RE: Hostas

Count me in for hostas.  My shade beds include hostas, ferns, Lenten rose 
and winterberry.  In summer, I sometimes add impatiens.
Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN



At 11:35 PM 3/1/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Bonnie,
>I appreciate the flowers too.  I don't have a keen enough nose to catch the
>fragrance, but I think they look rather nice.  I have one I grew from seed
>that has a very pretty lavender and white striped flower.
>I do cut flowers stems from Tellima and Heuchera americana, usually if they
>topple.  Neither is very pretty and they tend to lay over in the path
>because they're so long.
>Kitty
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Bonnie & Bill Morgan <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Date: 3/1/2003 9:01:40 PM
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Hostas
> >
> > Chris, I'm with you.  I love hosta blooms.  I have what I think is called
> > "Honey Bells" that really perfumes the air in mid to late summer.  I'm
> > always amazed that folks chop off the flower stalks without enjoying the
> > flowers.   (No offense to those that cut off the blooms.)   I think hostas
> > are a win/win type of plant for both bloom and foliage.  The only think
>I'd
> > like to see in a Hosta is an evergreen variety in the North! LOL!!!
>Wouldn't
> > that be something?
> >
> > Blessings,
> >
> > Bonnie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>Behalf
> > Of Chris
> > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 7:39 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Hostas
> >
> > Ceres,
> >
> > I actually grow hostas for foliage and bloom.  Some I grow for their
> > fragrance or to add flower color to my white garden, for instance.  H.
> > 'Ginko Craig' has luscious deep lilac blooms.  Some even have double
> > blooms.  I'm looking for these cultivars. I love flowers and hostas have
> > a long bloom time!
> >
> > Chris
> > Long Island, NY
> > Zone 7
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf Of Cersgarden@aol.com
> > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 6:58 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hostas
> >
> > In a message dated 3/1/03 11:22:59 AM, chris@widom-assoc.com writes:
> >
> > >One of the earliest hostas for our area is H. Montana aureo marginata
> > >which blooms
> > Chris, do you like the blooms on hostas?  I have only one that I let the
> >
> > blooms open.  I cut them off all others.
> >     Ceres
> >
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