Komodo Dragon

Love that komodo dragon OS thanks, but I believe that one gets huge?

I know you take many great pix, so can we see a pic of the area you want to place it as well as a pic of the cauldron with something to show scale? I assume there are drainage holes.

tj

It does get huge but once mine got root bound I just turned it on its side and pulled it out. I wacked off a few chunks and then repotted it. All good

Tj the area is my ’reclaimed’ sitting area. Once (long time) occupied by pallets of mulch lol. I’ll see if I can find any old pics. The caldron does have holes and I believe its around 18w x 15t?…guestimating. The area is small and partially surrounded by new hostas so I'd really like to find a 'statement' hosta. The caldron was my Mothers and it deserves a special one❤️

Here is an old pic to give you an idea of the area. This is looking down out of my bedroom window so not the best view. The gardens have changed (diff plants trees etc) and have filled in since…

This sitting/break area is off of my driveway and surrounded by gardens on 3 sides.

Here is the west side view now (pink potted annuals is where green cushioned bench was)…

Opposite east side with newly planted hostas

Third north side (no pics) is also new hostas with a variety of perennials and shrubs

This area will most likely become a ‘container garden’ with just a couple of chairs….: )

cauldron implies that it holds liquids for cooking... or potions...

do pot in pot.. and elevate the plastic interior pot so it sheds water...

figure out what to do when it rains like heck...

ken

Since I live in a colder area I stick with smaller containers for outside since during the winter they are stored in my garage. I haven't had much luck with leaving the hostas in a container outside through the winter.

Ken it does have drainage holes as stated above.

Beth thanks, this area is right next to my garage and I plan to dolly it in there for the winter.

Unless….I can find one a couple zones colder and just mulch it heavily with leaves. I have done this with the Tiger eye sumacs pictured above for many years….

I think you need a large to giant then do as oursteelers suggested if it gets too big. montana 'Aureomarginata' is a stunning classic but there are so many that would fit the bill, Beyond Glory or Old Glory, Victory...Tune in to the D'S tomorrow for one that I am quite smitten by. Do you generally prefer white or yellow variegation?

You can do side by side comparisons Here

I like Ken's idea of pot in a pot. It is known that hosta do better in pots appropriate for their size rather than overly large sized pots. If you do pot in a pot, then you can remove the pot for overwintering and upsize the pot when necessary.

Currently we do have two plants that are in the pot in a pot method. One is a small tree and the other is an evergreen. Both are outside and will remain so. I think the evergreen will do fine as it is in a sheltered location now. The tree, I am not sure as I have not put it in a protected area. It will be my experiment.

If you use the pot in a pot method, and you leave the inner pot in there a long time, the plant will grow roots outside of its pot into the media surrounding it.

A large leafed hosta may work if there are other large leafed hosta nearby, otherwise it may be out of scale with the surroundings and the pot itself. I might go with ’Little Treasure’.

Mine is about 3 feet in diameter.

And looks good in flower.

With a dark pot below it would be a nice contrast.

tj

I am curious to know……does one have to worry about sun on an iron pot? Do the leaves ever cook?

debra

I have Sum and Substance in a large container (using the pot in a pot approach). It has not reached a mature size yet, so I don't have good photos. It's not a variegated variety but should reach a large size.

I also purchased a Regal Splendor this past season to rotate into this large container. The spot doesn't get much sun at all so I'm hoping by rotating between the two every few weeks, and placing the other in better lighting, they can get enough light to reach an impressive size.

Thank you all for the suggestions, going to finish looking them up.

Tj and old dirt thanks for the pics, those are both beautiful specimens! I agree on the contrast Tj.

Peren I like both white and yellow. That Montana is a stunner! Reminds me of Liberty which I love. I will look at your D’s for sure. Thank you also for the link.

More pics always welcome 😊

Happy New Year Everyone!!

I have an very old Halcyon in a pot. It does quite well; early morning sun only (north-facing porch)

Mxk thanks, but I already have 6 or 7 Halcyon in the surrounding beds....gotta love that blue!

Old_dirt, love the whiskey barrel hosta! What media do you use inside the barrels for the hosta? And the hosta is planted directly into the whiskey barrel, not double potted, right?

newhostalady - Thank you, I just use a couple bags of Miracle-Gro Potting Mix. Every year it shrinks a little and I top it off with some aged compost. I may have put something in the bottom (couple bricks?) to take up space as I do sometimes with big containers but not sure.

After seven years I'm thinking it might be pretty root bound but will wait until it starts to decline before I tackle removing and dividing it.

That's great old_dirt! No added pine bark to the Miracle Gro? Hosta can do very well even when they are root bound---that's good news =less work.

Wu la la looks good in a pot

newhostalady - I would love to be able to add pine bark to the media if I could find any suitable.

tj that is a beautiful specimen but it just goes to show how variable sizes can be. The Hosta Library lists Little Treasure as 6"x11". I have some that have exceeded registered size (Smash Hit comes to mind).

Majesty…does anyone have this hosta? its a biggy and beautiful.….

GardenHo - See the M's in the alphabet. I do have Majesty but I think it is Identical to Liberty.

Interesting OD, I thought it looked like Liberty just must larger? Thanks I’ll take a look.