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Is this hosta supposed to bloom so low?

I'm used to hostas having long flower stalks, but this one is flowering down at leaf level. This one was planted about a month ago, so I'm not sure if that's normal for this variety or if it's been thrown off by having been moved. It's also the only one with flowers right now, which again I'm not sure if it's an early flowerer or because it's coming from a different spot (though local, so it should be the same climate).

And while we're at it, what is it? It's all glaucous green (any difference in colors is just sunlight). The flowers appear to be white. That's a violet (covered in hickory pollen) to its right for reference, and another picture below with my hand in it for scale (taken about a week ago).

Comments (9)

  • 9 years ago

    It's hard to know what this one is at this stage, but because you just moved it, that could affect what it does this year. Some hostas naturally hold their flowers low. I was just noticing that on my Brother Stefan today. Funny that I have that one with shorter flower scapes close to Victory, which likes to send them sky high.

  • 9 years ago

    many in the tokadama and sieboldiana families .. have near white flowers below or at the canopy level ...


    and those are where many .. if not most of the blues come from ..


    its too young to do anything other than guess on ID ...


    location has nothing to do with scape height ...


    ken

  • 9 years ago

    Scapes ... that was the word I was looking for, not stalks.

    I think it's a division from a larger plant, so I'm not sure it's really all that young, though I have no idea how old it is either.

    I wasn't sure if moving a hosta could cause it's scape growth to be stunted. I was more thinking that it might be blooming earlier from starting in a different microclimate or something. And of course now I've got one of my new mini/small hostas sending up a scape ... so two new hostas sending up scapes, older hostas biding their time.

  • 9 years ago

    Both of my Junes bloom low. I've only had them 1-2 years, not sure if that matters. One in full sun and one in shade.

  • 9 years ago

    Do you let violets grow in your flower bed? In our yard they take over everything--3 years ago I threw out 4 garbage cans full of them and they are back again this year stronger than ever.

  • 9 years ago

    I think it's a division from a larger plant, so I'm not sure it's really
    all that young, though I have no idea how old it is either.


    ==>>> its aged from the day its cut ... one way to think of it.. might be to think about the huge root mass on the plant it was cut off .. and the little part you got .. when yours grows the root mass of the former ... then yours will be all grown up ...


    the siebolds and tokas i mentioned .... can take up to 5 to 7 years.. to get old and huge ... some of the newer blues.. are a bit faster .. due to the the genetic material added thru pollination ...


    there are very few H with pure white flowers ... many have a slight purple blush.. just before opening.. then turn white ..


    knowledge is power .. have fun

    ken



  • 9 years ago

    The violets get certain sections that they can grow in. They're generally pretty well behaved and easy to pull if I don't want them there (or would like to place something else there).

    Ah, I hadn't thought of plant age that way ... that makes sense.

    The flowers buds look very white, though they haven't opened yet, so I guess I'll just have to keep watching to see if they'll have any other color to them.

  • 9 years ago

    Updated picture of this hosta's beautiful white flowers:

    And as an added bonus, it has a light fragrance! (Not super fragrant, but it smells nice.)