Can you blow up that first picture larger and perhaps the last one as well? It may be inkbleed, but it's hard to see.

Why can't you pot it up until you know for sure?

Steve

I don't see any ink bleed or collapsed tissue. Just went outside and looked at mine as it appears to be the same size and age as yours. Mine's doing the same color changes as yours.

If yours is infected, then so is mine, since they both look almost identical. I'd say no to HVX.

Gesila

The first photo's "bleed" is more of a "blur" and is NOT on the veins.

I have since potted it up. It's just so hard to tell because I've seen photos of healthy s.teases that have the dark green streaks and "irregularity" in the centers.

It's just a feeling. I got her as a gift...which they confessed came from Home Depot. And the things around it...seemed to do badly.

In this picture the leaf at 10 o'clock looks OK. Notice that the darker green occurs in between the veins and does not leak from them. The leaf at 2 o'clock however, has me worried. Given the history of this plant, I would not put it into my garden until I knew for sure.

If it's been in the ground plant something else there. Either get an Immunostrip test (5 test strips for $25) from Agdia, or toss it. Why take the chance?

Steve

Looks like it's just greening up a bit.

Here's a leaf from end of June 09 with similar greening.

Paul

Here's a leaf from a plant that tested positive.

Look at the leaf that is at about 7 o'clock. Notice how the darker green bleeds out from the vein, it's not in between the veins. That's how you tell.

Steve

I vote that your Striptease is not showing symptoms of HVX.

I'm thinking it's fine for now, but I'd keep an eye on it since 'Striptease' seems to be one that has a very high incidence of it showing up in, eventually, like 'Sum & Substance'!! If I ever get another 'Striptease', I'm getting it from someone who is vigilant about testing for HVX and Hallson's and Rob Canning are two sources I would trust to get another one from! I won't buy it at any other source, local nurseries, big box stores, etc.

The one I have is from *Greenguy* a few years ago, and so far it has not shown any evidence of the virus! I hope it continues to be virus free, because it is very special to me that he was so thoughtful to surprise me by his 'gifting', after I lost a HUGE amount of hosta in the Spring of '07 (?)!!

Thank you, again, Todd--it's a lovely plant!

I wanted to thank everyone for their advice. The photos were very thoughtful. Because it kills me to trash any plant, I re-homed Striptease behind my house where it can't hurt anything for now AND has better irrigation. Win-Win.