hand pollinating is extremely easy ... since all the parts are rather large ...

regardless.. you wont get anything true from seed.. other than those 2 exceptions .. and i think they are both species.. which by definition.. come true from seed ... ...

mostly.. i doubt you cant track the genes in momma .. or what is in momma.. but for the species .. to predict what will come out of the seed ... does that make sense???

in other words.. if momma was a cross.. then recrossing herself.. will not insure a genetic clone.. but rather.. just a further dilution of all her genes...

but it sure shouldnt stop you from trying.. and proving me wrong.. lol

ken

Ken got a bit wordy there, so let me paraphrase:
Yes, you can hand pollinate.
No, it (most likely) will not be true to parent (except in 2 species-specific cases--both of those are solid green).

mel got too wordy... i call her 4 lines.. and bid one line

dont do it hoping for duplicates .. divide for such

ken

lol @ the both of you. ken who is the guy that was going to start his own conifer business on the conifer site...he had you tube videos of using root stock and other things. is he selling now?

LOL. The old man wins! touche Ken!

Huh? What does root stock on a conifer have to do with hybrid hostas???? Does someone graft hostas? (get real)Please explain to this old lady. Thanks.

-Babka

i recall your conifer reference.. but since i have no interest in grafting.. i didnt keep a link .. [dax??]

and no.. you cant graft hosta ... and even if you could, its cost prohibitive.. as compared to dividing or TC ...

ken

yeah think it was dax does he by chance have a website where he offers his stock?

sorry babka, ken active member of conifer forum and since and i caught him thought i would just ask a question. no grafting hostas lol