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help identifying this hosta

4 years ago

About 12" tall with leaves about 4". Appears to be stolonoferous. Leaves have variety of patterns, some with much more white than others.

Thanks, Diane





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  • 4 years ago

    That last leaf picture looks a bit like Undulata Albomarginata. Those other pictures just look like variations in the leaves that sometimes occurs. Someone else will probably nail this one. I am just guessing……
    debra

  • 4 years ago

    Debra, Thanks for your suggestion. I do have Albomarginata and the presentation is quite different from the plant I have pictured. This hosta is taller and not tightly formed like albo. The last picture does look very similar to Albo but most of this one's leaves are heavier on the white markings. (I have more in pots) When it came up this spring it was quite impressive with all the white markings., especially through the center parts. Edge is also not as crisp as Albo.

    Any further thoughts are appreciated.

    Diane




  • 4 years ago

    Looks like one may have foliar nematodes. I'd think twice about planting it in the ground before I see if that streak between the veins come back.

    bk

  • 4 years ago

    BK - I hope that is not the case. It will be staying in the pot through the winter so will see what it looks like next year.

    Ken - Any name suggestions are appreciated and I will then check out the library. The plants are not really young but have been living under larger hostas for many years. I dug some up this spring and potted them, then moved them to a brighter location. I was pleased with the white patterns I was seeing. I should probably give the plants a little more pot to grow in so maybe more stems next spring. Thanks for your thoughts.

    Diane

  • 4 years ago

    Ken - I just checked out the hosta library. Names I found beside Antioch were Shogun, Spinners and Moerheim. All are apparently the same hosta. The pictures of Shogun really show the white through the center and all have very ragged white edges. Will keep these in mind for next year.

    Thanks, Diane

  • 4 years ago

    Names I found beside Antioch were Shogun, Spinners and Moerheim.


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    as i have said before.. there are days where i nearly forget to put on pants before i run errands.. but i have all this rather useless hosta knowledge at my finger tips.. whats that all about.. lol ...


    yes.. that was the group i was thinking about ...


    and why i remember.. because back in my name buying days.. some chucker sold me all 3 of them in the same order without telling me they were all the same ... [you can spell check chucker.. im sure its not hard ...]


    and in the same order i think i bought 3 different names of yellow splash ...


    i really got a hate on for that guy.. and quit ordering from him ...


    now im mad again ...


    ken


    ps: the really hard part was he would come up to me at shows and try to be my best friend.. because of all the money i used to send him ... and dont get me wrong.. i should have known better... but there was no web or hosta library back then in the stone age of the 90s and 2000s.. lol ... im not that old ...

  • 4 years ago

    hey-zeus ..... i got so wound up... i forgot about bkays nem thing...


    the slice in both leaves .. might have caused that damage .. but who really knows.. its not a plant worth spending money on to find out.. imo ...


    ken



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  • 4 years ago

    and to be clear... bkay could be entirely correct... i was just noting the slice/hole ...


    ken

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