wants to go shopping. Show me some blues today:
Driving canals.
Have a great day everyone. Next: Yellows.
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Saija_Finland
2 months agoThis one has no name, just big blue. Could be Elegans? It has white flowers. One of my first hostas. I love it.
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Comments (27)Peren, BA sits under the dense shade of my King Crimson Red Maple. It gets late afternoon sun for a couple of hours. When it rains I can measure how significant a rain it was because BA only gets wet if it’s been pouring for a while. I have toyed with the idea of taking some pieces from it and putting them in more sun, but it is one of my largest hostas and it’s been in that spot for years. I noticed last year that it seems to be shrinking a bit, so I may have to get Bert’s help to dig it up and pull out the maple roots……dreading that! Krossa is not getting any more overhead moisture than the rest of my garden. I do try to root water and don’t use a sprinkler. Paula, thanks for the info on potting soil. 👍🏽 debra...See More
indianagardengirl
2 months agoThis is Silver Bay behind the Lobelia. Pic was taken August 5th and still vividly blue.
Another shot:
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
2 months agoPaula..many years ago that was ME with the cereal box!..
Elegans (at the top) is the most blue..
one of my many wish it was bigger Blue Mouse Ears..
Blue Angel..
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 months agoI hope you find some among these beauties from everyone Paula.
Saija a 2nd for yours being Elegans.
Love blues.
Blue Angel
Blue Elf (3) taken very late season. They are very blue earlier.
Blue Mouse Ears
Cloudburst
Cupatini
Elegans
Gemstone
Halcyon
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 months agoA few more.
Here Eyes Were Blue
Indigo
Krossa Regal
Lily Blue Eyes again late season.
Love Pat
Miss Linda Smith
Monashee Blue Cups
Mystic Star
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 months agoLast few.
Neptune
Powder Blue
sieboldiana
Silver Bay
Smoke Signals
Smokey Mountains
Summer Squall
Venetian Star
Wind Beneath My Wings
hosta_maker
2 months ago
undertheoaksgardener7b
2 months agoMystic Star, Infatuation, Secret Love, and Touch of Class in spring
old_dirt 6a
2 months agoBeautiful blues all. I think to capture great blue color is so dependant on time of day (light) and time of year when they are prime. I've had better timing in past years.
Blue Mouse Ears
Elegans
Blue Angel
Hadspen Blue
Halcyon
Krossa Regal - From a few years ago.
Beth - Michigan 6A
2 months agoPaula great jokes, in my family we fought over who got to read the cereal box.
Here are a few of my favorite blues.
Abiqua Drinking Gourd
Blue Angel
Blueberry Muffin
Coal Miner
Deep Blue Sea
Diamond Lake
Fragrant Blue
Krossa Regal
Moonlight Sonata
Queen of the Seas
Vally's Blue Curacao
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 months ago
djacob Z6a SE WI
2 months agodjacob Z6a SE WI
2 months agoNow my blues: like peren I have quite a few blues
First year
also new
debradjacob Z6a SE WI
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoOops forgot Blue Angel, which looks more green than blue….not sure why
and Tenyru, also new with cutworm damage ……Arrrggggg!
debranicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
2 months agoadding this pic because the blue is pretty..I have tags for Hadspen Blue and Fragrant Blue but don’t know the location of either..I don’t recall any blooms on it..
djacob Z6a SE WI
2 months agonicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
2 months agolast modified: 2 months ago
Pieter zone 7/8 B.C.
2 months ago
'Hadspen Blue' in front of 'Fragrant Blue'.
'Bulletproof' to the left, 'Hadspen Blue' right top.
'Blue Mouse Ears'
Pieter
GardenHo_MI_Z5
2 months agoBlues are by far my favorites….loving this thread!
Old dirt I agree on the timing for good color. Here are a couple that I was able to capture at a good time…
djacob Z6a SE WI
2 months agoPieter zone 7/8 B.C.
2 months agoDebra, the difference between 'Blue Ivory' and Ben Vernooij' is easy to see, particularly early in the season. For me it's telling 'Firn Line' and 'Blue Ivory' apart. Here's a "family portrait". Starting center top: 'First Frost' and 'Firn Line' to the left of that, then below 'Firn Line' is 'Blue Ivory' (now you see why I've got difficulty telling them apart) and below that at the 3 o'clock position is 'Ben Vernooij'. Coming across to the left is 'Touch of Frost' and then another 'Blue Ivory' with 'Bulletproof' at 7 o'clock . Directly above that is 'Touch of Class' x2 and that's been a very unstable plant for me, throwing the 2 'Touch of Frost' sports to the right of it. At 9 o'clock just peeking into the image is 'Ripple Effect', To the left of 'First Frost' is 'Remember Me' and to the left of THAT is "Sleeping Beauty'.....and they're all related!
Pieter
P.S. Quite possibly the reason I have difficulty with my 'Firn Line' and 'Blue Ivory' is because one of them is mis-labeled....likely the 'Firn Line'... but that's for another day...GardenHo_MI_Z5
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agodjacob Z6a SE WI
2 months agoGardenHo_MI_Z5
2 months agoPieter zone 7/8 B.C.
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agodjacob Z6a SE WI
2 months agochamaegardener (Z5) Northeast Illinois
2 months agoSapphire pillows between Guacamole, Island Breeze and Maui Butterbups
Pieter zone 7/8 B.C.
2 months ago
sandyslopes z6 n. UT
2 months ago
hosta_maker