Guilty of harboring green seedlings

wzbt03 · Post by **wzbt03** » Apr 05, 2007 10:10 pm

Yeah I know, cull the little guys (or gals) but this picture of two very different Dorothy Benedict seedlings - one shiney green and one flat green are hard to part with.

scootersbear · Post by **scootersbear** » Apr 05, 2007 11:57 pm

Depends, I have 2 seedlings that I kept from Twilight a few years ago that are very deep green. But they are the only seedlings I've ever got from this hosta. Other than that have to say I don't keep them I give them to a local nursery so I don't have to cull them

eastwood2007 · Post by **eastwood2007** » Apr 06, 2007 12:10 am

I have a couple hundred green seedlings from Frances Williams, Olive Bailey Langdon and Abiqua Drinking Gourd. Some look pretty ordinary, but some look interesting...I am going to let them grow a little longer before I decide whether or not to keep any. I think I will sell/give away mine at our local farmers market. They may be green, but they do seem fairly vigorous and will probably be a nice size.

ademink · Post by **ademink** » Apr 06, 2007 3:23 pm

I don't understand why we cull all of the green ones. I know if you have a hundred that look the same...ok. But why despise all green as so many seem to?

Jade Cascade is a phenomenal hosta...as is Mont. Macro....Flower Power....Tall Boy....can you tell the big greens are my fave?

eastwood2007 · Post by **eastwood2007** » Apr 07, 2007 12:16 am

I'm with you, ademink...maybe it's just cuz we're new at this and we don't have a million green ones, yet!

But I actually have some really nice green ones from several different batches....some are really dark, some have beautiful heart shaped leaves, tiny ones...maybe I am just too partial to be impartial!

sugar · Post by **sugar** » Apr 07, 2007 6:51 am

ademink wrote:I don't understand why we cull all of the green ones. I know if you have a hundred that look the same...ok. But why despise all green as so many seem to?

Jade Cascade is a phenomenal hosta...as is Mont. Macro....Flower Power....Tall Boy....can you tell the big greens are my fave?

I agree, greens aren't dull. I have a lot of plain greens, with as a favourite Devon Green, one of those Hostas that don't get the attention they deserve

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Apr 10, 2007 10:06 am

I've stopped buying two- and more colored hosta all together. Just love different shades and shapes of green and blue.
Correction ... I've almost completely stopped ... sometimes it's stronger than me.

Love from the Hosta Mill

Rob