A few pics

hummingbird · Post by **hummingbird** » May 07, 2007 3:53 pm

Here's a few pics of what is happening hosta wise around here the last couple weeks...feels so nice to see them .
If you click on the thumbnails they should open larger for you...first time I post this way so please forgive me if it doesn't.

In order here's......
Rainforest Sunrise, Popcorn, Marilyn Munroe, Spring Fling, Stitch in Time, Majesty, Little Red Rooster, Flamboyant seedling, Fiesta, Gemini Moon, Dawns Early Light, Dancing in the Rain, and Alligator Shoes.

HostaDesigner · Post by **HostaDesigner** » May 07, 2007 3:56 pm

Nice! I got a little dizzy looking at the first one. The leaves keep circling around and around and around and around....

Tundra_Queen · Post by **Tundra_Queen** » May 07, 2007 4:32 pm

Hummer, those are so nice! Are they up earlier where u are now, than they did when u lived in Ontario?
Debbie

hummingbird · Post by **hummingbird** » May 07, 2007 4:38 pm

@ HostaDesigner

Hi Debbie, so nice to see you post here again!

Ummm yes up much sooner, in March we had a few weeks of very warm weather and the hosta woke up very early. So I dug them up and potted them to put in the GH so that they wouldn't get nuked by sudden cold spells again. Of course they grew even faster being kept in the greenhouse too. Some of these came in mailorder order as well so a mixture there really.
I don't suppose your seeing any your way just yet are you? I recall your usually one of the last to see your hosta poke through

Tigger · Post by **Tigger** » May 07, 2007 4:53 pm

HostaDesigner wrote:Nice! I got a little dizzy looking at the first one. The leaves keep circling around and around and around and around....

Yeah, Rainforest Sunrise was REALLY cool the way it opened this year (new to me). Like little cabbages.

eastwood2007 · Post by **eastwood2007** » May 07, 2007 5:53 pm

Beauties, all of them! Nice selection.

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » May 07, 2007 6:14 pm

They all look wonderful!!

So fresh!! Fiesta is one I'm not familiar with. I like those long leaves. Are its leaves kind of floppy or is that just an optical illusion??

hummingbird · Post by **hummingbird** » May 08, 2007 11:32 am

Thanks for the comments folks.

Reldon, this one is new to me and that pic was the day it was potted so it was pouting a tad. It's not sagging anymore, but does seem to have a horizontal habit at the moment.
Being young I don't know what form it will have once it matures.
All I could find info wise was that it was a streaked seedling of Pin Stripe Sister x Maekawa and introduced by Elslager. I do really like the bright color of it so far.