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Hosta Alphabet - K's

18 years ago

Kabitan - Purchased in 2004 and this 2007 photo shows no real growth since then

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Silver Kabitan - also known as Haku Chu Han, I believe. I bought this one in 2006 and the growth rate was much better than the Kabitan above. The number of eyes tripled.

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Kikutii Pruinosa - bought in 2004, only four eyes in 2007.

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Kiwi Full Monty - Bought in 2006, I like the colors. At about 12" across in 2007, it has a long way to go to reach mature size of approx 3' across. You can see my Heuchera like it too. Here they have decided to decorate the center of KFM with their flowers.

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Korean Snow - KS was bought in 2006 because I love streaked hosta. It has kind of just sat there, however. One positive thing I did notice is that this is the prettiest it looked all season, in late July, when many hostas are starting to decline a bit.

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And last but NEVER least, Krossa Regal...every hosta owner should have one. Give it lots of room and stand back!

This Krossa just kept growing bigger and bigger after this June 19 photo was taken. The flower stalks (petioles?) were at least 4' high!

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Char

Comments (15)

  • 18 years ago

    Kiwi Forest

    Kryptonite

    Kabitan

  • 18 years ago

    Here's my silver kabitan (should this have been under S or H?)

    Katheryn Lewis (on the left)

  • 18 years ago

    Alexa, if Kathryn is on the left, who is on the right? Looks like the same plant....

  • 18 years ago

    Key Lime Pie

    I also have Kii Hime, Kifukrin Ko Mame, Knockout,and Kinbotan but I either didn't get pictures of them or the pictures are not good enough to post.

  • 18 years ago

    Yardmom, I already have Key Lime Pie ordered from In the Country Garden & Gifts. It looks like I made a pretty good choice.


    King Tut
    5/8/07


    Kiwi Full Monty
    5/8/07, planted '07 from Naylor Creek


    King Tut
    5/29/07


    Kikutii 'Yakusimensis' ....and Katsuragawa Beni (top left)
    5/29/07


    King Tut
    6/19/07


    Katsuragawa Beni
    6/20/07, planted '07 from JGH


    King Tut
    7/6/07, planted '04 from Kuk's Forest Nursery

  • 18 years ago

    KROSSA REGAL through the year.

    KR - May 16 ... unfolding

    KR- May 27 ...

    KR - July 5

    KR - July 14 ... first flower bud

    KR - August 6 ... full bloom

  • 18 years ago

    Here are two Kiwi Full Monties;the left one is from 2006,and the right one was planted in 2007;both came from the same local nursery. This year,I suspect they will be touching each other. Phil
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  • 18 years ago

    Well, I just added King Tut to my list...how's the substance on that one? Does it hold up to slugs?
    And I like that kikutii Yakusimensis! Nice form!

    Waynet, your Krossa is beautiful. I love it in the spring when it is standing tall.

    Can't wait for my Kiwi Full Monty to come up this year! Hope it grows fast!

  • 18 years ago

    Hey D!

    ON the right is Paradise Joyce. For the last couple of years I have been preaching that they are so similar that no one can tell them apart. Since I didn;t have them planted "side by side, under the same conditions" I decided to try to prove my point.

    Yes, that is Katheryn Lewis on the left and Paradise Joyne on the right. I can tell them apart only because I marked the inside of the pot!

    Alexa

  • 18 years ago

    Char, You are going to have some fun this year watching your K's get bigger.

    Hostabuff, your Kabitan will give Char's Kabitan some hope, your Kabitan has real nice size.

    Waynet, really enjoying your photos. "Your camera" has a good eye. The color on the first Krossa Regal unfurling is cool.

    Phil, I suspect you are right. Nice size on both plants already.

    Yardmom, King Tut has good substance and I haven't noticed any slug damage; however, I do have a couple slug cafes in the area.

    Alexa, your Katheryn Lewis and Paradise Joyce sure look the same now, maybe they will change as they get older. Your Silver Kabitan is one cool looking Hosta.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Cowboy's Slug Cafes - CAUTION, slugs in photos

  • 18 years ago

    Love your slug cafes, cowboy! I think I will try them this spring when we get lots of rain.

  • 18 years ago

    Also seem to be missing my "K's"

  • 18 years ago

  • 18 years ago

    Here's my Kisuji, one of the earliest hosta's to emerge in my garden:

  • 18 years ago

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    Kruggerand, Purchased May 1st, 2008

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