Pic of the Day--Roy's Pink

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Hank Zumach
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Pic of the Day--Roy's Pink

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Hi All--I received Roy's Pink as a gift in 2002 and planted it in a spot that receives a little filtered sun. There is not a lot of information available for RP. Its measurements have been 14x6, 25x7, 28x7, 35x10 and 34x10. Zilis lists it as a medium sized plant. This is an unremarkable variety except for the pinkish color to its blossoms, from which it got its name. Slugs have not bothered it.

Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... y's%20Pink
MyHostas - http://www.myhostas.be/db/hostas/Roy%27s+Pink
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/r/royspink.html

The first pic, from 2003, shows the pink-tinged blossoms.
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The second pic is from 2006.
s Pink Blossoms 9-3-03c.jpg
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Ginger
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Wow, those are some massive flowers! The flowers alone make it eye catching.

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jgh
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Post by jgh »

Oddly enough, I too received Roy's Pink as a gift in 2002 - I'll bet from the same folks. (BTW, haven't heard anything from Joval in some time...)

As Hank suggests, retty much generic green hosta... except for the blossoms. I would probably remove it if not for sentiment. But as a gift, it will remain in a place of honor for as long as I'm able to garden.
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