Picture is kind of far away, but it does look like some collapsed tissue there. I would get rid of it. The rest of them look like mine this year. Lots of high wind damage and possible hail?

Definitely not healthy, I would contact vendor and get an adjustment. Looks like virus of some type.

Third pic - cut worms I think. Also it's planted too deep.

Paul

hvx

cutworm ... but it is gone.. since if you look close.. the last three new leaves are not munched on ...

stepped on when it was fully furled.. and just coming out of the ground.. or hit with frost or freeze at that same moment in time .. again.. its all the oldest leaves .. bottom most leaves.. not the new ones in the middle..

but they are still .. damaged or not.. food making machines... but take the worst off today ... and then in a week or two.. take the second worse ... just grab the leaf.. run your hand down the petiole.. and tug until it snaps off ...

i think that was 3 questions...

ken

yes, hvx fo' sho'

Thanks to everyone who responded. I agree that it is HVX. I went back to the vendor and he told me that HVX doesn't discolor leaves, they only pucker and shrivel. I looked at a lot of pictures, AHS, Hosta Library and Univ. studies, and I believe it does discolor them as well. He told me his weren't diseased but wouldn't his be since mine was? He did replace the one I lost with a new one of my choice. Marg

Marg, remember, it can take years for a hosta to show signs of these disease. Use caution when planting the one he gave you in replacement. Evidentally "he" is not well educated on HVX. Don't doubt yourself or others on this forum.

I wouldn't buy from this person if it was me, I can't believe you were told that this hosta would have slight 'molting" every year. That is evidence that this plant in his nursery has been infected for a while. And, the pictures look more like ink bleeding along the veins.

Gesila