Netty
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject: Need help with Hosta ID |
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I'm still trying to ID my Hosta's. This one is my absolute favorite! The leaves are a different color of green, lighter than all the others. (although it's hard to get a picture that shows it's true color! This one is the closest I could get)
It is the last Hosta to bloom every year, but the blooms are worth the wait! They are large, white and VERY fragrant.
Here's a close up of the bloom
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eileen
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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Netty I'm no expert at IDing hostas I'm afraid but I think Droopy may be able to help you out so I'm bumping this post up for you.
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Droopy
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:14 am Post subject: |
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White, fragrant blooms and a medium green - I don't know it off-hand, but I'll check for you later.
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Droopy
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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Might it be a Hosta plantaginea, or one of its cultivars I wonder? Here's the link:
http://www.hostalibrary.org/p/p.html
If the flowers open in late afternoon, and the height is about 45 cm ( 18 inches), while the leaves are glossy on top and paler green and shiny beneath, I think this should be correct.
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Netty
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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Droopy you are the best! What an awesome link to help me with my Hosta's!
You may be right about it being Hosta plantaginea. I have never noticed what time of day the blooms open, I just know that I pass them every morning about 8 am and stop and smell them. I'll be watching now.
Something I find very interesting from this plant from the article:
| Quote: | | plantagenia is a Chinese hosta known in Japan as Maruba Tama No Kanzashi, the “round-leaved jewel of the hairpin (hosta).” Its Chinese name is Yu-san. This species was the first hosta on the continent of Europe with records dating back to 1784. In 1790 the first live plants were imported into England. |
I got this plant from a tiny slip when we transplanted this Hosta at work. It is the only one I've ever seen like it. We split this plant and put a few pieces in other gardens, all of which have since been stolen from those gardens. I find it interesting because my work is a family estate who's owner once practiced medicine in Asia (1800's) and brought back many interesting plants, some of which still thrive.
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Droopy
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| Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:30 am Post subject: |
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How interesting! I'd love to work on a place with so much history around me. The H. plantagenia will not like it here, my book says it will not flourish further north than London.
I find that browsing the Hosta Library is very hard on my wallet. So many jewels I'd like to aquire!
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