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Hosta P 2022 ...................

I lost a Red Shoulder hawk the other day. He was my rat man and worked the pond hard. I could be outside working and would find him on the fence or the wagon handle watching me. Of course, a staring contest would begin. He was beautiful and my friend, Thank you.

On to hostas and I need to see some Ps:









Have a good day everyone! Stay warm.

Comments (28)

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Paula I'm sorry about your hawk.

    No foto of P hostas 2022 so I post some from summer 2021

    Pete's Dark Satellite


    Phantom


    Potomac Pride


    Praying Hands



    Saija

  • 3 years ago

    Peach brandy


    Plum delicious


    Paradigm


    Purple verticulated elf


    powerof prayer

    is a sun power sport


  • 3 years ago

    Paintbrush


    paintbrush f1

    Restored ventricosa flower


    Ptf5 f2

    is a decendant of a beilstein seedling, crossed by stegman with jade cascade, could be a biggy to compete with amalia, it has some growing to do, ….the wait is on.


  • 3 years ago

    Lots of P's here, too much coffee I guess :-)


    Plantaginea - Anxious to see this mature. I got three divisions last year from my BIL and one bloomed befor the end of the year.

    Paradigm - Late in the year it gets the same crud that Frances Williams is noted for.

    Paradise Sunshine

    Pilgrim


  • 3 years ago

    A few more

    Prairie Moon

    Patriot

    Peacock Strut - Doesn't show real good here but love the red legs.

    Pocketful of Sunshine

    Praying Hands


  • 3 years ago

    Paula what a shame to have lost your working companion, it was special.

    Saija Phantom is a looker.

    Yes Sally take more pics. It is always nice when a rescue puts on a show.

    hosta_maker I like Peach Brandy. Look forward to seeing more from Ptf5 f2.

    old_dirt " Lots of P's here, too much coffee I guess :-)" lol you are a card. Prairie Moon is glowing and Peacock Strut does have great legs.


    Party Popper


    Pathfinder


    Patriot below Blue Angel. This was the only pic I could find. You can see my fork handle ready to clear around it.


    Paul's Glory


    Plug Nickel. Poor things were buried under other foliage, Another spot to work on.


  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    A few more.



    Powder Blue



    Powder Keg


    Praying Hands





    Puddles and Bumps

  • 3 years ago

    I will post pics now and comment later. Here are my Ps:

    This was labled Paradise Joyce, but after looking at many photos, I really think it is a June……do you folks agree?????




    this was new this year


    debra

  • 3 years ago

    A few more:





    New this year


    debra

  • 3 years ago

    Couple more:


    Another pic of Paradigm next to Halcyon


    debra

  • 3 years ago

    Paula - Curious about "lost" your hawk. I have them here on a regular basis, Red-tailed and Red-shouldered but mostly Cooper's. The Cooper's is always watching the bird feeders and dines on the mourning doves. I wish they would concentrate more on the squirrels, moles and voles.


    Debra - I think your PJ or June could be a coin toss, both being a sport of halcyon and they vary so much by time of year and amount of sun. Whatever it is, it is very nice.


    Lots of enabling here with all the great P's.

    hosta_maker your Power of Prayer jumps out to me.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago



    Paul's Glory



    Pizzazz



    Paradigm


    Pineapple Upsidedown Cake


    Patriot


    Pilgrim

  • 3 years ago


    PeeDee Laughing River

    Parthenon

    Purple Haze

  • 3 years ago

    Lovely P's everyone!


    Paradigm



    Paul's Glory



    Pineapple Upsidedown Cake



    Pizzazz



    Plantaginea



    Prairie Moon



    Prairie Sky



    Praying Hands


  • 3 years ago

    Lovely P's everyone!


    Paradigm



    Paul's Glory



    Pineapple Upsidedown Cake



    Pizzazz



    Plantaginea



    Prairie Moon



    Prairie Sky



    Praying Hands


  • 3 years ago

    Saija, your Pete’s Dark Satellite and Phantom are both beauties!

    Gardengoon, your Praying Hands in bloom is just stunning. Mine finally bloomed after 8 years but not as prolifically as yours……👍🏽

    Hosta_maker,would love to have Peach Brandy and Plum Delicious…….love those fruits 😉 Ptf52 looks like it’s worth the wait!

    Old_dirt, I wish my Plantaginea had survived,but alas, it didn’t…… yours is lovely. Also I really like the corrugation on your Brother Stephen. Prairie Moon is also really beautiful. Thanks for your opinion on the Paradise Joyce.

    Peren, Party Popper is a cutie. Powder Blue and Powder Keg both are……WOW! I think you have the largest Praying Hands I have seen yet! Nice…..

