I think Foxfire means it comes out of Silvers-Elbert nursery... they list a bunch of Foxfire hostas on their retail site. Their wholesale site is tc liners.

And there is darned little info on FPS on that site.

So my first suggestion would be to ask Bill Silvers.

On the other hand, just a warning. I happened to want to write Bill a note yesterday and I don't have his email address. I found it difficult to find a place on the retail site to actually order anything! There is an email contact address, but be prepared for a return email saying the address doesn't accept just any old emails and giving you a confirmation process. They must have had a lot of spam, so you have to fill out a form to get on their computers good side before it will accept an email from you!

kjelbert@earthlink.net

Am I mistaken or is that out of Foxfire Gardens? It is a beautiful hosta.

I found this. It is beautiful!

Here is a link that might be useful: Palm Sunday at Silvers-Elbert

I'm just wondering if anyone has actually seen it in a garden and what their impression of it was. Also the parentage, form, growth rate, and size at maturity. The pic of it looks outstanding, but sometimes pics are deceiving. Perhaps I can look up the contact information for Steve Schulte and get the scoop on it.

I emailed Silvers-Elbert a few days ago to inquire how to go about ordering it and when it would be shipped. This is what they wrote back:


Mr Rawson,

Please mail your check to Bill Silvers, 2024 McDaniel Mill Road, Conyers, GA 30094. Foxfire Palm Sunday will be shipped the last of May. Thank you for your order.

Best Regards, Bill Silvers

aka_margo/ Jen shopped Foxfire Gardens regularly, and she attended the final sale day. I wonder if she ever saw it?

Back when the gardens closed, I read on Hallson Gardens hosta forum a post by one attendee at the final sale, who reported that great angst ensued when a customer inadvertently dug up a Palm Sunday. If you post over there you could track down the thread and maybe contact that poster.

Hi ... New poster but have lurked for years. Since I've seen the hosta and was there at the "incident" thought I'd post. I was lucky enough to visit Foxfire Gardnes and view Palm Sunday growing in the ground each summer for the past two-and-a-half years. It is a beautiful hosta .. has great substance and looks much like the picture ... medium in size. And I was there when a customer accidently put the display pot of Palm Sunday in her wagon (Palm Sunday was not in the ground nor was it available for sale). Linda announced that she needed the hosta back and it was returned immediately. That weekened will remain with me forever. I filled my RAV two days straight at that sale. It was an experience like no other!

It's beautiful! I want one!

Thank you tutti fruiti and cyn427. I was hoping someone could give some input. Sounds like one worth going for. Of the 18 Foxfire hostas being offered here, would Palm Sunday be your first choice? Don

PS By the way, what's the story behind your user name, tutti fruiti???

i was at the Foxfire Sale...

and what a stir up the event was...i thought we were all going to get kicked out...

never did see "Palm Sunday" ...but the picture sure IS nice...and the price doesn't seem too bad either...

jill...

Hi Don R ...
Of couse YOU need to decide which hosta you'd most like to purchase but I understand why you are asking for input. Personal favorite: I currently own three os Foxfire Irish Moon (purhased one this summer at full price from Steve ($40) and then two bargains at the sale (sad looking but will definitely recover -- $5 each). I love this hosta -- and since I mass plants whenever possible these three will be together. And I inadvertently purchased 30+ Foxfire Whamm Bamm's ... thought they were Little Sunspots and you could put several eyes in a pot -- but they were not marked (found up front in one of the "dig your own" areas). I also bought one named, potted Foxfire Whamm Bamm. When I got home I realized they were the same plant and how many of them I had -- they are beautiful -- so bright even at the end of the year -- better than Little Sunspot. What a great find for my customers (and friends)! I live in a small, middle class community that seems to have a lot of hosta lovers. I sell once a year and they literally start calling when the ground is still frozen to find out when they can first come out -- like I can tell them! But to answer your question, I would definitely consider Palm Sunday and also Snake Eyes (used to be $150). Oh, and "tutti fruiti" is a throwback from my days in IT (computers). The project was not going well, mostly due to egos getting in the way. As part of my "we are a team" speech I threw out Tutti Fruiti gum and made everyone chew a piece. The whole room smelled of Tutti Fruiti and many people were smiling. I was called Tutti for a long time. And we finished the project on time with a stable, successful system! Fond memories of Tutti Fruiti ...

Hi Don,
I saw F. 'Palm Sunday' at the "event".
A small, medium plant
Growth-slow
Somewhat? unique; not really
Horizontal growth
Condition was better than fair for mid-season

I am sorry; but I wasn't impressed. I was actually pretty sadened by "picture publicity" once again.
The plant was "high" on my list, not anymore.
I have become rather fussy on "garden performance" and "uniqueness". At times, the majority of hosta (for the most part) may have a place? My season is short here. There is a huge amount of effort put into the gardens. The plants better look good and perform good into later summer before I will give any sort of recomendation.
If you think you really need it, let the price come down. You are not out anything.
Good Luck

Thank you, countrygarden01. I'm more into large, upright hostas, so I'm going to wait on this one until I've seen it myself in a few gardens. Thanks again, Don