Hosta of the Day 'Red October' - Post Your Pics

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'Red October' was a gift from a friend spring 2007. It had a rough beginning when the soil in one of my older gardens proved to be too heavy; so I ended up putting it in a clay pot for a year to dry out. Amended the garden with lots of sand and compost and it's doing well now.

Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... %20October

MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Red+October

Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/r/redoctober.html

This picture from July 15.
'Red October'
'Red October'
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Here is my oldest - bought in 2009.
Red October - August 26, 2011
Red October - August 26, 2011
Red October - September 3, 2011
Red October - September 3, 2011
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You're a couple of weeks ahead of us. I took a look at mine this morning and it has large buds but no flowers yet.
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Red October was my first red stemmed hosta. Second year in my garden. I got this one from Chris!

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I love the color of the leaves during the early summer. I planted a red begonia next to it so I could tell it apart from One Man's Treasure (without looking at the tags) that's down the hill.

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So, can you identify what the big differences are between RO and OMT? I love the first pic showing its red legs.
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LOL, no can't tell them apart yet, hence the red begonia :) I think Red October's leaves will be longer (and have white backs).
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I think OMT has darker petioles. I have not put them side-by-side but OMT caught my eye one time by looking like the petiole was a solid black color.
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Took some shots of the leaves and petioles with some others thrown in for comparison.
All are labeled from left to right.
One Man's Treasure & Red October
One Man's Treasure & Red October
One Man's Treasure & Red October - backs
One Man's Treasure & Red October - backs
One Man's Treasure & Red October - backs
One Man's Treasure & Red October - backs
One Man's Treasure & Red October & Katsuragawa Beni & Purple Heart
One Man's Treasure & Red October & Katsuragawa Beni & Purple Heart
Secret Treasure & Almost & One Man's Treasure
Secret Treasure & Almost & One Man's Treasure
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Interesting leaf comparisons above. Has anyone used RO as a breeder?

Mine has grown so much that I need to divide it - running out of space. And it's beautiful at the moment as it's blooming. Haven't yet edited the pics I took but I may add them later.
'Red October', June 26, 2012
'Red October', June 26, 2012
leaf June 19, 2012
leaf June 19, 2012
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Blooming Sept. 9, 2012
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And it has branching scapes - 3 that I can see.
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O thanks. I KNEW there was something else I was supposed to do with that picture. But yes, Definitely branching scapes. Maybe I should go look at the rest of my late bloomers when it stops raining. (Hush! I should not complain. We desperately need rain).
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And I think the one coming out to the right may have two branches. I think branching is a matter of maturity or size since my small ones do not have any branches.
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2014 - it's gotten to be quite a large plant. May need to take some divisions from it soon. It's starting to bud and will probably be covered with bloom in late September. Picture July 16, 2014.
Red_October-140716sx.jpg
I have it located next to 'Fire Island'. Here are the two of them early in the season. Photo May 18.
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Red October in the 2014 season
Red October - April 30, 2014
Red October - April 30, 2014
Red October - May 1, 2014
Red October - May 1, 2014
Red October - September 8, 2014
Red October - September 8, 2014
With a branching scape
Red October - September 8, 2014
Red October - September 8, 2014
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Red October flowers and branching scapes
Red October - September 13, 2014
Red October - September 13, 2014
Red October - September 15, 2014
Red October - September 15, 2014
Red October - September 15, 2014
Red October - September 15, 2014
Red October - September 15, 2014
Red October - September 15, 2014
Red October - September 29, 2014
Red October - September 29, 2014
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2015 - June 21. Growing well. As I write on Oct. 1, it is in full bloom but also has many slug holes.
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I went out this morning and noticed one of my Red October was looking weird. It turns out it is putting up one of those odd leafy scapes so it will flower way out of season. I have seen these rare things occur at random over the years but what's really unusual about this one is that about 8 feet away a Miss Ruby did the same thing this season (I posted those photos also.) Wondering if the odd Spring may have triggered something - where March is warm and gets things going only to have winter return in April and then 4 weeks of clouds and rain - confused everything. Both the Red October and Miss Ruby went into this garden last season - both out of pots I have had for a while.
Red October - July 7, 2016
Red October - July 7, 2016
Red October - July 7, 2016
Red October - July 7, 2016
Red October - July 7, 2016
Red October - July 7, 2016
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Gives you a nice opportunity for hybridizing. It's hard to get seeds to ripen on Red October as it blooms so late in the season.
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I had that happen to my 'Allan P. McConnell' border this year. The flower scape was up0 before the rest of the plant emerged. But as David said, it gives you a good opportunity to possibly get seeds from it.
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