Journey's End is one of the best hostas in my yard. The last three years has gone from 5 to 18 eyes. Was 43 by 16 last year at nine eyes and I expect over 50 this year. Takes a while for the variegation to show up each year.

I've been planting hostas for about nine years now, and so far none of them are touching. Many are 50-inchers and at least four 60-inchers. But this may be the year. Journey's End is planted 60 inches from Sun Power. Will be close. Sun Power was 62 inches last year and is 52 eyes now.

When I get inspired and they get bigger this season, I'll take a picture. I'm pretty lax on photos, take about three a year.

This is 3rd year for this hosta. It acts like it is on steroids.

Journey's End

My Journey's End is quite vigorous too. I thought American Icon was supposed to be the same way, but it's a dwarf compared to Journey's End. I doubt if it will ever reach 60" in diameter.

Deanna

Oh my!
I KNEW there was a reason this was on my wish list. I have it now as a young plant and cannot wait for it to do the things your plant is doing.

This pic is from back in May. It's even bigger now and just as fresh as it was 3 months ago. In only its second year in my garden, it belongs in everyone's.

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Steve

These are beautiful shots! I bought Journey's End a couple years ago, but I just moved it out of my isolation garden this spring. I've been a care giver for a couple of years now and that has taken the biggest part of my day. I've tried to maintain my gardens as best as I can and I've done little moving and such of the plants. This spring I saw how JE was multiplying and said, Sidney ole gal, if you don't move this one now you might not be able to later. . lol What a fast grower!!

Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures! Easy on the eyes she is! I can't until my JE looks that nice!

Journey's End is one of the very best and fastest growing hostas in my yard. It's overshadowed by Sun Power, of course, but everything is. A great pair though. Measured 67 inches across in July.

Very nice hosta. I read it tolerates some sun. How many hours these gets? I just added this J E my order. SO GOOD pictures...

Just found it this afternoon at a local nursery/garden seasonal clearance, along with a 'Tokudama Flavocircinalis'...Definite lucky strikes! From what I can gather, Colorado doesn't seem to be a state where Hostas are all that popular, compared with many other places. As a newbie Hosta junkie, I could be wrong, but I'm just not seeing it, and I've certainly been looking...Anyway, I hope my little one grows up to rival these beauties you have.

Don B.
Westminster, CO.

Hey Don in Colorado!
If you look earlier in the season, you might find them. However, do not worry so much about getting them locally. If they have no program for controlling or preventing Hosta Virus X (HVX), then you will have more worries.

I live in Alabama way south, and only the big box stores sell them here.....which is a worry because you never know who grew them. So all the ones I have (except for TWO) came via mail order.....well, I did pick up a few in Massachusetts which we moved south with us.

But I'm very happy with the nurseries who do mail order, they know how to ship. Although, sometimes west of the Rockies may have different shipping requirements.

JE on right:
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JE at top center:

BTW, a few years ago we harvested seed from both of them, and these seeds were the slowest to germinate on any prior or since Hosta seeds to do so.

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