Hosta of the day -'Teeny-weeny Bikini' - post your pics

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Hosta of the day -'Teeny-weeny Bikini' - post your pics

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'Teeny-weeny Bikini' is, perhaps, the smallest hosta I have. I've had it since spring of 2006 and keep it in pots which get buried in my veggie garden for the winter. Very small indeed and this year I had a couple of rogue leaves, but that's all. Not a real sport. This year, the earwigs and slugs have made mincemeat of it which doesn't usually happen.
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I had to move mine this spring, asit was completely overshadowed by other plants around it. I planted a group of minis
along a walkway, and then the moles came along and nearly buried all of them. I got them all reset, and Teeny Weeny Bikini
is just now looking like it will make a recovery. So, no pics of it from me, but I love this little plant. Despite the tiny size,
it seems to be quite vigorous.
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Name: H. 'Teeny-weeny Bikini' REST IN PEACE!

Description: Tiny hosta composed of long, shiny, tapered leaves, each creamy white with a dark green border. Dark purple flowers in late August.

Size: Mini (7"w x 4"h)
Origin: offspring of H.'Tsugaru Komachi'
Flowers: Tubular, deep purple in late August
Source: Patrick Studio (Gardens Galore)
Added to garden: Spring 2006
Notes: Came back quite small in 2012 and the death knell was dealt when squirrels dug it out of its pot twice in one day. Anyone know of a source for this in Canada?

Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... y%20Bikini
MyHostas - http://www.myhostas.be/db/hostas/Teeny-weeny+Bikini
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/t/teeny.html
'Teeny-weeny Bikini', June 26, 2012
'Teeny-weeny Bikini', June 26, 2012
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ViolaAnn---I noticed that Handlebar Hosta Farm in Uxbridge, Ontario have this hosta available on their site. Their website is www.handlebarhostas.ca Telephone no. (905)852-7024. Also Giboshihill Hostas in Cobourg, Ontario have it. Their website is www.simplyhostas.ca. Telephone no. (905)342-3153. I have not ordered with either of them, so I can't give you any opinion.
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Thanks. I have a couple of hostas I got from Giboshihill Hostas when they hosted the hosta picnic a couple of years ago. I'll check that out.
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I got a new 'Teeny-weeny Bikini' in 2013 but it did not make it through last winter.
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