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Hosta Medium 2023 .................................

Good morning. I just found out it is Tuesday which really does not mean much but I do kind of like to know. I also found out it is 43 weeks until Christmas, but I can live with that. There is a time change this weekend. I do not like having to wait for the sunrise again and measuring what time it is according to DR Quinn Medicine Woman (6am to 7). Show us some hostas before I drive myself nuts.







Go ahead sing it.





Optical Illusion Shipwrecks but I forgot where. There is no drop off.

Lisa Kudrow

Just the meds today.

Comments (14)

  • 2 years ago

    Who doesnt like streaked seedlings


    and cool blushers


    and rare ones like high five


    ones you can buy like ephemeral lace have a different look. with its seasonal changes.


    i think lakeside banana bay is her best


    and the slow growing sunshine glory will reward after many years


  • 2 years ago

    funny egg joke!..I’d scream if an alligator came into my garden..we had a harmless snake once..

    old_dirt..I have lots of mediums too..

    June..a line of 6? 7? behind the birdbath..

    a pair of Pineapple Upside Down Cake..

    Rainforest Sunrise..I need an assistant to clean the hostas before photos..sigh..

    Undulata Albomarginata (near the bottom)..lots of these came with our house..

    First Frost (center)..newer than the Undulata..


  • 2 years ago

    Old_dirt, those are very, very nice mediums…..post more!

    hosta_maker, love those cool seedlings…. Sunshine Glory has the most awesome bumps with lovely white edge. I can’t wait for my LS Banana Bay to get to your LSBB’s size.

    debra

  • 2 years ago

    Ann, we were posting at the same time. Your Junes always look wonderful! I love Pineapple Upside Down Cake! I have one. The more light it gets, the yellower it will get.


    Paula, I forgot to mention that my dad was a hugh fan of Belefonte! We had many of his ”vinyls.” I can sing along to most of his song….especially Day-O!


    Here are some of my mediums: I am posting hostas that are medium in my yard

    this will be medium






    debra

  • 2 years ago
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    Batch 2:







    she’s still kinda small, bordering on medium. Hope she leaps this year.






    I won’t post more….due to the size of my yard, I have many smalls and mediums

    debra

  • 2 years ago

    debra - OK you talked me into it, flattery will get you everywhere. :-)

    Diana Remembered

    Forbidden Fruit

    Risky Business

    Spartacus

    Sweet Home Chicago


  • 2 years ago

    There are so many mediums, I will post a few of my favorites.



    Blueberry Muffin



    Island Breeze



    June Fever



    Royal Tiara



    Sunshine Glory



    Wheee!

  • 2 years ago
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    Love that Risky business…its so striking!

  • 2 years ago

    Paula I can never hear Day-O now without seeing the scene from Beetlejuice.

    Such beauties here! There are so many mediums that I too will post some favs or soon to be favs.


    Cherry Berry


    Deja Blu on its 2nd year.


    Emerald Ruff Cut


    Fingerprint - so late season, I will try to do better.


    Frosted Dimples also young.


    Hanky Panky


    Praying Hands


    Smash Hit


    Smoke Signals



  • 2 years ago

    Old_dirt, love that Risky Business! I might have to get that one….eventually. I ordered too many already.😁

    Beth, my Island Breeze is small and my Blueberry Muffin I consider large. It’s all relative, isn’t it? Whenever I see Royal Tiara, I am so happy I bought two. Your Sunshine Glory is a real beacon next to Nigrescens(?). And Wheee is such a fun one,isn’t it? Mine finally got curly the last two years.

    Laurie, it’s surprising that Deja Blu and Frosted Dimples are so young! They’re such a good size already…..where do you buy your plants? What do you feed them? Inquiring minds want to know! 😂. Love Emerald Ruff Cut, can’t wait until my Hanky Panky gets that big (or is yours an anomaly?), My Praying Hands went south last year so I’m planning to dig it up and see what’s going on.

    debra

  • 2 years ago

    Debra I was holding DB & FD in pots until I made room for them so they had a chance to bulk up a bit. I have been at this for decades so I got plants from a lot of different places many of which are no longer operating. They are dropping like flies here and in the US. Years ago I used to get plants from Mark Zilis at Q&Z but then our dollar went for a dive making it difficult to justify. There was a place in Quebec that went out of business a couple of years ago just when they were getting good. There are a couple of local spots but more often than not nothing exciting. I have so many that I am awaiting spots for that I have not been getting a lot of new ones lately. I do have very nice loamy soil and use only compost, either homemade or mushroom. I think my Hanky Panky is the size it is listed to be, I will measure it next year. Your HP should be a fast grower, I know mine was. It is such a beauty and yours has a great start. Oh no, I hope your Praying Hands just needs a rescue from maple roots and will thrive after some TLC.

  • 2 years ago

    Debra, thank you for your kind comments. It is strange how different locations hosta grow so differently in size and color. My Royal Tiara struggled until a tree fell and it is in afternoon sun, not what I would expect would help the hosta. Next to Sunshine Glory is World Cup. Wheee! is a fun one, visitors always love the name which matches the plant.

  • 2 years ago

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