Might be Christmas Tree. Two inch long roots will be an issue. Not sure why you think cedar roots (arborvitae, really) are any worse than any other roots. I have hosta in and around arbs without issue.

tj

Regarding cedar roots, I have huge cedars and the roots can travel very far from the plant. The roots may not intertwine with plants as much as maple tree roots do, but I find they suck up a lot of the accessible water depriving the smaller plants.

I was not able to help this lady penetrate the roots that were under this hosta, but she did. Strong lady!

The Hosta Library says it has white flowers and yet pictures shown have lavender flowers. I did see a flower on this hosta and it was light lavender. I should have taken a picture of it when I had the chance.

If not Christmas Tree, what else could it be?

Fragrant Bouquet?

bkay

I was going to say, fragrants are blooming now…….but I think those flowers are always white. Sorry Sorry, I guess I am not much help!

debra

Debra, the fragrant blooms are not always pure white, check the hosta library for Fragrant Bouquet blooms.

bkay

bkay, I don't know, but think it isn't Fragrant Bouquet. The reason is that I have a Fragrant Bouquet. It isn't big and mine is growing in the shade whereas this lady's hosta was in a lot of sun. I think this hosta has thicker leaves and more corrugation than FB. I'm mad at myself for not smelling the one flower I had or even thinking of smelling the flowers on the lady's plant. She had more than one of those hostas.

I am glad you tried to help out Debra! I hope you will continue to do so!

I think that this hosta is some kind of oldie and relatively common. That is based on what I saw in her garden. She didn't have any "special" hosta. All the hosta were mature.

his hosta for $10. In my opinion, I didn't get my money's worth.

==>>> awww .. come on.. they needed that 10 bucks more than you did ... lighten up ...

i used to buy things that benefited the hosta society.. and joke was that the pot was worth it .. regardless of what weed was in it ... i once bought a variegated plaintain once ..... and since it did not flower nor seed .... and died.. i called it an annual .... lol...

anyway... regardless.. the money went to a good cause .... give yourself a pat on the back rather than complaining about it.. whatever it is ....

ken

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Plantago+Major+Variegata+annual&t=ffcm&iax=images&ia=images

Bkay, thanks for that info. I do know about the list……I guess I thought all fragrants came from Plantaginea whose flowers are white, and my few fragrants have white flowers. As ken would say I suppose the TC people have gotten ”hinky” with that process. I will have to check the list and see which fragrants have lavender flowers.

debra

Just sent you ine on your Hosta flowers thread 🙂

Geez, spelling. ’Just sent you one’

i dont think ive said hinky in my whole life ... lol ...

anyway... its not a TC thing.. it would be the hybridizers ... with their wierd crosses .. that moved fragrance to non white flowering plants ...

i think.. way back when.. benedict had a couple .. probably something named honey something or another ...

ken

After I looked up Christmas Tree, I agree NHL's hosta looks to be Christmas Tree.

My young Fragrant Bouquet (labeled Fragrant King) had just bloomed and the blooms appeared to be light lavender to me. According to myhostas.be, Stained Glass, Irish Luck, Fragrant Blue, Frozen Margarita and Fragrant Bouquet have light lavender flowers. These are flowers of Grape Fizz by Bob Solberg. It's fragrant.

Bkay

Ken, I could swear you used the word ”hincky” not too long ago when describing how the hybridizers were ”fooling around” to create new plants. Gggrrrrrrrrrr………..wish I could find that post!! ;-)

debra

Ken, I don't know if the woman "needed" the money. What I saw was an overgrown garden that required thinning out. I saw someone who enjoyed gardening; lived in a nice area; and someone who didn't look like they "needed" the money. She was happy to talk to me in length, and in fact, we only ended our pleasant conversation when it began to suddenly rain heavily.

Ken, I also looked at the link you attached. I couldn't figure out if that plant is an annual or perennial.

OK, so two votes for Christmas Tree. I usually call these no name hosta something like: NOID. Christmas Tree? Maybe more time will tell.

Ah, ha ha!!! I found the ”hincky” reference……….. in your very own post on the ”august lily.”

I suppose you are laughing now that I found it————I suppose you were pulling my leg!!

debra