Yowza!!! I agree. Every year,I am amazed at how they grow,and mine don't have the benefit of growing under controlled conditions as yours Babka. Phil

I'm inpressed. I just got mine this year and then I had freeze damage on it. I'm hoping 4th year is as good as yours.

bk

Babka, your Brother Stefan is gorgeous.
I just got a new one this year, and although it was only two weeks ago, it's about doubled its size. I really love it. One of my original favorites that led me into hosta addiction.

Not sure I have all of my new pictures tagged on Flickr yet, having taken 141 yesterday and uploaded. I had to turn in last night before completing the tagging of all the uploads.

That is a beautiful hosta Babbka I really want one too but I was hoping for Myrle to read this post and split hers...hint hint teee hee soon?

First dead plant I have is Probably getting a Brother Stephan for the new occupant. I don't recall, how do they fare with sunnier spots?

So Babka, what is the beautiful blue to the left?

Babka your hostas fill me with hope...... someday soon.....I have several that should 'leap'!

Almosthooked - be careful - somewhere archived in these posts are replies (some not too nice) that are suitable for garden visitors who ask for pieces of your precious plants.!!! I don't remember the author (would one suspect ken?) but Myrle probably read that post! Perhaps best you just go shopping for a 'Brother Stefan'. lol
Jan

They're all so beautiful! Yes please, list their names.
;-)
Deb

Wow! Beautiful, Babka. That is some awesome growth. 'Brother Stefan' is a great one.

Don B.

Sleeping Beauty to the left (blue), Fragrant Queen above (she'll get a white edge soon), and Sweet Innocence to the right (her edges will turn white also). My hostas are a couple weeks behind last year, as we are having a cooler Spring than usual. I take their "school photos" (as mocc says) once a year in May, so that is what I have to compare things to.

I just never thought Brother Stefan could get such large leaves when confined to a pot. I'm running out of space.

-Babka

Ha ha Jan... Myrle is like a sister and we share many things from rocks roots, leaves, manure and plants. Actually after looked at my want list and low and behold I bought this when we went on our last hosta venture so ignore this one Myrle! She probably remembered that too and knows where everyone of my hosta are situated in my yard. Just like a proud gramma to my plants ( or aunty)

I got another Brother Stefan delivered late in March from Naylor.
It is my third attempt to grow it. First attempt, Plant Delights Nursery sent something different, which was my NOID Satisfaction I think. That was 2010.

Then last summer I ordered one from MITS which was okay, but I do not know if it made it.

Now here is this one, which earlier this week looked pretty spiffy. I'm so glad I have it.

Mocc, when you say you don't know if a plant made it, do you mean that it hasn't broken dormancy yet, no response in the pot yet? I'm just curious.

Thanks,
Don B.

This post was edited by Don_in_Colorado on Thu, Apr 18, 13 at 1:12

Don, on three scores for the plant not making it:
First, I cannot find the pot. Some had the labels knocked out of the pots by the squirrels during the winter.

Second, it hasn't broken dormancy.

So I have a few of the metal stakes looking for homes, and waiting for likely hostas to poke noses up.

But Third, it did not look all that good late in the season. Perhaps I am unrealistic about looks in October, since it was my first full year of growing hosta.

Today I found a white plastic marker on the ground to the American Halo, just newly potted up from Naylor. I momentarily freaked out, until I said, hey, it can only be the pot without a label, and I know what American Halo looks like. And I put out an APB and located it right away.

And here is American Halo on 4/16/13