Second plant

I wish I could help here, but I have no idea what’s going on. I am go to follow this post though to find out. Hopefully some of the most knowledgeable folks will chime in.

After reading what zkathy had to say, I am inclined to agree. I went back and read the info about HVX, and looked at all the photos and in my very humble non-pro opinion, all of the leaves on the first plant seem to have some of the classic mottling and ink bleed patterns. Just a second opinion after reading a bit.

Thank you. I will do some reading on HVX. will probably just get rid of them if it is something that’s no cures.

I would wait a minute before taking action. If it's HVX, you need to know that and treat the plant carefully when it's removed. Try to remove all the soil, sanitize your tools, etc. Chris at Hallson's has always been generous to look at photos and give his informed opinion. Unfortunately, he is closing his business and might not be available to answer you. I'd try anyway.

Another option to identifying hosta diseases if the hosta disease page on facebook. Carol Brashear and Bill Meyer moderate that page. They are the librarians for the Hosta Library. I've found them very helpful in the past.

An option I've used is your land grant university. For us in Texas, it's Texas A&M. They only charge $25.00 (to Texas residents) to test a plant and render a diagnosis. Of course, Agdia strips are cheaper if you think it's HVX.

I'm just saying that sometimes you need to follow particular precautions when removing diseased plants to keep from spreading the disease to surrounding plants. If you have a good ID of the disease, you can find the proper ways to isolate and remove the plant, disease and all.

bk

This looks like nutrient deficiency to me. Maybe a soil test is in order.

You could be right, Bev. It has a sun scorch look as well. Miracle Grow might take care of that if it needs fertilizer. MG won't last, but it will answer the question.

Mine had that "stripey" look early in the season. Osmocote took care of it.

bkay

Thanks all. Here are more pictures that show the surrounding plants. The first plant is under a flowering cherry tree. The second hosta is to the right of the first one.

So, have you done anything about trying to find out what you have? Looking at your hosta in the context of your other ones, it seems obvious that you have a problem more than sun scorch and lack of nitrogen.

I'd be posting these photos on that hosta diseases facebook page. It's obvious that no one here knows the answer. I'm not a facebook person, but did join to get access to that disease page. I just clear my cookies and history before and after going to Facebook.

the daylily is also severely stressed.. and not very lush ... lack of water is at least one issue ...