Hosta of the Day #2 - Lemon Juice

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Hosta of the Day #2 - Lemon Juice

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Lemon Juice is a Striptease sport from Gerard Heemskerk. A couple of the descriptions mention tetraploid.

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This plant is new in my garden. At first glance it looks like another white-centered sport of Striptease but I think it has too much yellowish color in the center. I haven't grown it through a season yet but I think it will look more like My Passion.
Lemon Juice - July 20, 2018
Lemon Juice - July 20, 2018
Lemon Juice - July 20, 2018
Lemon Juice - July 20, 2018
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Re: Hosta of the Day #2 - Lemon Juice

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Be watchful on this one for HVX. Lemon Juice is a Dutch import that has been found with HVX in the past.
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I have one test strip left from some testing I did earlier in the season. Should I test it now if it's not showing any symptoms?
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Depends on how long you've had it. If you've had it all summer then it should still work, but waiting until next spring might be better. Sometimes it takes a full year for the concentration to build enough for a positive test.
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Lemon Juice is not showing any signs of virus.
Some chartreuse streaks.
Lemon Juice - June 26, 2019
Lemon Juice - June 26, 2019
Lemon Juice - June 26, 2019
Lemon Juice - June 26, 2019
Lemon Juice - June 26, 2019
Lemon Juice - June 26, 2019
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