Daily Hosta - 'Hands Up' - Add your pics

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Daily Hosta - 'Hands Up' - Add your pics

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Name: H. 'Hands Up' - 2012

Description: a true tetraploid of H. 'Praying Hands' with lots of great attributes that make it a superior plant. Very thick leaves (almost feel like rubber) that stay much smaller than the parent and a creamy-yellow to white border that is much more defined.

Size: Small
Origin: Marco Fransen, 'Praying Hands' sport
Flowers: lavender
Source: Goldenbrook Hostas
Added to garden: Spring 2012

Registry - not registered as of Nov. 2012
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Hands+Up
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/h/handsup.html
Leaf - June 19, 2012
Leaf - June 19, 2012
'Hands Up', July 14, 2012
'Hands Up', July 14, 2012
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A cute little hosta but it hasn't grown much. 2014 pic.
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2015 - Aug. 02. No perceptible growth on this one. I'm about to pot it in a pot that will be buried in my veggie garden for the winter and sunk into the trough for the summer. That will avoid disturbing the roots twice each year.
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2016 update. Still growing really slowly for me. But I now keep it in a pot and sink the pot into the trough or the veggie garden for winter, thus not disturbing the roots.
July 23
July 23
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