Hosta of the Day - Red Dog

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Hosta of the Day - Red Dog

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This is a little long.

Red Dog is a complex hybrid with Hacksaw and Atom Smasher in the mix. This plant is a lot bigger than its parents but still retains the rippled leaf edge. It had red in the petioles that extends into the leaf back. It produces large light-colored flowers on tall purple scapes late in the season.

Hosta Registry - not registered
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Red+Dog
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/r/reddog.html

I have had this plant since the 2012 season.

Here it is in 2012
Red Dog - September 7, 2012
Red Dog - September 7, 2012
Red Dog - September 7, 2012
Red Dog - September 7, 2012
Red Dog - September 7, 2012
Red Dog - September 7, 2012
Red Dog - September 7, 2012
Red Dog - September 7, 2012
Red Dog - September 12, 2012
Red Dog - September 12, 2012
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Red Dog early in the 2013 season
In a group with a few Mr Blue on the left and Volcano Island on the right
Red Dog - May 5, 2013
Red Dog - May 5, 2013
Later in the season it has exploded and is dwarfing the others, and is flowering (a little early)
Red Dog - July 27, 2013
Red Dog - July 27, 2013
Red Dog - July 27, 2013
Red Dog - July 27, 2013
Red Dog - July 27, 2013
Red Dog - July 27, 2013
Red Dog - August 17, 2013
Red Dog - August 17, 2013
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Continuing with Red Dog late in the 2013 season
Red Dog - August 22, 2013
Red Dog - August 22, 2013
Red Dog - August 22, 2013
Red Dog - August 22, 2013
Red Dog - August 22, 2013
Red Dog - August 22, 2013
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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Red Dog early in the 2014 season
With Mr Blue on the left and Volcano Island and Paradise Island on the right
And a large Fortunei Aureomarginata in the top-right corner
Red Dog - May 23, 2014
Red Dog - May 23, 2014
Red Dog - May 23, 2014
Red Dog - May 23, 2014
And later in the season
Red Dog - August 23, 2014
Red Dog - August 23, 2014
Red Dog - August 23, 2014
Red Dog - August 23, 2014
Red Dog - August 27, 2014
Red Dog - August 27, 2014
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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