Daily Hosta - 'June' - Add your pics

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Daily Hosta - 'June' - Add your pics

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Name: H. 'June'

Description: The leaves are a rich, powdery gold, with a very irregular blue-green margin. The centre will turn to creamy-white in bright light. Very heavy substance leaf.
Size: Small (20"w x 15"h)
Origin: sport of H. 'Halcyon'
Flowers: Funnel-shaped, violet in mid-summer. Sets fertile seed.
Added to garden: spring 2006
Notes: Hosta of the year 2001. This Hosta always looks good. Sunburn and slugs don't bother it a bit.
I took a division from my first plant in 2009 and planted it in a different location in my garden. It's striking how much different the colour is.

Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... riety=June
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/June
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/j/june.html
'June' 1 - the original plant on Aug. 9. This one gets morning sun.
'June' 1 - the original plant on Aug. 9. This one gets morning sun.
'June' 2 - the SMALL division (that had no roots) taken from #1 in 2009. This one is west of my house, but east of the neighbour's house. Gets sun only for awhile mid-day. Pic taken same day as June 1.
'June' 2 - the SMALL division (that had no roots) taken from #1 in 2009. This one is west of my house, but east of the neighbour's house. Gets sun only for awhile mid-day. Pic taken same day as June 1.
'June' still blooming August 23
'June' still blooming August 23
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In shade
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Nice leaf. Might be something to do next year - take close-ups of all the leaves.
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My June gets morning sun. It looks very similar to the Great Expecations I have in a pot behind it.

This is also another first year plant for me, I was surprised by how many scapes it had this year.

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I refer to my 'June' as my 'chameleon' hosta, since it is so variable, depending on how much direct sun it sees. These two shots from last year show different sections of the same plant, with the difference being the amount of direct light these parts of the plant see.

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'June' may not have been the fastest growing hosta in my yard, but it's been a steady one, having gone from a single shoot TC in 2004 to a crown with over 50 eyes on when I dug it up earlier this year for division.

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My little June planted this year.

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A few of mine.
June  -  July 18, 2011  in strong sun, 2 years old
June - July 18, 2011 in strong sun, 2 years old
June  -  August 6, 2011  my oldest, 4 years old
June - August 6, 2011 my oldest, 4 years old
June  -  August 7, 2011
June - August 7, 2011
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Here's my June, sandwiched between Elvis Lives and Sunpower.
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As Ann said, "everyone's favorite hosta". Don't we all have pictures of this one? This hosta just compels us to photograph her.

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We have four or five like the one above, spread throughout our gardens, but that wasn't enough - we had to plant a whole circle of them! This was their second year there and we're really looking forward to next year.

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How beautiful June looks in a mass planting!
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Mine is 2 years old:
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I'm still growing two divisions - one east of the house and one west (though close to the house next door). Noticeable differences in the colour and I think the differences increase as the season progresses. This was still early.
'June' east of my house - gets more morning sun. June 13, 2012
'June' east of my house - gets more morning sun. June 13, 2012
'June' west of the house - also June 13, 2012. This was divided from the other plant a few years ago.
'June' west of the house - also June 13, 2012. This was divided from the other plant a few years ago.
'June' east leaf on June 19, 2012
'June' east leaf on June 19, 2012
'June' west leaf on June 19, 2012
'June' west leaf on June 19, 2012
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Here are a couple.
June - May 22, 2012
June - May 22, 2012
The next two shots are of the same plant taken about 1 month apart.
June - May 14, 2012
June - May 14, 2012
June - June 19, 2012
June - June 19, 2012
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My June is about 10 years old, it has always been a dark (shade) colouring no matter how much sun it gets. I DO beleive there are a few versions of June that have got on the market.Some are stable like mine some change in sun and some always seem to be bright.
I have a feeling the neglect mine suffered for a couple of years (during my divorce) set it back quite a bit, however divisions I have taken off it seem to have survived.
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Heres my June new this summe. Gets sun in the morning and some in late afternoon.

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Here's one of mine:

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I have 3 in different parts of the yard and they all are shaded nearly all day, only dappled light gets to them. I've had mine for 2 or 3 years now. Loved them so much, I had to order 3 'June Fever' last week :-)

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'June' growing in high dappled shade/sun, shown in mid August 2012:
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June as of today, the only one I haven't cut to the ground yet.

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Seems like everyone's Junes are just a little different depending on location. I like them all. I bought a second June this year which I planted in more open sunlight. I'm looking forward to seeing what it looks like next year. This is the best picture I have of my mature June. It was taken on May 31, 2011. It's starting to crowd Halcyon which is behind it. As you can see it gets dappled light during the day and late afternoon sun.
May 31, 2011
May 31, 2011
2nd June, June 9, 2012
2nd June, June 9, 2012
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