    Beth, your Paradigm is a beauty……so corrugated, I love that! I hope my Pineapple Upsidedown Cake grows up to be like yours! So yellow! Also nice big Plantaginea!

    anyone else have an opinion about my Paradise Joyce/June??

    debra

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I’m sorry about your hawk Paula..wildlife is awesome..

    Pretty Pictures People!!!..

    Saija..I agree with debra and peren..I love Phantom..

    debra..if you told me that was June I would believe you..

    love the touch of color on garyz’s Purple Haze and hosta_maker’s Peach Brandy..

    I’ll let the posted pics of Patriot, Paul’s Glory, Plantaginea and Praying Hands cover for me..Lol

    time will tell if my Praying Hands returns this year..not enough stems to add up to 10 fingers 😂..

    all of the Praying Hands posted here are impressive..👍


    the bottom left is Pearl Lake..4 of them..this was in October so they’re not quite their best..



    Pineapple Upside Down Cake in April..it’s sunny!..my trees aren’t leafed out yet..

    an olden days joke like Paula’s 1900 playground equipment..


  • 3 years ago

    Old Dirt lost as in found him past away. My son tells me he sees owls out there often at night. My cat of 14 years went out between Christmas and New Year. She did not return and we knew nothing. Now I am going to go out more in the night to see what is there. Some days bird-wise it can be a vicious world out there. I hope I get a new hawk. He will though have to work for his keep. Thank you.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    How special to have a hawk. Hopefully, another will move in soon.

    My voices tell me they are real, so there.

    Power of Prayer is a real standout.

    Pamela Lee - love the subtle color on this mini.


    Parisian Silk - Great color but slow grower under the maple trees.


    Pebble Creek


    Pee Dee Laughing River


    Piecrust Promise


    Place of Hope - still young, hopefully leaps this year.


    Potomac Glory - yes, I'm a sucker for subtle, green on green ...


    Prime Meridian in mid-May first Sping in the ground


    and June 20th - seems like a great grower for a white centered Hosta.


    Punky - yes, more subtlety.


    I'm with OD, so much P.

  • 3 years ago

    Debra according to the HL Paradise Joyce starts out blue and then gets its colour, whereas June has the yellow centre from the beginning. I know in my garden June is screaming yellow in spring. Unless you have pics from emergence it would be difficult to say which it is.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    The picture above that I posted is from mid May and it’s screaming yellow in my opinion. Let me see if I have an earlier photo……

    I don’t have earlier photos, but later ones:



    Holds it’s color nicely well into September


    I went back to the HL and the J posts and looked at all the Junes and have decided that is what I have……all these years I could not understand all the rave about June, when I always thought Paradise Joyce was far prettier…….duh 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

    This hosta was purchased from a local garden center and mislabled. This was back in the day when I could not tell most hostas apart! ☺️☺️☺️☺️


    debra

  • 3 years ago

    You sure all great enablers. Great photography too.

    I really do not need more hostas. I have space but heck there is only so much care I am willing to provide.

    Saija, thanks for Pete satellite. I need to ID mine.

    My plan is to catalog and ID as much as I can this year. 

    Pearly gates

  • 3 years ago

    Oh really, i think a couple more would be fine. since you are out there anyways.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Very Pretty and interesting P pictures everyone! A lot to take in!!


    Pandora 5-12-22...finally able to move Pandora from a pot to this spot.


    Pandora's Box 6-30-22


    Parky's Prize 5-16-22


    Patriot


    Pilgrim 5-15-22


    Paul's Glory 5-23-22


  • 3 years ago

    Some more P's.....

    Pizzazz 5-24-22


    Prairie's Edge 6-3-22


    Pure Heart Hands Up 6-22-22



  • 3 years ago

    Last bunch.

    I like, and I'm always trying to add, Paradise hosta.......my current crop:


    Paradise Backstage 6-20-22. Can't get this one to take off. Had it a long time. Moved several times.


    Paradise Glory


    Paradise Island 6-2-22


    Paradise Joyce 5-22-22....

    debra this is mine. Similar to June. Changes more during the season than June. This one gets a ton of sun.


    Paradise Power 6-2-22


    Paradise Sunshine 6-2-22.....this poor thing is in the front of my house and gets devoured by deer twice a year, but somehow keeps coming back!


  • 3 years ago

    Love that Paradise Power, I would definitely add that one to my garden if I ever came across one.

    ll - thanks for the pic of Pearly Gates. Mine did great the first two years then dwindled last year until I rescued it into a pot. I'll definitely be looking for a better place for it this year. That one leaf looks amazing. Mine hangs on to the yellow edge for a bit. Here it is in the end of June 2020.


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