Name: H. 'First Mate'
Description: Vigorous clump of narrow, thick, variegated and heavily rippled golden leaves, each surrounded by a dramatic dark green border. Exceptional substance and waxy look.
Size: Small (21"w x 10"h)
Origin: tetraploid sport of H. sieboldii ‘Kabitan’ (Machen 2003)
Flowers: In mid-August, the clumps are topped with 2' flower spikes of light lavender flowers
Added to garden: August 2007
Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... rst%20Mate
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/First+Mate
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/f/firstmate.html
Mine was divided spring 2011 and replanted in several groups rather than as a large clump.
Daily Hosta #1 - 'First Mate' - Add your pics
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Daily Hosta #1 - 'First Mate' - Add your pics
Ann
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Pictures of Ann's Hostas:
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Re: Daily Hosta #1 - 'First Mate' - Add your pics
Here's mine - a three year old clump.
And some shots from last season:
And some shots from last season:
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Re: Daily Hosta #1 - 'First Mate' - Add your pics
I had expected this one to fill out more than it has. I'm hoping for more growth next year. It was doing well before i divided it in 2011. When I replanted, I did so in groups rather than as a clump.
Ann
Pictures of Ann's Hostas:
http://violaann.smugmug.com/Garden/Host ... 361_qL3gHS (SmugMug gallery now updated for 2016)
Pictures of Ann's Hostas:
http://violaann.smugmug.com/Garden/Host ... 361_qL3gHS (SmugMug gallery now updated for 2016)
Re: Daily Hosta #1 - 'First Mate' - Add your pics
Here is mine:
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Re: Daily Hosta #1 - 'First Mate' - Add your pics
here is mine-just purchased a couple of weeks ago.
Re: Daily Hosta #1 - 'First Mate' - Add your pics
This is one of the few plants that didn't respond very well to being divided and replanted as 3 groups. Finally, in 2014, 3 years after it was divided, it's beginning to look good again and I believe I moved some of the divisions closer together last year.
Ann
Pictures of Ann's Hostas:
http://violaann.smugmug.com/Garden/Host ... 361_qL3gHS (SmugMug gallery now updated for 2016)
Pictures of Ann's Hostas:
http://violaann.smugmug.com/Garden/Host ... 361_qL3gHS (SmugMug gallery now updated for 2016)
Re: Daily Hosta #1 - 'First Mate' - Add your pics
2015 - July 03. Not a lot of change from last year.
Ann
Pictures of Ann's Hostas:
http://violaann.smugmug.com/Garden/Host ... 361_qL3gHS (SmugMug gallery now updated for 2016)
Pictures of Ann's Hostas:
http://violaann.smugmug.com/Garden/Host ... 361_qL3gHS (SmugMug gallery now updated for 2016)
Re: Daily Hosta #1 - 'First Mate' - Add your pics
2016 update June 28. Not much change.
Ann
Pictures of Ann's Hostas:
http://violaann.smugmug.com/Garden/Host ... 361_qL3gHS (SmugMug gallery now updated for 2016)
Pictures of Ann's Hostas:
http://violaann.smugmug.com/Garden/Host ... 361_qL3gHS (SmugMug gallery now updated for 2016)
Re: Daily Hosta #1 - 'First Mate' - Add your pics
2017 update - July 19. It looked really scraggly in 2017 and it did not survive the winter of 2017-2018.
Ann
Pictures of Ann's Hostas:
http://violaann.smugmug.com/Garden/Host ... 361_qL3gHS (SmugMug gallery now updated for 2016)
Pictures of Ann's Hostas:
http://violaann.smugmug.com/Garden/Host ... 361_qL3gHS (SmugMug gallery now updated for 2016)