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Fertile scapes?

19 years ago

The time has come to make decisions on what ugly bloomed out scapes to leave, because I might want to collect the open pollinated seeds.

Right now there are fat pods on Elegans...

Anything else you can think of that I should save?

Linda C

Comments (5)

  • 19 years ago

    Without knowing what you have, this is difficult to answer. Perhaps you could share w/ us what you have blooming or going to seed...?

    Thanks!
    Andrea

  • 19 years ago

    antioch, August moon, Aureo marginata, Blue Angel, Elegans, Love Pat, Krossa Regal, Gold Regal, Squash casserole, sweet Home Chicago, Bobbie Sue, Radiant edger, leola Fraim, Bright lights, Ebb Tide, Gold Standard, Royal Standard, strip tease Thunderbolt, halcyon, Gold edger, brim cup, Abiqui drinking gourd, Christmas tree, Night before Christmas, Cliffords sting ray....did I say Wide Brim? Stained glass, Guacamole, Tokudama Flavocircunalis, Whirlwing, Sagea, Candy hearts, Francis Williams,
    Plantagenea as well as the usual bits and pieces of undulata and univittia here and there...
    As well as others that don't look like they will bloom this year.
    What will produce viable seed that might have any possibilty of being "interesting"?
    Linda C

  • 19 years ago

    Well, many hybridizers would argue that if it isn't from a streaky plant, there isn't much of a point b/c they will be 99% "plain green". LOL

    However, I personally LOVE green hostas and have found that I've been fortunate and gotten blue and yellow seedlings also. What you won't end up w/ is anything variegated or margined, etc.

    That being said, for overall shape, etc...these are ones from your list that I've either had some fun seedlings from or think that they might be cool:

    August Moon
    Blue Angel
    Elegans
    Love Pat (fun to see if you get cupping)
    Krossa Regal - don't think you'll get pods...sterile
    Squash Casserole
    Ebb Tide - if you get seeds, definitely grow them!
    Guacamole - reluctant to set pods and my seedlings were weak
    Plantaginea - reluctant to set pods...sometimes selfs and you get nice seedlings
    Frances Williams - a baby makin' machine lol

    Ok, you have a lot of hostas here. LOL I'm not sure on fertility of them all...maybe an experienced hybridizer here will help out.

  • 19 years ago

    If you're interested in hybridizing, I can post my list of unstable streaky-leaved hostas that would make good pod parents. Don

  • 19 years ago

    Not really interested in hybridizing...but thinking that maybe next December, I might be suffering Hosta withdrawal and thinking of putting some seeds in a pot and wondering which plants might offer the seeds that would be most likely to make baby hosta.....and perhaps offer interesting babies.
    Linda C