Very nice. Your June is gorgeous!

BB and G are looking especially sumptuous! Brandy, you have attractive pots (homes) for your equally attractive hostas. BB really suits that pot!

Santamiller...do you own a June? If not, it won't take you long to get one...wait till all the pics start showing up...mine included..you won't be able to resist! :-). I thought you might like to see where June stands in the popularity poll, among other very popular ones.

Jo

Here is a link that might be useful: Top 25 Hostas

Brandy, I see a terrific buying opportunity presenting itself! If some of those hosta did not perish, they might present themselves eventually as small, skimpy ones...which the nursery may sell off as a "sale or clearance".
What do you think? :-)

Jo

Yes I must say, I am very impressed with my June, she is quite lovely! I may be biased but she's much prettier in person. G and BB are very impressive, too, so it's a real shame that C of O did not take precautions... But maybe if some come back a little, they will have sales? I hadn't thought of that!! The garden center on Hwy 76 opened this week. I am going by tomorrow to see if I can find any treasures there.

I am hoping that by next week, BME's will be unfurled and I'll have pips on Wheee and a couple of others. *Fingers crossed*

Yeah, June just CAN'T look bad. One of those "if you could only keep three hostas..." (perish the thought!) kinda plants. It's nice to enjoy yours while I'm waiting for mine to once again grace her place of honor at the corner of the garden path.

I remember several of us trying to talk you into 'June' sometime last summer! Aren't you glad you lucked into one? :)

I also see an opportunity to sell Brandy on getting Teatime and English Sunrise. I know Teatime performs just like June, and I expect English Sunrise to do the same. Three sisters, you might say.

I'll refer you to the other thread for pictures of June and Teatime together. Hallson has English Sunrise. Not sure about Teatime, mine came from Naylor Creek.

Here is a link that might be useful: June paired with Teatime

They did not cover any of their plants or hosta during the last 2 night's "freeze" warnings!!! All the hosta died!!!

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too much drama .... they are not dead..

but they will be ugly for quite a while ...

now.. if they releaf.. and get hit a second time... then they might die ..

ken

Joâ¦â¦I do not have a June. I'm a fairly new hosta keeper, this being my third spring for my three oldest ones. I don't know how the June would do here in the Texas 8b climate but would love to try it one of these days.

Santamiller, June is a tough hosta, I've discovered...and.....LOVES SUNSHINE! At least she does here, where the centre turns a bright gold which progresses to a whitish/Creme. It helps that the plant has substance.

It was only about 4 years ago that I discovered the difference of growing it in more sunshine....it was when a newbie gardener/neighbour gave me a piece of her daughter's June hosta as a thank you for some perennials I shared with her. Imagine my surprise when she told me it was 'June' ... mine didn't look like that .. she grew this one in full sun and it looked equally glorious!
This marked the beginning of my experimenting with a few other hosta I own - expose them to a little more sun to encourage vigour but also to study the change in leaf colour....if I liked the change, I would leave it there...if not, back it goes to where it was growing.

If you were interested in getting one sometime, you could always start your own thread seeking feedback from the "southern" folk who may have experience growing a June...or they might pop in here and weigh in. :-)

Nice to have you on board. I joined last June - I added 40+ hostas since then. "Restraint" obviously doesn't mean a thing when talking hosta, lol. Beware of ... The most stunning hosta pics you will ever see in one place - right here on this hosta forum...they will lure you in like hypnosis.! and you'll be happier for it. :-)

Jo

Joâ¦..I really like this board. Lots of great people here for sure and I am learning every day.

I'll put June on my "research" list. I try to be selective in what I buy since here in San Antonio I am pretty much on the southern border of most successful hosta keeping. So far the 8 or 9 that I have bought over the last two years have done great with one exception, and that one isn't a loss, just struggling.

I totally understand the addiction part. Now that I have been through my second winter with my oldest hostas and have seen that I can indeed keep these guys alive and thriving I am ready to move forward. I just got a shipment of 7 new ones from Hallson yesterday. I talked to Chris and these are what he suggested for my area, so we will see how this goes. I have about 200% more confidence after seeing how intensely strong my hostas came out this year and reading other's comments on this board.

From what I hear and see evidence of, Hallson is way up there in quality, size and integrity. You chose well - a terrific supplier of hosta...many excellent testimonials.

Take lots of pics of your new "babies" and as they grow - this coming December, you will be glad you did.

Brandy lives where hosta real estate is ultra-premium yet she manages to maintain a piece of hosta heaven on and around her patio. She won a community gardening award last year! This young woman is an inspiration to her neighbourhood and we were busting with joy for her. Your recent purchases reminded me of Brandy when she was shopping last year. :-)

You are going to have an incredible hosta year. I had better stop monopolizing this thread...thank you Brandy for not giving me the boot - but I'll do it for you now! :-). Unless you post more pics, then I'll HAVE to come back..lol

Thank you Josephine! How kind of you to remind everyone! Haha!!

Ken I realize they are not dead technically but they will have a heck of a time selling them! I am sure they probably sent them back to the main greenhouse for the time being. I'll go back next week and see if they have anything new that they did protect.

I ordered Cherry Berry and then I will be done until the rest of mine unfurl.