HI,

I looked at your leaf. Frankly, I probably couldn't id it if I saw the whole plant. However, the people who can id it need more than a leaf to id it. Take a photo of the whole plant with some kind of marker so that they can tell how big the leaves are and how large the plant it. Some use a coke can, some use a ruler, some use a pen - just something that can act as a marker to size. Just lay it on the plant and take a photo. Also, seeing the flower will help. If your photo doesn't show it, count the number of veins on one side of the leaf. If you can, photograph the underside of the leaf. There are thousands of hosta, so the more info the "old" hands have, the more likely they can give you an id.

On the holes, they need to see that too. It could be nematodes. It could be slugs. They just need to see it.

Good luck and welcome to the hosta forum.

bkay

Grr, now I have to find my card reader :( KK be back with a pic when I find it!

use the link to post pics ...

i will yell.. NEMATODES DO NOT MAKE HOLES ...they are interior to the hosta and make long streaks completely between veins.. and you aint got that ...

probably slug damage ...

shouldnt really be any summer inch worms doing anything on hosta .... unless slugs are making the holes first ...

as to the holes.. tough luck.. that is what happens to hosta.. in the hot part of summer ... their clean season is late spring and early summer... since its basically august.. it is past the season of hosta perfection ... unless you are completely OCD .... but even if you are.. you will have to start early next year.. to PREVENT the problem.. you arent going to do anything to get rid of the holes now ...

welcome to GW.. come back often ...

ken

Here is a link that might be useful: link

Don't yell, I don't know anything about nematodes. I'm not OCD, but it's good to know that it's nothing that will kill the plant.
This plant has been out of the ground setting in a damp bucket in the shade for almost 3 days.
I used a 2L Mt Dew bottle to measure with lol.

Here is a link that might be useful: Hosta

lol - you tell him.

Maybe Fortunei Aureomarginata

Paul

Here is a link that might be useful: F.A. aka Gold Crown

Ignore Ken, he has a very dry wit and can be a little caustic with his humor. He knows a lot about hosta and is willing to share, though. Also, he was talking to me (mostly) about the nematodes. The photos of nematodes I've seen have little holes in them. I don't have nematodes, so was commenting about something I know nothing about.

Ken wasn't implying you were OCD, but that the only people who have great looking, unblemished hosta this late in the season have REALLY worked on it.

bkay

That probably came off meaner than it was meant to be, I didn't mean anything by it, sorry :)
I don't really care if the plant looks horrible lol, I just wanted to make sure it wasn't going to die on me, I didn't know that it was normal for them.
As for the nematodes, I've only ever heard of them twice, once in sheep & once in that stupid sponge cartoon that my niece watches.