Hosta Flowers 2023 .........................
I did not really like hosta flowers much at first. I thought they were very plain and just kind of there. I slowed down a little and started to watch them. They sway and dodge with the breeze and flirt with the bees for attention. This was the first year I got to smell one. Nose deep into the flower but oh So Sweet. Today show us what flowers capture your eyes and holds on.
Never give up. Never surrender.
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Show us flowers today:
We are coming to the end but we are not done yet. Next will be mini/smalls, then mediums and then giants. Noids and something new: Best Advice for the Novice.
Have a great day everyone.
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bkay2000
2 months agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (44)Coconut Custard is one of the prettiest yellows. I'm not a Hosta eater, but that one tempts me. That emerging Cutting Edge leaf looks like it means business - so long. Although, I took pics of less than one fourth of my Hosta this year, I managed two of Cutting Edge (with Arctic Blast looking on - and Astral Bliss still waiting in my shopping cart. I just couldn't pull the trigger after having these two. Not to mention Joy Ride, Neptune, Waterslide, Skywriter . . . Hmm sounds like a good idea for a beauty contest between all the ruffled blue Hosta)....See MoreHosta F 2023 .....................
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Comments (39)Steve Star-kissed really is a subtle beauty. Kathy so sad you lost your Hinoki but I love your attitude! On to something new and exciting. There was no trace of disturbance in, under or around Stained Glass, just gone. I sometimes think certain Hosta do better a zone warmer than mine. Here was SG the year before I lost it. I am sure yours will continue to thrive. Gary the colour of Silver Anniversary is special. Ben great Snake Eyes. Debra Speakeasy already is showing great traits. Your Silver Bay is looking terrific. Sherry I adore your Sugar and Spice, it is gorgeous. Shadow Super Nova is beautiful. Lisa I have always loved your Silk Kimono. Thank goodness it made it through! mbug so many beauties but Sea Fire just leaps off the page. Silly String is very cool and Stag's Leap is fabulous. Ann your S and S is so nice! You should post the rest of your S's! old_dirt Sharp Dressed Man and Sun Power are such standouts....See More
Pieter zone 7/8 B.C.
2 months ago
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoPaula..love the ”dealer” joke!..I was a ”dealer” when I was young but gave it up..
ancient architecture is wonderful..
Blue Mouse Ears..so cute..
Clausa..love the touch of pink..I goofed..this isn’t Clausa..the leaves are wrong..some blooms are opening..named Clausa which means closed because the blooms don’t open..this might be Fire Island?..
this is Clausa..see the pink?..
Honeybells..great fragrance..
Plantaginea..great fragrance..
djacob Z6a SE WI
2 months agodjacob Z6a SE WI
2 months agoTry again:
I love the hyacinth like shape of BA. The shape of the flower head helped me ID this one. I was one a garden tour years ago and saw this flower on a big hosta and asked the gardener what ”that hosta was.” Of course he said BA.
interesting flower on Lemontini I think, the way the petioles grow out and up
when S&S flowers come up, they look very snake like, not shown here
debradjacob Z6a SE WI
2 months agoLast batch:
I also love the interesing flower heads (racemes?)
I have lots more, but I will spare you! Lol….. started to take lots of flower pics when I learned they could help me ID hostas. Very useful to have.
debraPieter zone 7/8 B.C.
2 months ago
'Gooseberry Sundae'
'Blue Mouse Ears'
sieboldii 'Alba'
'Restless Sea'
'Stirfry' aka Purple Sensation
rectifolia var. Pruinosa
'Sea Octopus'
'Guacamole'
More in the next post!
Pieter
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 months agoLol the Eminem and that medieval mason did have a great sense of humor.
Beauties hosta_maker. I think the 6th one down with the dark stripes is my fav.
Ann plantaginea is terrific. A pure white is so fresh looking.
Debra BA does have great flowers! Pandora's Box is pretty impressive with those dark flowers.
Pieter Restless Sea is very nice! Wow on Guacamole. Yours is so white. Most years mine still has a bit of purple shoeing through.
Appletini flowers late.
Beyond Glory. I really like the dark edge.
Blue Angel
clausa var. clausa
Cup of Grace on its 2nd year.
Dinner Mint
Fire and Ice
Goober
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 months ago
Guacamole
kikutii
Ki-Ren- Jiaku
Oze
Rainbow's End
Strawberry Yogurt
Zebra Stripes
old_dirt 6a
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoMy favorite - Plantaginea
Blue Angel
Rainbow's End
Crazy For You
Spartacus
Foxfire Palm Sunday
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoPieter zone 7/8 B.C.
2 months ago
'Fragrant Blue'... and yes, it's fragrant for me.
'Sea Octopus'
'Sea Octopus'
rectifolia var. Pruinosa with an unusual whorled arrangement of flowers
'Bulletproof'
'Stained Glass'
'Fragrant Dream'
These flowers are on what supposedly is venusta, but they do not look like any flowers I've seen on the web from this specie. I'd love to find out what it in fact is, particularly since it was sporting when I purchased it a few years ago. Yes, the plant does remind one of venusta but I have my doubts.
'Nightlife'
'Amime Tachi' aka Siberian Tiger
rectifolia var. Pruinosa...yes, I know, this is not the first picture of it I'm showing but it makes such an impressive showing when in full bloom
'First Blush'
'Tick Tock'
'Spider'
'Ray of Hope' which is fact has stabilized and turned into 'Roller Coaster Ride' and supposedly RoH comes out of laevigata. but it's remarkably reluctant to set pods, never mind seeds.
Pieter
Beth - Michigan 6A
2 months agoPaula, I love the Star Trek joke and the "dealer".
Beautiful flowers, I love the hosta blooms. For me the blooms start late June and the final plants finish up late September. Nice to have a long season of blooms and the pollinators like them too.
Blackjack
Blueberry Muffin
Deep Blue Sea
Earth Angel
Grand Tiara
Moonlight Sonata
Munchkin Fire
Rainbow's End
Salute
Beth - Michigan 6A
2 months agopart 2
First Blush
First Frost, Gypsy Spirit - It seams the whole garden is blooming at this time
Fragrant Blue
Hummingbird Moth - I am not sure which plant these blooms are from
June, First Frost, Bulletproof
Plantaginea
Regal Rhubarb
Thunderbolt
World Cup
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