boy you are shopping hard.. it took a while to find it.. link below .. no pic

not even listed in the hosta library.. its so new.. which means you are NOT going to get a lot of hands on info ...

from xmas tree ... a pretty good grower ...

but white centered... these type of plants can be a problem when there is too much in the white center ... without a pic i cant speculate ...

do you have a link to a picture???

but bottom line.. its a hosta.. give it a whirl ...

ken

Here is a link that might be useful: link

This was a new one being produced by Shady Oaks this past year. I never did receive the tc plugs I ordered and Shady Oaks does not list it in their 2009 catalog. I'm guessing it did not propagate well in tc...or as Ken suggested, did not grow well after tc'ing.

Thanks to both of you for the quick replies. I did find a photo at buddgardens.com, but it is N/A in 2008.
Has anyone dealt with romencegardensinc.net? It is on their website, and the price is OK, but I have no idea where they are from- this was more important. I'll go do my homework on this now.

listen nana ...

if TC labs that grow hundreds of thousands of babes per year.. fail in their attempt to produce the thing...

do you really think it will be easy to grow in your garden ...

if i had a buck.. for every dog plant with a great name ... i would be a hundred'aire ... lol ...

the pic/link you sent... makes it look like a GE with different heritage ... a plant with a giant white center ...

DO YOU KNOW THE PROBLEMS SURROUNDING SUCCESS WITH GREAT EXPECTATIONS???

plants with large white centers are near terminal.. in all but the most perfect circumstances ...

if you do understand this ... then you would hesitate ...

i would not pay for it.. until i saw a successful one with my own eyes... and then i would probably trade for it.. for fear of losing money repeatedly ... like the 7 GE i have bought over the years ...

good luck

ken

I'm with Ken. This is one I would buy in person, so I can see what I'm getting.

Same with 'Lonesome Dove'. Beautiful in the picture, but I have been burned by it twice and have yet to see a good plant.

I echo Josh's comments, Shady Oaks introduced Nor'easter last year but don't carry it this year like another hard to produce introduction, "Cat and Mouse" which was difficult to reproduce. I was fortunate to get 12 Nor'easter early in the season and they all suffered growing on problems and that's probably why they never shipped to Josh. Lonesome Dove has also been a loser for two years in a row from two different growers.It's a crap shoot for these new introductions which everyone wants to have and they never get a chance to mature fast enough for us.
John

I am hoping 'Cat and Mouse' will return in the future. I did receive it and it grew very well.

Many thanks,in alphabetical order, to John, Josh, and Ken for their comments. It's sometimes hard to balance acquiring the occasional "new and cool" relatively untested hosta with waiting to see what happens for a year or so on the market. Fortunately I'm not a fan of those "mousey" ones, so I won't stray down that road, although I did take a hard look at Lonesome Dove, too. When you get to certain landmark ages, waiting doesn't seem the most satisfying way to go. However, I will listen to all the advice . These were some heavy hitters who responded! Thanks again.