Daily Hosta #1 - 'Illicit Affair' - Add your pics

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Daily Hosta #1 - 'Illicit Affair' - Add your pics

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Name: H. 'Illicit Affair'

Description: tiny round leaves emerge yellow and centre turns green
Size: Tiny (7"w x 3"h)
Origin: Sport of H. 'Cheatin Heart'
Flowers: pale lavender, tubular on yellow scapes
Added to garden: Spring 2008

Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... t%20Affair
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Illicit+Affair
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/i/illicitaffair.html

In 2010, I separated it into 3 sections and replanted in the garden. In 2011, I further divided one of the sections. I think this one is a registered mini, but it doesn't seem like one to me.
'Illicit Affair' - July 29
'Illicit Affair' - July 29
'Illicit Affair' July 15 in bloom
'Illicit Affair' July 15 in bloom
'Illicit Affair' flower July 24
'Illicit Affair' flower July 24
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Here it is early in the season.
Illicit Affair - 5/1/2010
Illicit Affair - 5/1/2010
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We just got this one in 2010 so we're not sure yet . . but ours is already bigger than "tiny". Ours would fall more into the "small" category.

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Modest growth in 2012.
leaf- June 19, 2012
leaf- June 19, 2012
'Illicit Affair', June 26, 2012
'Illicit Affair', June 26, 2012
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This is one of a group I had to dig up last season and put in troughs - these came back nicely. The center plant has a scape so hopefully I will get flower pictures.
Faithful Heart and two Illicit Affair
Faithful Heart and two Illicit Affair
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This one is growing well, but I must admit it's not one of my real favourites. Mid-July 2014.
Illicit_Affair-2014-140716s.jpg
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2015 - July 03.
Illicit_Affair-150703s.jpg
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2016 - is this one still considered a mini? The leaves on mine are as large as many of my "small" plants.
July 13, 2016
July 13, 2016
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2017 update - July 19
Illicit_Affair-2017-0719s.jpg
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