Hosta of the Day - Smokey

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Hosta of the Day - Smokey

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Smokey is a hybrid of 'Urajiro Hachijo'. The MyHostas database talks about Smokey being a sister plant of Candy Dish and Marilyn Monroe.

Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... ety=Smokey
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Smokey
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/s/smokey.html

I got this plant in 2010. The last few photos in the Hosta Library are mine from 2010. Here are some photos from 2011 and 2012.
This is the same plant that is in the Hosta Library:
Smokey - August 7, 2011  -  Miss Linda Smith is on the right
Smokey - August 7, 2011 - Miss Linda Smith is on the right
This is another plant that I put into a trough. It shows the underside of the leaf. This is where the name comes from:
Smokey - August 9, 2011
Smokey - August 9, 2011
Some flowers - this is from the original plant:
Smokey - August 9, 2011
Smokey - August 9, 2011
These flowers are on a plant in a trough:
Smokey - September 1, 2011
Smokey - September 1, 2011
Smokey - September 5, 2011
Smokey - September 5, 2011
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Some photos of Smokey from 2012 - here is my main plant:
Smokey - April 27, 2012
Smokey - April 27, 2012
Smokey - August 9, 2012
Smokey - August 9, 2012
Here is one in a trough with its sister plants - Candy Dish & Marilyn Monroe:
Candy Dish & Marilyn Monroe and Smokey
Candy Dish & Marilyn Monroe and Smokey
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I was getting some flower pictures of Smokey yesterday and found this example with Leopard-like spots:
Smokey - August 21, 2013
Smokey - August 21, 2013
I did notice spots on the other Smokey flowers but this was the best. I hadn't noticed in previous years because my camera wasn't as good.
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Nice photos, Ed. These 3 in the dish sure show how sibs can be so different.
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Hi Carol, I got a photo of the trough grouping yesterday:
Smokey & Marilyn Monroe & Candy Dish - August 22, 2013
Smokey & Marilyn Monroe & Candy Dish - August 22, 2013
Smokey is on the right. They all have the same scape and look like they will flower at the same time. The trough is in bright shade.

Here is another flower from that same plant with the "spotted" flowers:
Smokey - August 22, 2013
Smokey - August 22, 2013
Here is a flower from my oldest Smokey (the one on the first couple of pages). It sits in "cooking" sun.
Smokey - August 22, 2013
Smokey - August 22, 2013
And part of another flower from the mature plant showing spotting in the transparent edge of the flower.
Smokey - August 22, 2013
Smokey - August 22, 2013
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It will be interesting to see the flowers from the trough plants.
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An update of the flowers of Smokey in the 2014 season
Smokey - August 23, 2014
Smokey - August 23, 2014
Smokey - August 23, 2014
Smokey - August 23, 2014
Smokey - August 23, 2014
Smokey - August 23, 2014
Smokey - September 5, 2014
Smokey - September 5, 2014
Smokey - September 5, 2014
Smokey - September 5, 2014
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