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Hosta Moonstruck

7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago

The danger of having a large collection ( over 700 ) I am beginning to discover is that it is easy to overlook the individual beauty of each plant when faced with a massed display.

Yesterday I started the weeding feeding and placing in summer position of my potted plants.

This beauty just leapt out at me like I had never seen it before.



Dave

Comments (16)

  • 7 years ago

    i do remember such ...


    with so many ... babes dont seem to pop .. you might think.. oh.. just another one that looks like that ..... and then all of a sudden ... they leap ... and bazinga ... wow ... where have you been hiding all my life ... i know you were there.. but bam ... wow ...


    ken

    Tiddisolo Wales UK thanked ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
  • 7 years ago

    Beautiful Tiddisolo! I have also learned that taking closeup photos of hostas gives you yet another view that wasn't noticed before.

  • 7 years ago

    that's a gorgeous hosta..what you're saying reminds me of the expression to "stop and smell the roses" or to put it another way "stop and see the hostas"..

  • 7 years ago

    Wow. Mine is young, small, and meh, nice to see how beautiful it will be someday.

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Been there ... done that too . I have about the same amount as you do and tags have gone missing and I am to the point now that I think .. Do I have that one and where is is now? I like the time to smell the flower quote . I haven't bought one in probably three years and when I do LOOK , I slap myself across the cheek and say NO lol Such beauties will all have to be enjoyed with everyone pictures and enthusiasm . Fun when we were in that zone thought !

  • 7 years ago

    700 hosta is mind boggling to me. That is a beauty!

    Sherry

  • 7 years ago

    I hope mine grows up to look like yours Dave!

  • 7 years ago

    Beautiful Moonstruck! And good reminder to appreciate their beauty. Over 700, and most or all are in pots? I don't know how you manage that many. Can't wait to see more of your collection this year.

  • 7 years ago

    Are they all in pots?

    bk

  • 7 years ago

    My Moonstruck was one of the first to leaf out this year. But the colors aren't nearly as distinct as yours. I'll try to post a photo tomorrow. It's cold and rainy right now which should make for great photos tomorrow.

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    I do remember now that you have an Empress Wu planted in the ground, and I think some others along the house, if I recall correctly, but aren't most of yours in pots, Dave?

  • 7 years ago

    I'm glad everyone also enjoyed the beauty of Moonstruck.

    Yes the collection is in pots and I do have duplicates and seedlings planted in the ground around the place. I plan on getting more in the ground but it will be only duplicates and seedlings.

    The climate here is ideal for pot growing as we rarely have to contend with sub zero temperatures in winter or high temperatures and long dry spells in summer. It also allows me to move and display them to best advantage without backbreaking digging.


    Dave

  • 7 years ago

    Moonstruck is one that is talking to me at a local nursery. Autumn Moon talked louder this week reminding me how he greeted me at my last house with a sunny hello when I came home. I moved last Thanksgiving so this spring has been exciting. I moved some hostas but some didn't make it. I am struggling with some ids because there were some hostas here. I love this house, it has some woods and a stream. Lots of hosta potential!

  • 7 years ago

    That middle green chartreuse coloring is spectacular!

  • 7 years ago

    Ok, I am sold!


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