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by Mark Raw
Aug 30, 2011 5:20 pm
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: Blue Hosta Id help
Replies: 14
Views: 945

Re: Blue Hosta Id help

I would deffo go with Halcyon even before I looked at the pic
by Mark Raw
Aug 30, 2011 5:16 pm
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: what is the name?
Replies: 3
Views: 611

Re: what is the name?

Empress wu ca=laimed to be the biggest hosta now but God I bet its slow and v expensive
by Mark Raw
Aug 30, 2011 5:14 pm
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: Do chickens eat slugs?
Replies: 35
Views: 6786

Re: Do chickens eat slugs?

frogsa and toads do not need ponds to live they only need them for breeding toads are better than frogs tho they walk not hop
by Mark Raw
Aug 30, 2011 4:19 pm
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: Can anyone ID this plant?
Replies: 17
Views: 1375

Re: Can anyone ID this plant?

hahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaha love it
by Mark Raw
Aug 30, 2011 2:35 am
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: any problems with these?
Replies: 5
Views: 449

Re: any problems with these?

Again if its the Forget me not I am thinking of I didnt think they had probs with Nematodes but I have never looked that closely at them over here there used as spring bedding and those that have grown wild seed dispersal or as space fillers on allotoments.
by Mark Raw
Aug 30, 2011 2:25 am
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: The hosta I couldn't live without is...
Replies: 31
Views: 3738

Re: The hosta I couldn't live without is...

Although mine is just a single crown at moment I would say without a doubt Francee last one I had filled a massive pot can't wait for this one to do same. Guacamole is among my biggest done fantasitcally well this year but I thought it may 3 repots in as many months !!!!
by Mark Raw
Aug 30, 2011 2:21 am
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: Can anyone name this hosta
Replies: 21
Views: 2222

Re: Can anyone name this hosta

hahahah going bk to the archives I quite like a lot of the archive hosta good growers reliable gneraly easier nad have stood the test of time. I think my forst hosta was a Fortunei Hyacinthina then and Erromona Undulata and some S elegans. Hell they were slow to bulk up then Idiscovered mail order a...
by Mark Raw
Aug 29, 2011 6:26 pm
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: Hello
Replies: 9
Views: 660

Re: Hello

Now add to my list Minute man my Partiot certinly isnt a Patriot aureo margined not whit hope my Minute man turns out to be that not a Patrios I prefer Minute man/ beetor coloured and from what I remember faster growing and nicer.
by Mark Raw
Aug 29, 2011 5:48 pm
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: Can anyone name this hosta
Replies: 21
Views: 2222

Re: Can anyone name this hosta

I would say deffo F Area had a good idea it was a fortunei from your description. here always dood doers and mother to many sports
by Mark Raw
Aug 29, 2011 5:02 am
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: The hosta I couldn't live without is...
Replies: 31
Views: 3738

Re: The hosta I couldn't live without is...

Without a doubt to me it has to be Francee so simple and always outstanding
by Mark Raw
Aug 29, 2011 4:30 am
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: any problems with these?
Replies: 5
Views: 449

Re: any problems with these?

I doubt it BUT forget me nots can become very invasive if it the same thing we know as forget me not over here small blue/white or pink flowers
by Mark Raw
Aug 29, 2011 3:55 am
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: a hosta for my kitty girl
Replies: 17
Views: 1593

Re: a hosta for my kitty girl

As the story Goes Remeber me was named by a lady who was dying of Pancreatic cancer she didnt want the plant to be named after her so picked the Name Remeber Me. My mother also died with cancer of the Pancreas and before she died she said once I am gone all I ask is Remeber Me she hated hostas but I...
by Mark Raw
Aug 29, 2011 3:45 am
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: hostas in container
Replies: 23
Views: 2549

Re: hostas in container

I have never given mine any wither protection all in pots and never suffer much. Ther again I am england and weather very variable to be honest I think the cold snaps do them good and also help kill off any harbouring slugs etc. Last winter was very hard and this year they have been brilliant perfor...
by Mark Raw
Aug 28, 2011 5:49 pm
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: My workhorse hosta
Replies: 5
Views: 571

Re: My workhorse hosta

not so sure but I think my work horse would be Sieboldiana elegans or Krossa regal Halcyon also is a good choice funny how workhorses tend to be slower blues tho deffo not a race horse then !!!
by Mark Raw
Aug 28, 2011 5:38 pm
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: Hosta of the Day 'September Sun' - Post Your Pics
Replies: 10
Views: 2412

Re: Hosta of the Day 'September Sun' - Post Your Pics

See what you mean about untidy mound with SG otherwise I would have thought sg instead of SS
by Mark Raw
Aug 28, 2011 1:07 pm
Forum: Member Journals
Topic: My page: newtohosta-no more
Replies: 14
Views: 31053

Re: My page: newtohosta-no more

Add to that Minute man just aquired my so called Partiot certainly isnt a Patriot !!!! not sure what it is yet but yellow edged will post pics for helpful ID at some point
by Mark Raw
Aug 28, 2011 6:19 am
Forum: Member Journals
Topic: My page: newtohosta-no more
Replies: 14
Views: 31053

Re: My page: newtohosta-no more

OMG !!! what a list puts me too shame Earth angel Wide brim Striptease June Emerald tiara Fortunei albomarginata Fortunei hyancinthina Fortunei Aureomarginata Invincible Regal splendor Gold standard Guacamole Wolverine Francee Queen josephine Sieboldiana elegans August moon Summer Breeze Patroit Dre...
by Mark Raw
Aug 28, 2011 6:11 am
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: hostas in container
Replies: 23
Views: 2549

Re: hostas in container

As a quick work out weremore zones 6 7 and 8 from about -4C to about 25 if it gets that hot in summer. these are in Centigrade I dont really know F
thanks for the link
by Mark Raw
Aug 27, 2011 3:22 pm
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: Hosta of the Day 'Sitting Pretty' - Post Your Pics
Replies: 9
Views: 2398

Re: Hosta of the Day 'Sitting Pretty' - Post Your Pics

well its a new ont to me got to admint I havn't heard of this one very cute tho
by Mark Raw
Aug 27, 2011 1:14 pm
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: hostas in container
Replies: 23
Views: 2549

Re: hostas in container

Tanks for that but please understand I am England Britian NOT New England America Zones dont mean anyhting to me I've never been to America. Over here its either hot cold or dull