'Fancy Francee' Picture and Questions

Talk about hostas, hostas, and more hostas! Companion plant topics should be posted in the Shade Garden forum.

Moderators: ViolaAnn, redcrx, Chris_W

New Topic Post Reply
User avatar
newB
Posts: 90
Joined: May 06, 2008 8:41 am
Location: zone 5, southeast MI

'Fancy Francee' Picture and Questions

Post by newB »

Hello all, This is one of my favorites. Dose anyone else have this plant?

I thought it was just a plain Francee, but when I was looking at the Hosta Library I found pictures of a 'Fancy Francee', which is what mine looks like.

Dose anyone know if there is a difference? If you have this plant will it keep its unusual color?

Thanks for your help :)

Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... %20Francee
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Fancy+Francee
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/f/fancyfrancee.html
Hostas May 022.jpg
Who needs shoes when you can have another Hosta???
User avatar
GrannyNanny
Posts: 3243
Joined: Oct 15, 2001 8:00 pm
Location: Roseville MN (Zone 4a)

Post by GrannyNanny »

Francee is just green with white edging -- this one must sport to some other variegation, but not all over the plant. Francee is a good, dependable hosta, and always looks good all season long. Phyllis
User avatar
thy
Posts: 9047
Joined: Sep 23, 2002 8:00 pm
USDA Zone: 7
Location: Denmark - 7B/8A Lat. 55,23

Post by thy »

Yes your Francee is sporting... may be you will se something new or at least different one year or maybe it will settle down to a normal lovely Francee.

With hostas... you never know...they are generally unstable by nature :wink:

Pia
Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.
E-mail for pics hostapics@gmail.com
User avatar
newB
Posts: 90
Joined: May 06, 2008 8:41 am
Location: zone 5, southeast MI

Post by newB »

You really think it is sporting? The pictures of "Fancy Francee" on the Hosta Library site have some plants that look kind of like mine.

I mean, I really, really hope it is sporting, I would be so excited! But I am not sure. I guess I will have to watch it and see what it dose next year....

Even if it never dose it again I have pictures and I will still like the plant :) So I guess I have nothing to loose.

Thanks for looking!
Mari
Who needs shoes when you can have another Hosta???
jobranch
Posts: 383
Joined: Jul 04, 2007 3:06 pm
USDA Zone: 7B
Location: Central Alabama
Contact:

Post by jobranch »

Yours looks sort of like mine - I posted this picture about a week ago. Similar question...

Image
User avatar
newB
Posts: 90
Joined: May 06, 2008 8:41 am
Location: zone 5, southeast MI

Post by newB »

Yes it dose, I am sorry I missed your post.

How long has yours been doing that? Mine is a new plant, I just got it and it came like that. It was labeled "Francee" I got the Fancy part from the Hosta Library.

I hope they come back like this again next year!

Do you think yours is a sport? Some of the varigated leaves on yours look like they are a different shape, so I would think yours would be more of a sport than mine but I really do not know. I will have to ask Chris when I go back to Hallson.


Good Luck with yours!
Mari
Who needs shoes when you can have another Hosta???
jobranch
Posts: 383
Joined: Jul 04, 2007 3:06 pm
USDA Zone: 7B
Location: Central Alabama
Contact:

Post by jobranch »

I am no expert, but I this has to be a sport. The new growth is very different from the old. I noticed this only a couple of weeks ago.
User avatar
thy
Posts: 9047
Joined: Sep 23, 2002 8:00 pm
USDA Zone: 7
Location: Denmark - 7B/8A Lat. 55,23

Post by thy »

It is a sport when it differ from the originaly/ supposed way..Hostas do sport way more than other plants..and somte times they succes and make lovely new ones... and sometimes they just try a bit..and sort of give up for now :lol:

They fit for our group.. bit of nuts :wink:
Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.
E-mail for pics hostapics@gmail.com
New Topic Post Reply