wow.. you plan ahead ..

why then??? .. whats special about sept in z8???

ken

You won't regret ordering from Hallson Gardens. Great plants!

Off your list, here's Luna Moth.

Deb

Here's a pic, taken a couple of weeks ago, of 'Fried Bananas'. It's a vigorous grower. I bought this last year, also from Hallson Gardens. I'll try to find the pic of it fresh out of the box.

Don B.

Found it. Newly-arrived 'Fried Bananas' getting a drink before planting. Also bought a great 'Fragrant Bouquet' from Hallson the same time I bought this.

Don B.

This post was edited by Don_in_Colorado on Fri, Jun 21, 13 at 22:28

I think you're gonna love your Hallson Garden plants. This is a pic of my first order from them, all fragrants. Got these plus FB...

Send us some pics when you get your plants?

Regards,
Don B.

Ken what's special about September is that the hosta won't fry in the mail truck on the way. I'm planning on October.

bk

Paradigm was first season 2012 and in part afternoon sun in zone 5

Paradigm (potted). Gets quite a bit of indirect afternoon sun in this location.

Fried Bananas in the middle, with fortunei Hyacynthina to the left and just the top of Invincible at the bottom. All are potted.

And Fragrant Bouquet, which pretty much exploded this year.

Thanks for the gorgeous pictures, everyone! I can't wait to get my Hallson's order. It seems like everyone has been very happy with their plants. I'll be sure to take a picture or two in September.

Ken-not much special about September except it really starts to cool down here. I thought I'd wait until then so I don't have to drive myself nuts giving all these plants special TLC all summer long. And, as bk pointed out, I don't have to worry about them frying in the mail truck!

It's actually really hard to wait until September. I want those babies NOW!!! Lol.

I got a couple of orders in October last year. One was from Wade Gatton in MN. Last year, they said Oct 1 (if I recall correctly) was the last date for DIGGING hosta. They would still ship other hosta already in pots, but not dig after then. Most of my hosta were on their DIG list, so I got many fragrants then.

Even a month later (than September) up that far north, the hosta were semi or fully dormant. But when they reached south Alabama with warm temps, a couple of them got up and partied for a couple more months, finally going to sleep after Thanksgiving. Expecting dire consequences because of it, I was much relieved to see that every one of them is doing great this year.

I was thinking of delaying some of my new choices until October, but Wade Gatton shipped them all this June. LOTS more fragrant hosta. Nothing left to wish for....except a few like Snake Eyes. You can spot it at 20 feet or MORE.

I just looked up "Snake Eyes". Very intriguing markings and growth habit. I'm guessing that one is a "Strip Tease" sport?

precisely ... i figured it was big brown truck heat ... asked the question i already figured the answer for..

so others might understand that july/august isnt quite mail order time.. unless you are willing to pop for the extra postage for overnight.. or two day ...

dons fried banana looks awful tall in the bucket.. and very short in the pic ...

ken

EDIT: and i again.. forgot to mention.. brilliant to order ahead.. to secure the stock.. you wait and then are told.. that one or two arent available.. and its usually ONLY the one that your life depends on ... lol ..

This post was edited by ken_adrian on Sat, Jun 22, 13 at 7:12

Yes, Ken, that is a possible scenario....I already saw the "out of stock" on Snake Eyes. But I can wait. It was Babka's Snake Eyes NOT blocking her exit, that drew my attention to it.

Also YES to Flower, it is a Striptease family member. With the addition of Snake Eyes, and the two I got this week from Jim H, Striptease and Kiwi Full Monty, I'll have good representation of the stripper family. Because I got Gypsy Rose in March this year. Crisp stems, leaves, good behavior, vigorous plant.

FF, You won't regret having bought Luna Moth. It's one of my favorites. This year is its third year in my garden, a great grower despite tree root competition. It performed well during last year's drought and wasn't bothered by slugs, earwigs or cutworms.

Great to see everyone's pics.

Ken-I agree that people should order ahead whenever possible. Case in point, I snagged Hallson's last "White Bikini" with my order...and it's only June.

Moccasin-"Snake Eyes" just made my wish list. I found an older GardenWeb post that has a link to a blog with a great picture of it (along with some other beautiful pics!) I don't know if the link works, but it works if you cut and paste it into your browser.

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/hosta/msg0511124719589.html

Irawon-beautiful "Luna Moth"! That picture is a good example of why it made my "have to have it!" list!

My Paradigm gets a lot less sun than Faye's. Faye that's a great looking Paradigm... so well proportioned, scapes and all. I've never taken a picture of mine with scapes. I'll have to be more observant of it when it blooms this summer.

My Paradigm gets a lot less sun than Faye's. Faye that's a great looking Paradigm... so well proportioned, scapes and all. I've never taken a picture of mine with scapes. I'll have to be more observant of it when it blooms this summer.

{{!gwi}}

A drift of three large Fried Bananas. Edited to say "my" drift......

This post was edited by DelawareDonna on Sat, Jun 22, 13 at 17:10

True, but that 'Fried Babanas' pic in the bucket was August 2012, and the pic in the ground was May 2013...The leaves are bigger now, it's got five eyes from two last season, and it's still growing vertically. Everything started late here, just like most other places.

Don B.

This post was edited by Don_in_Colorado on Sat, Jun 22, 13 at 16:59