I bought Pilgrim last year at Russell's (only part of the convention I was able to attend). I planted it in a permanent spot this spring.
I hadn't paid much attention to it until this past week. Imagine my surprise when I saw a strange leaf....the leaf's perhaps an inch or two from the rest of the little plant. My first thought was, "A sport!" But the leaves are so different that now I'm wondering: is it possible that I picked up part of another hosta when moving Pilgrim?
Only candidate I can think of is Sweetie. But I can't find any images of it as an immature plant.
Not only that, now I'm wondering whether "Pilgrim" is mislabeled. What with rampaging squirrels and frost heave, I think some of my labels aren't in the right spots.
Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... ty=Pilgrim
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Pilgrim
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/p/pilgrim.html
Pilgrim and sport?
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Re: Pilgrim
I added some Pilgrim at the far end of my yard. It's hard to grow things there - the poison ivy and Virginia Creeper can grow but not mush else. I do have a piece of all green Gold Standard existing there - it's been there 10 years and never gotten much bigger, it went into a basket last season. There is a little fern that volunteered and it's growing in the path with a ring of rocks around it to keep it from getting stepped on. I picked Pilgrim because I think it can grow in dark shade. I have one that is growing in similar conditions.
The new Pilgrim: That's Green Nature Lady on the left viewtopic.php?f=1&t=61020
On the far left is Guardian Angel in flower and Great Arrival that area gets some sun. An "old" Pilgrim growing in similar conditions:
The new Pilgrim: That's Green Nature Lady on the left viewtopic.php?f=1&t=61020
On the far left is Guardian Angel in flower and Great Arrival that area gets some sun. An "old" Pilgrim growing in similar conditions:
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Re: Pilgrim and sport?
I put a Pilgrim in my newest bed last season and it has taken off.
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.