Hi All--For several years after getting Little Aurora in 2000 I thought I either had a bad plant or I had it growing in the wrong conditions. Based on Zilis's listing of 40x14, I was expecting more than the 10x6, 9x6, and 11x5 measurements the plant produced in its first three years. I guess I should have been paying closer attention to Lemke's listing of 12x8 because finally in 2004 it went to 16x7 and was essentially the same in 2005 at 17x7. Even for a Tokudama derivative, that is a slow growth rate. Little Aurora is aptly named, providing a nice, bright, gold mound of foliage. As with most of the Tokudamas, slugs have not been a problem.
Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... e%20Aurora
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Little+Aurora
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/l/littlea.html
The pix are from 2002, 2003 and 2005.
Pic of the Day--Little Aurora
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Pic of the Day--Little Aurora
Hank
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Sounds like a good yellow to invest in! Thanks!
Jane (from the middle of the Mitten state)
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At least yours will grow & has gotten somewhat larger & fuller over time, Hank. I think I'm on my 3rd one now - I'd have to look at my records to make sure. But last year I combined 2 into one tiny plant with 2 tiny eyes. The largest leaves on each might have been the size of a quarter. They were planted in different locations & they had seemed to be doing well the year before. This year I'm down to one of those eyes & if the 2 leaves were combined they might be the size of a quarter. I don't see myself getting another one.
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Tiny Aurora, RIP
Reldon, mine from 1990 met the same fate. I moved it several times to give it better growing conditions, but it departed last year.
George
George
Mine finally died this year, never grew well.
I do have Golden Prayers that is better, and always has been, and I wonder if it is really Little Aurora because of the confusion in the trade, and it looks a lot like Sultana and Little Sunspot. I'll be growing them together this year.
I got both Little Aurora and Golden Prayers from Ruh's Homestead division. but if this one is LA, then I don't know what the other one was that died!
I do have Golden Prayers that is better, and always has been, and I wonder if it is really Little Aurora because of the confusion in the trade, and it looks a lot like Sultana and Little Sunspot. I'll be growing them together this year.
I got both Little Aurora and Golden Prayers from Ruh's Homestead division. but if this one is LA, then I don't know what the other one was that died!
Dave
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Little Aurora vs. Golden Prayers
The REAL 'Golden Prayers' is much larger than 'Little Aurora'.
George
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