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Debra, here's to ya!! Singing the blues right along with you...

I have a shady corner in the SW of our yard where I keep quite a few of my blues in open shade, they see no direct sun at all.

Dead center: 'Bulletproof' with another division to the left of it. Immediately to the right of it is a NOID which is either 'Halcyon' or Hadspen Blue'. I've been referring to it as the latter but I got to taking a closer look at it a couple of days ago and it's so frightfully similar in a lot of respects to 'Bulletproof' it isn't funny. BP is more glaucous but man, it's close, including vein count and leaf shape. HB however has a slightly more rugose aspect to its leaves so the more I look at them the more I'm inclined to say it's 'Halcyon'. Right above that 's 'Firn Line' and left to that is 'Ben Vernooij'. To the left of BV is 'Remember Me', bottom left corner is 'First Frost' and you can see another one of those doing a funky variegation thing right below 'Halcyon'. At the very top is 'Regal Splendor', very bottom is 'Fortunei Hyacinthina' with a 'Touch of Class' peeking out just above it.

Here's a comparison of 'Bulletproof' and the NOID/'Halcyon'. The splotches on some of the leaves are some dirt/residue from watering with a can.

Pieter

Blue, you say? That’s Halcyon in the right front.

An unknown blue with a plant tag for scale. I think this is an older variety.

Storming here now, but when it stops I’ll go get more 😉

Singing the blues all day long…

All seedlings of course.

Silver Bay, glistening from the rain

Krossa Regal

Blue Angel

Great pictures everyone…. Pieter those blues are beautiful and I see that leaf you’re talking about. Hostaron, how is it that you have gotten so lucky as to have those terrific blue

seedlings? Indianagg, your Silver Bay is really silver! Awesome!

debra

I love all of your blues 💕..

I haven't taken many close up photos..here's what I found..top left..Blue Hawaii..

Blue Angel..

maybe Fragrant Blue?..bottom right..

2 Abiqua Drinking Gourds and Elegans in the spring..

You all should start your own band, you sing the blues so well.

Big Daddy

Halcyon

Krossa Regal

Love Pat

Touch of Class

Nice ones old_dirt! I have a Krossa Regal, but can never decide if it’s blue, gray, green….

Debra - I'm thinking it's all about the amount of sun and time of day we take the pictures. Later in the season the blues start to wear off.

@djacob Z6a SE WI

I’m in SE PA Z7a – I was reading through a discussion started by @Heruga (7a NJ) wanting to identify a Hosta as ‘Elegans’ or not. In that discussion you provided information from Mark Zilis – Hostapedia regarding ‘Elegans’ (thanks).

The discussion and info got me curious about some of my Hostas, which I just assumed to be ‘Elegans’ because I had one many many years ago (about 35) in a previous house and it looked the same – very scientific. So I decided to take a better look at my Hostas and my assumption.

In the attached photos the Hostas are at least 15 years old and all were here when I moved into my house – they are quite resilient. Over the years, I have taken divisions and planted them elsewhere.

The Hosta seems to tick all the Mark Zilis ‘Elegans’ criteria and I even counted the veins – so now I think it really is ‘Elegans.’ Thanks again.

Debra I do adore blues and yours are looking great! Everyone is showing beauties!

Her Eyes Were Blue

Blue Angel

Elegans

Monashee Blue Cups

Gemstone

3 Blue Elf

Indigo

A few more.

Silver Bay

Summer Squall

Mystic Star

Halcyon

Krossa Regal

Laurie, that 'Monashee Blue Cup' is doing just GREAT! Though it's taken a few years, that 'Tickle me Pink' I got from you is just lovely this year...

Not wanting to hijack this thread with pictures of yellows -sorry 'bout that- these are a few more blues of mine.

Center 'Wind beneath my Wings', right 'Waterslide' and bottom left 'Blue Angel. WBMW and WS are very close in terms of overall form but I much prefer the colour of WS, much more intense and given WBMW's background I suspect it'll loose its glaucous coating if exposed to too much direct sunlight, just like one of its parents: 'Queen of the Seas', matter of fact one of those is now almost green.

Pieter

Pieter Monashee Blue Cups is tremendous and I thank you for it every time I see it! I am so happy that Tickle Me Pink has finally jumped, it was so tiny. It really is looking lovely!

It is odd that I do not see Elegans in my previous post. I only see it when I click on edit. Does anyone see it?

A few I forgot.

Cupatini

Powder Blue

Venetian Star

Smoke Signals surrounded by spent Forget-Me-Nots. I will remove most very soon.

Neptune

Peren, you have so many awesome blues! I love love love Gemstone!! As you know I purchased one because of your’s.

It is so hot here today and the next few days. Excessive heat warning in effect. So last night I lugged all my pots onto the

porch so they wouldn’t dry out. I noticed when I checked Gemstone for water that it is super root bound and needs

to be planted. After the heat! Pieter, I don’t mind a lovely yellow snuck into the thread……. Raymond, compare your

Elegans to the pictures above. The Elegans I have is blooming now, and yours is too. So perhaps it is!!

debra

Now you have me hummig along with guy Mitchell "You got me singin' the blues".

They go well with my new Moai (Easter Island) statue!

-Babka

Debra I think Gemstone is one of the best! I am so glad yours is ready for the ground once it cools off. We have heat warnings too. It is SO hot today. It is 100 but 113 with the humidex.

Peren, BTW, I see Elegans in your post…….

debra

debra..I also can't decide on the exact color of my Krossa Regals..🤷‍♀️

It has been very hot few days ago so wax is melting and my blue hostas green up. I am surprised that I have more blue hostas than I thought, many similar to above. Am sure I learned and seen those pics and that is how I got mine.

Few that were striking last night

Hot Mama

Mine

GL King Triton

Nancy Gill

Wind under my wings which is going to be a monster

LS Color Blue

War Party

Valyrian steel

Few

Speaking of blue, does anyone grow Sterling Medallion? I recently seen it fully grown and it is stunning blue steel color.

Would love to see it then……maybe under the hosta library we do after Christmas someone posted one?

debra