Hosta NOID 2023 ....................................
Now that we have alphabetized our hostas and put them into categories, we should be experts. I know for a fact that I am not. That i why I keep coming back here. Who do we not know who is out there right now on the ready to pip? Post them lets figure it out:
Ahh, no.
Post who we do not know:
I have one more post to enter and it will be a surprise.
June will not be back. I did the Hosta Finger Check, and she is gone.
This is that baby I showed you in the beginning. He/She will be flying in a week.
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djacob Z6a SE WI
last monthlast modified: last monthWow, I can’t believe I am first today at 1:15 CST!
Paula, I love the gorilla (NOT) picture…. Really fell for it as I was scrolling! The supermarket manager is very creative! Thanks for keeping track of the hawk for us. What an amazing transformation!
I have a couple of NOIDS:
Could this be venticosa? The flower is not quite as dark as the one in the HL, but does depth of color vary?
7/10/23
here’s another look, in spring, 5/21/23
Then I have this one, no idea what it is, nice blue
Both taken 5/20/23
another pic
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Comments (39)I’m late to the party! But, I do look for the day’s post each morning with my coffee - since I’m on West Coast I figure Jax has had time in her morning to create it already! Dragon Tails - a miniature - is the one with the flower - info said it’s a fast grower with long narrow & ruffled leaves & lavender flowers. I got this from Sebright Gardens & this is from last summer, 2nd year in pot. Warning, you’ll see this pot again 3 more times- I got all 4 of these mini’s on that shopping trip....See MoreHosta Blue 2023 ........................................
Comments (34)Debra, 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......See MoreHosta Yellow 2023 .......................
Comments (17)yummy yellows everyone!..lol we have a summer family photo where 3 of the 4 siblings in my family have a cast!..I had a broken leg (small crack but I got a cast) my brother and one of my sisters had broken arms!..we were active and apparently clumsy!.. Laurie and debra..I love your comments about my Fire Islands 💕..beacon is a great nickname..both of you have a boatload of beacons!.. to me a yellow hosta in the spring is very special.. I love that Prairie Moon is yellow and Prairie Sky is blue..they would be pretty planted together.....See MoreHosta Leaves 2023 .......
Comments (20)Pieter, your Katherine Lewis reminds me a bit of Ambrosia. I think if the Captain Kirk pip with that different leaf becomes stable for you….then call it AWOL! 😂😂 Peren, let me say my favorites: Dinner Mint (reminds me of a tiny Paradise Joyce), Powder Blue, all those lovely bumps, can’t wait until my Winter Snow looks like yours, Fingerprint (wowed by that blue), Riviera Sunset (which I ordered because of your beauty) and the King (what is not to love about those colors?) debra...See Moredjacob Z6a SE WI
last monthlast modified: last monthOld_dirt, I hope you share the owlets when they arrive!
Your green noid could be F. Hyacinthina. Does it have the glaucous underside?
Your gold certainly could be Gold Edger or possibly Lemontini…... ? Your last one, doesn’t look large enough to be Elegans, but it’s a beautiful blue. As you said maybe Hadsen Blue…..
I always try to take pictures of the flowers as that often helps with ID. FH is supposed to have a lavender flower. There’s only an unopened flower in the HL for GE. Not helpful.
here’s a picture of Lemontini in flower:
And not in flower
any thoughts?
I sure hope others join in….w need help!!
debra
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
last monthlast modified: last monthlove the bananas sign..😂
debra and old_dirt..sorry..I don’t know your hostas..
debra..your blue has thick stems!..seems that it could be a giant..
old_dirt..one possibility for your gold one..the one in the center at the bottom of the photo was purchased as Gold Drop..does it look like yours?..I was thinking Hadspen Blue’s leaves are more round than your blue..but I could be wrong..I have no suggestion for your blue..when I wander in my garden there’s quite a few where I don’t know the ID..I haven’t taken individual shots of them..
I don’t know the variegated one on the left in this picture..not a good picture..but sharing anyway..seems off for June?..I have tags for Paul’s Glory but haven’t nailed down where I planted them..maybe PG?..
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
last monthilovetogrow z9 Jax Florida
last monthDo you know that owls DO NOT make nests. They steal them.
This owl mistook a duck egg to be its own.
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Pieter zone 7/8 B.C.
last monthlast modified: last monthOld_dirt, that could well be 'Hadspen Blue', this is mine from a few years ago. Pay attention to the flowers, they can be very helpful in identification.
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