We t out to garden to take some shots during this twilight hour. Here are some other leaves I photographed with the same patterns on the leaves.

Neptune

Aureomarginata

Probably recent Cold weather and not HVX or iron deficiency.

PLEASE let me know what you think.

debra

I have no useful knowledge on this. I’m just curiosity to see what the gurus say. I hope it’s redeemable.

I had the same experience one year with Sagae and a couple of other hosta. I would add some Epsom salts and a nigh nitrogen fertilizer to them. That's what was suggested to me. And then keep monitoring to see if they improve.

Any suggestion for a high nitrogen fertilizer? Miracle grow? Something else? How do you use the Epsom salts? Is there a particular mixture?

debra

In regards to the leaves of your hosta: When the normal color is along the veins with a lighter color between, it isn't anything to worry about usually. But when it is reversed, with a darker than normal color on the veins and normal in the middle it is often from virused. That is what Chris from Hallson's said about my hostas.

About one tbsp. of epsom salts per gallon. For a high nitrogen fertilizer, I heard that tomato fertilizer was good. So I do have some of that, but don't use it regularly---only once or so at the beginning of the season.

i used to think this was just about the hosta growing so fast some springs ... that the color just cant keep up .. but eventually .. within a week or so.. they color up just fine ...

then chris came along .. so i quit answering such questions.. and left it to him ...

and now he has abandoned us ... carp ...

ken

ps: mary chastain used to zap all her hosta with Mg ... it was claimed that is why her lakeside coal miner was said to be so dark .. mine never was ...

If I was really concerned, I'd get some HVX test strips.

bk

Test strips are ordered.

debra

I am bumping this because i have new info.

debra

I have now found a number of leaves amongst my hostas with this same strange leaf pattern. On of these is on a new hosta just received. All come from different beds in the yard. Back, sideyard and front in both front in bothbeds. Now, I wonder, was it a cold spell? Ken was the one who suggested this. I understand the soil deficiency idea, but could all of my beds all of a sudden become deficient in one year?

debra

Here are new pictures

More

so now, I am going to test the soil, but could it be cold snap as Ken suggested?

ken tune in ifyou see this.

debra

Fascinating. Please keep posting.

So, I don’t fertilize for 3 reasons: 1. Clay soil has a lot of nutrients, just slow drainage. 2. Sclerotia always hits hard when I fertilize; plants die. 3. I create a soil imbalance. I admit that I would rather have slug damage than risk a sudden nitrogen surge from an ammonia drench. My clay soil and yard is touchy, best left to the hostas, ferns and oaks. I am here to water.

You know utog, I confess I don’t know what to do at this point. Do you fert your your camillas? I think people are tired of hearing about it. oh well.......

debra