Hi all,

I am by no means a hosta expert and have had a large bed of what I assume are Frances Williams hostas which I inherited with my house. They continue to get bigger and bigger and really thrive if I net them from the deer; however, this year there is a large amount of brown translucent tissue where the gold margins were; It is appearing all over the plants in all areas of the yard, but only the same cultivar. All in good shade, all very vigorous plants. I had assumed it was because we have had a few late frosts, but because the plants are doing this in all areas, even sheltered under trees or the deck I came to be concerned about maybe something viral. Any suggestions? I can't send a photo but hopefully will be able to borrow a camera.

My plan now is to see if later leaves have no problem but even more recent new growth seems to have brown tissue. Thanks for any help.

Bennett