Hosta of the Day - 'Designer Genes'

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Hosta of the Day - 'Designer Genes'

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'Designer Genes' is a seedling of 'Miss Susie'.

Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... er%20Genes
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Designer+Genes
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/d/designergenes.html

This is a long topic with a lot of pictures. This plant sits in a spot I pass most often going into the garden so it gets a lot of attention and photos.

I have had it from 2009. Most of the photos are from the 2012 season.
Here it is very early:
Designer Genes - March 23, 2012
Designer Genes - March 23, 2012
Designer Genes - March 29, 2012
Designer Genes - March 29, 2012
Designer Genes - March 31, 2012
Designer Genes - March 31, 2012
A little later with Wolverine on the right, a pair of Red October behind, and One Man's Treasure:
Designer Genes - April 13, 2012
Designer Genes - April 13, 2012
Candy Dish has popped up in the center:
Designer Genes - April 28, 2012
Designer Genes - April 28, 2012
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Designer Genes a little later in the 2012 season:
Designer Genes - May 11, 2012
Designer Genes - May 11, 2012
Designer Genes - June 3, 2012
Designer Genes - June 3, 2012
Designer Genes - June 18, 2012
Designer Genes - June 18, 2012
Designer Genes - August 6, 2012
Designer Genes - August 6, 2012
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A page of leaf and petiole detail:
Designer Genes - April 25, 2012
Designer Genes - April 25, 2012
Designer Genes - April 27, 2012
Designer Genes - April 27, 2012
Designer Genes - April 27, 2012
Designer Genes - April 27, 2012
Designer Genes - April 27, 2012
Designer Genes - April 27, 2012
The petioles get darker as the season progresses:
Designer Genes - June 18, 2012
Designer Genes - June 18, 2012
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Designer Genes flowers - I noticed a curious thing about the flower shape. The early flowers have a wider petal giving the flower a more rounded look while the later ones seem to have thinner petals giving the flower a flared appearance.

The first 4 photos are from the 2011 season:
Designer Genes - July 19, 2011
Designer Genes - July 19, 2011
Designer Genes - July 19, 2011
Designer Genes - July 19, 2011
Designer Genes - July 22, 2011
Designer Genes - July 22, 2011
End of the flower cycle:
Designer Genes - August 10, 2011
Designer Genes - August 10, 2011
A flower photo from the 2012 season:
Designer Genes - July 16, 2012
Designer Genes - July 16, 2012
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Last set of Designer Genes photos - seed pods. Normally they are just green but the last ones that formed this past season were purple.

This first photo is from 2011 showing green pods:
Designer Genes - August 8, 2011
Designer Genes - August 8, 2011
Here are very late 2012 photos showing the purple pods:
Designer Genes - September 17, 2012
Designer Genes - September 17, 2012
Designer Genes - September 17, 2012
Designer Genes - September 17, 2012
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Re: Hosta of the Day - 'Designer Genes'

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Love it but have killed it twice both times in pots.

:hmm: May have to try a new one and plant it in the soil :D
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Designer Genes in the 2013 season
Designer Genes - April 26, 2013
Designer Genes - April 26, 2013
Designer Genes - April 26, 2013
Designer Genes - April 26, 2013
Designer Genes - May 29, 2013
Designer Genes - May 29, 2013
Designer Genes - May 29, 2013
Designer Genes - May 29, 2013
Designer Genes - August 26, 2013
Designer Genes - August 26, 2013
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Designer Genes in the 2014 season
Designer Genes - April 30, 2014
Designer Genes - April 30, 2014
On the left side of a group with Candy Dish, Wolverine and Wily Willy; and at the top is a Red October and One Man's Treasure
Designer Genes - May 10, 2014
Designer Genes - May 10, 2014
Designer Genes - May 16, 2014
Designer Genes - May 16, 2014
Designer Genes - May 16, 2014
Designer Genes - May 16, 2014
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And some photos from the 2013 season of a Designer Genes I have growing in a trough.
Designer Genes - July 26, 2013
Designer Genes - July 26, 2013
Designer Genes - July 26, 2013
Designer Genes - July 26, 2013
Designer Genes - July 26, 2013
Designer Genes - July 26, 2013
Designer Genes - August 3, 2013
Designer Genes - August 3, 2013
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Maybe it comes up too early for its own good, but ya gotta love it when it does. Such a spring show-off.
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