hadspen blue

beachcomer41 · Post by **beachcomer41** » Jun 19, 2008 5:28 pm

My Hadspen Blue hosta leafs are turning a rust color. Any ideas why.

barbara · Post by **barbara** » Jun 19, 2008 6:56 pm

Kind hard to say, since we don't know where you're from, what your weather has been like, backround, nor how it actually looks!

addieotto · Post by **addieotto** » Jun 19, 2008 7:38 pm

Mine turned rust color for two reasons - a) I knew it was in too much sun but I was ok with that for this year but when it got worse all of a sudden b) voles had eaten all the roots and it wasn't getting any water anymore. See if you can tug on it and lift it out of the ground. I've learned the hard way this year about vole damage but it's possible your plant is suffering from some other problem. Posting a picture helps!

Spider · Post by **Spider** » Jun 19, 2008 9:39 pm

Here's a link to real good thread about how to post photos.

viewtopic.php?t=44548&highlight=photo%20bucket

beachcomer41 · Post by **beachcomer41** » Jun 19, 2008 9:56 pm

thanks for your help, I live in Northeast Ohio and these little guys are cookin in the sun. I'll post picture tomorrow.

addieotto · Post by **addieotto** » Jun 19, 2008 10:04 pm

Sounds like you hit the nail on the head - Blue hostas don't do so good cookin in the sun. You'll get the best blue in a lot of shade.