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How to differ Striptease family?

4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago

I am getting stuck tryingng to recognize which is which. Generally I buy hostas that pass 10 ft rule and thought I have it good but with exception of few that I have tags for I have difficult time figuring which is which. It does not help that they constantly changing during the season.

Anyone has pics of progression over the season?

I have probably a dozen from the family and have labels to about half of them.

Comments (17)

  • 4 years ago

    it would be easier for us.. if you post pix of yours.. and lets us give ID a try ...


    key words: easier for us.. lol..




    ken

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Striptease has so many sports. It may be helpful if you mention some that you are most interested in seeing.

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
  • 4 years ago
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    Of course, should have thought to elaborate.

    Here is list of what I should have

    Playmate, Naked Lady, Juha, Pole cat, White bikini, Moulin Rouge×2, Hanky Panky×2

    ?



    ?


    This should be Pole cat

    I am pretty sure on Obsene gesture, Risky bisness, Full frontal, YPDB, Snake eyes, Gypsy rose.

    Never actually bought Striptease. Oldest should be Kiwi Full Monty. However biggest clump looks green...

  • 4 years ago
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    White bikini? It is small size


    ?



    Was suppose to be Hanky panky x2

  • 4 years ago
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    Gypsy Rose and what?



    Juha

  • 4 years ago
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    Naked Lady?



    Moulin Rouge



    Playmate?



    Eros for sure

  • 4 years ago
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    YPDB

  • 4 years ago

    Wow lindaliana! That’s quite a collection! No wonder you are having trouble—-they all are so similar…….. I must admit, I don’t think I have much to offer in terms of ID.

    debra

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked djacob Z6a SE WI
  • 4 years ago

    Here is Hanky Panky for you to compare.


    Early June


    End of July



    Leaves at end of July.

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
  • 4 years ago
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    Thank you Debra! I tend to get obsessive with my collectons at times but yeah... Feels like I am done with Striptease series....

    Peren, thank you! That exactly I need to see and compare. I have difficult time figuring out if this is second flush on HP or it is not a HP as they kinda look different now.

    Here is Obsene gesture which suppose to be very similat to Naked Lady. It was hiding under big hostas so got moved recently.

    It is also possible that I have something else from the family just did not get in my records...


  • 4 years ago
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    I know I definitly need to move my Hanky Panky……mine looks so tiny compared to yours peren. Definitely needs more light….sigh, another one to move.

    debra

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked djacob Z6a SE WI
  • 4 years ago

    I have the same issue-- I bought a bunch of them over the years and didn't tag all of them. I think I bought Full Frontal last year but I didn't6 have time to do anything but put it in a pot.. i will have to take some pictures when I get home. My Hanky Panky needs to be moved since mine is even smaller than Debra's and I've had it forever. Into a pot it goes and into sick bay. I've never seen one as large as Peren's--that's quite a large plant. I bought a large YPDB 5 years ago and it's done well and my Kiwi Full Monty is also doing well. but the rest were put in areas where the soil is not as good and definitely need to be moved.

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked miles10612
  • 4 years ago

    I took a quick pic of Naked Lady yesterday and in late afternoon sun, by August, it looks like this:

    Some leaf scorch and the second flush looks more like Full Frontal, but the old leaves are still holding their original color, like back in mid June:


    While Obscene Gesture has already started the color change by the end of June (2020) but starts just like Naked Lady.


    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Juha should be easy to tell since the plant shape is so different - smaller and narrower leaves with a little ripple.

    Good luck since Pole Cat and White Bikini are so similar. I think White BIkini has a narrower white center. Pole Cat is supposed to have a chartreuse strip around the white, while White Bikini seems to have more chartreuse specks/strips inside the white. Both of which are pretty variable.

    Hanky Panky is going to have the most color changing and oddly colored leaves throughout the season. Similar to YPDB. YPDB comes up earlier for me but gets a little more sun and seems to hold onto the initial color longer, but again, that could be the sun. YPDB in front and Hanky Panky in the middle (unnamed Home Depot look alike (but not really, lol) on the left and Holy Mole in the back).


    and Playmate should be even wilder than these. Here's a Hanky Panky close up with some YPDB leaves in the bottom also from mid-June.


    The older leaves on HP are well into the color switch while the older leaves on YPDB are hanging onto more chartreuse (initially yellow). I can post a pic from today in a bit. Here's the corresponding pic of YPDB:


    Moulin Rouge is still young for me, but the white strip is wider, and the leaves are narrower. No pics of it yet, but I'll be back in a bit.

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
  • 4 years ago

    Pics from today. YPDB seems much better-behaved color-wise (bottom).


    Moulin Rouge's stripe kind of disappears in August but the new flush shows it well.



    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
  • 4 years ago

    Steve, I should have known, you would have all these hostas lol!

    Many thanks for pics! I will continue my investigation, very helpful!

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