My Favourite Hosta - Royal Tapestry

sugar · Post by **sugar** » May 26, 2007 6:10 pm

This is my favourite hosta... it seems to be a not too common plant, doesn't appear in a lot of Hosta lists anyway.

I like, or better - love it. Was supposed to be a 'medium' plant, but it's actually quite large with very big leaves.
Still a young plant (2 divisions, third starts only to unfurl), but a stunning plant ...

Royal Tapestry

Tom

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » May 26, 2007 8:52 pm

Nice one, Tom - if I've heard of it, I don't remember it. I sure do like the piecrusted margins!!

sugar · Post by **sugar** » May 27, 2007 4:17 am

renaldo75 wrote:Nice one, Tom - if I've heard of it, I don't remember it. I sure do like the piecrusted margins!!

When I check out the catalogues on the web, it seems not to be a common offered plant in the states. It's a Sea Price seedling from Jim Schwarz.

baja220 · Post by **baja220** » May 27, 2007 5:56 am

I love it!!!! I've not heard of that one either.

Debbie

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » May 27, 2007 11:27 am

It reminds me a bit of Spring Fling, but with narrower margins. And the leaves are held up - not falling down. Is it described as vase shaped?

sugar · Post by **sugar** » May 27, 2007 2:13 pm

renaldo75 wrote:It reminds me a bit of Spring Fling, but with narrower margins. And the leaves are held up - not falling down. Is it described as vase shaped?

The description I found was "Medium blue-green with a slightly rippled creamy white with some streaking towards the center margin. Moderately corrugated, cupped and wavy."

I certainly wouldn't call it vase-shaped
It's indicated as Medium, but that's because the leaves are held horizontally, the leaves are as about big as my liberty leaves...

baja220 · Post by **baja220** » May 27, 2007 2:15 pm

I love it!! I need it!!

Debbie

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » May 27, 2007 3:17 pm

I'll have to ck out the Hosta Library & see if Jim has any pics of a mature one in there. Cupped & wavy sounds good.

baja220 · Post by **baja220** » May 27, 2007 3:26 pm

I already did and wouldn't have given it a second glance from the pics there. That's why I really love peoples personal pics!!!

Debbie

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » May 27, 2007 3:29 pm

I had a feeling. Wonder if Jim has a better pic on his website.

sugar · Post by **sugar** » Jul 15, 2007 1:25 pm

Well, the plant has had some prolific growth, with additional eyes popping out of the ground during the last two months. While the plant had only two eyes in May, in now has 8 eyes ....

The newer eyes are smaller, but this picture gives a better impression of a mture plant ...

And the leaves :

baja220 · Post by **baja220** » Jul 15, 2007 5:29 pm

Wow, what a difference!!!!! It's beautiful!!

caliloo · Post by **caliloo** » Jul 15, 2007 8:28 pm

That is really nice! I would love to add one to my collection. Great find!

Alexa

baja220 · Post by **baja220** » Jul 04, 2008 6:32 pm

Reldon, I got one!!!!

Carol W · Post by **Carol W** » Jul 04, 2008 7:09 pm

Very pretty! Seems to be a fast grower too a plus!

newtohosta-no more · Post by **newtohosta-no more** » Jul 05, 2008 7:00 am

Very lovely hosta! I , too, love those nice wavy edges.

sugar · Post by **sugar** » Jul 05, 2008 7:27 am

It's a fast growing one indeed. Get's a lot of sun over here, and seems to react very strong on alfalfa

My plant is now a 'mature' clump with > 10 eyes (after 3 years of lots of sun, water and fertilizer), and it's getting better and better

One of these days, I will post some new pictures of the plant

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Jul 05, 2008 10:47 am

That's great, Debbie!!

Did you get one for me too??

I'd actually forgotten all about this one. Had to read thru the whole topic, and I still remember it only vaguely.

But it is a gorgeous plant. I'd love to see what Tom's plant looks like this year.

baja220 · Post by **baja220** » Jul 08, 2008 9:49 am

Reldon, I potted it up with sending you a piece of it in the fall in mind!! I'll be planting it then.

Sugar, I'd love to see yours now. It's got to be beautiful!

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Jul 08, 2008 6:48 pm

I was just kidding, Debbie...