Sophomore Class Creepers at Enabler U

[paul_in_mn]

These are some favorites added last year(thus the creep year). If you haven't caught on the term 'favorites' regarding hostas in an infinite number for me - since at some time or another - big, small, blue, green, variegated ruffled, and everything in-between has been a favorite. Of these twelve - Devon Green (a Hallson gift plant)with its clean polished look, and ventricosa Auremarginata and Paradise Power with their more free spirited looks have caught my eye this year. Two I am very eager to see at maturity are High Society and Victory - of course I may be into more big blues by then - who knows. Atlantis is another worth noting as it jumped from 1 eye to 5 eyes - yikes. What fun.


Please feel free to add pics of your Sophomores.

Next the Junior Leapers

[renaldo75]

Those are all definitely keepers. They'll just keep getting better as they mature.
Warwick Comet is one that I have that's definitely fun to watch.
Love that center and the cupping and corrugation.
But yours are all doing great!!

[ViolaAnn]

Those are all lookers. You can really be proud of them.

What do you use to make your composite pictures? (And, I guess, how do you get the composite small enough to post over here?)

I'll be along sometime after dinner to post some of my sophomores, but I only know how to post individual pics and I'll have to go through them all to make them small enough first.

Ann

[paul_in_mn]

renaldo - Thanks, here's a Warwick Comet pic from the Ryan and Cook gardens during AHS Tours this summer -


ViolaAnn - I use the collage function in Picasa from google http://picasa.google.com/. Picasa has many features, I use it mainly for managing my photos adding text and some minor editing - very handy.

[ViolaAnn]

I HAVE Picasso, but it spends so much time organizing all the pics I have on my computer that I always give up on using it or trying to. Is there a way to get it to quit organizing everything? I use ACDSee9 for manipulating most of my photos.
Ann

[paul_in_mn]

ViolaAnn - sent you a PM about Picasa

[ViolaAnn]

Paul - it hasn't arrived.

Meanwhile, here are a few of my sophomores.

Captain Kirk

Dancing With Leila - my very own 2009 OP seedling of Last Dance. What a surprise to get this variegation. Nice substance too.

Gypsy Rose - it's only got two eyes and one of them is doing something really funky. I think this one might be fun to watch.

Lakeside Cranberry Relish - it bloomed in its first year and I've got some nice red-legged seedlings from it as well.

Lakeside Mom - it grew a lot from 2009-2010 and this year it bloomed but didn't set seed.

[ViolaAnn]

A few more

Liberty

Orange Marmalade

A streaked sport of Pewterware given to me by a friend. One eye last year and two this year. Between the two of us we hope to keep it going.

Rainbow's End - I had to get two of these last year. The first one got dug up by squirrels so many times it finally succumbed.

Stiletto - given to me by a friend.

[renaldo75]

I'd love to find a streaked Pewterware!! It's one of the nicest, longest lasting blues in my garden this year.

Paul - I need the PM about Picasa too. I find its 'hostile takeover' of all the pics on my computer to be more than annoying.

[Chris_W]

I agree, that streaked Pewterware is a fantastic plant! What a great find

Thanks for all the rest of the pictures here too everyone. Great to see