these are the driveway hosta...

dig them up.. throw them on the drive.. and they will live.. and prosper ... no kidding ...

if yours are not growing properly ... in mother earth ... you have a problem

perhaps a giant maple root.. or some other problem under there that you cant see ...

dig new hole... dig up plant ... move toward new hole.. literally throw it in.. step on it.. water until late fall ..

go back to old hole.. and find out why they werent growing in old hole ...

ken

lol...okaaaay Ken. Ill give your advice a try. Except the driveway part, dont have one. Will a county highway do?

only if you want to divide it.. before you replant it... lol

ken

now i know you havent read past the first page ....

a running joke.. is that hosta are sooooo easy ...

that they will grow on the driveway.. with total abject failure of you to do anything for them ...

the penultimate example of the driveway hosta.. is any of the undulata ....

and what is this 'stickin my neck out stuff' ... you been here a week .. nothing newbie about you ... without those new peeps.. with the drive to keep the forum going... we, this forum, would become as inactive as too many other forums ...

NEVER FORGET ... the only stupid question.. is the unasked question ... we .. most of us anyway.. have a lot of tolerance to teach [or is that enable] our hosta friends ...

ken

AHA! You finally admitted it Ken, you're an enabler. I knew it all along........your hostas are all gorgeous and encourage us to keep going! Even WITH the hail damage....

lol

Tanya

yes, I read past page one and read the joke. I was suggesting in what I thought was humorous that because I dont have a driveway thats why I cant grow them...nm. Thanx for saying Im not a newbie anymore, thought would take at least 10 posts for that! The rest you lost me on.

I've been told through this forum that the correct name for the old Undulata Mediovarigata is now just Undulata. I've been at my house for 10 years now; the Undulatas were here before me. They do not grow very big for me, maybe only 12" across max. They don't die; they just don't flourish. I've been told that they like to be moved, split or "lifted" in place every couple of years to keep their white centers. Mine are doing very well now that I've moved them around and water them regularly. They are still a small hosta, however. Now the Undulata Albomarginata is another story. They are definitely the driveway hosta.

Undulata
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Undulata Albomarginata leaf
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Lois -How can anyone question the beauty of those two plants in the photos above? Or are you simply a fantastic photographer???? lol

Upnort--my undulata don't grow very large either, but they serve their purpose in the place I have them, so I'm satisfied with them and just enjoy them for what they are. Mary

loisf

That is one YUMMY Undulata Mediovarigata!!! I know I like it when I want to bite it!

I think I've already told you that from another post how much I like this one. I am a huge fan of white or gold centers. This one got on my list because of the last time you posted this picture!!!!!!