Some may remember me complaining about the progress of my 'Empress Wu' Hosta last year ... that thread is here. http://www.gardenstew.com/threads/the-progress-of-my-empress-wu-hosta.27115/ That particular Hosta was one that I spent a lot of money to get (seems to me it was $22, more than I would ever pay again!) and it just wasn't performing as I had hoped. I tried more water, fertilizer, compost and manure in hopes of giving it a boost but nothing seemed to help. Many suggested I move it. I even wrote to the Ontario Hosta Society and was told that it takes 5 years to mature and I should be more patient. This season would be it's 6th in my garden and it still looked sad, so out it came! I dug it in along the side of the garage, where it will get more moisture, more sun, and more room to grow. If this doesn't work, I'll move it again!
I feel your frustration!!!! Hopefully the move will motivate her to get on the stick and do something!!
Netty, what an uncooperative hosta. I am new to hostas but have found some of them to be unpredictable. Wonder if yours is one of the reverting hosta plants? (maybe it decided to be smaller) I have two named varieties where I bought four of each variety. Darn if I didn't start out with them all looking like the named variety but for one rogue plant that changed in the following years. Yours certainly doesn't look like a princess wu and I feel your pain. How frustrating when those next it are so nice and much bigger. Good news is the prices for the princess have dropped to under $10 (on some sites) over the six years. I paid too much for a hardy orchid that came up this spring looking great then died for some unknown reason without even a bloom. I appear to do better sticking to the sale tables.
I have a few picky Hosta, that did poorly where first planted, and then perked up once they were moved. I just moved another one called 'Fire Island' as well, I think it was bigger when I planted it! I hope they both do better now!
Nope, it looks nothing like an Empress Wu yet. I hope it takes of for you now. I think you gave it plenty of time in the old spot so hope it likes it new one and takes off for you.
I was tickled to see my Krossa Regal came back! I hadn't seen it yet but found it poking up through old tulip leaves and poppy greens I was afraid it wasn't in a good place but appears to be doing just fine! It was a sale plant
Gosh Netty--I would begin to wonder if your E.Wu wasn't mislabled at the nursery. In spite of where it was planted, I would have expected it to have been larger that what your piccy shows. Please do keep us updated on its progress in it's new location. Oké?