Re: Hosta Questions!
Thank you Tim over the pond, I'll have to look that one up.
IGLH
Sam I Am
> Hi
> Noahs Rainbow is a streaked Green Gold sport with a cream margin if I
> remember rightly.
> Tim over the pond
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sam" <samk52@alltel.net>
> To: "Hosta Open" <hosta-open@mallorn.com>
> Sent: 17 February 2001 16:53
> Subject: Hosta Questions!
>
>
> > Hello to all, I've been mostly lurkin', but I'm just full of questions
> > today. It's cold and dreary here in Ky. The rain has finally stopped.
> > It's now spitting snow. Oh joy. :( C'mon Spring! :)
> > On to my questions.
> > 1. Are Hosta Green Gold fertile?
> > 2. Are they good breeders?
> > 3. Has there been a streaked Green Gold found?
> > 4. If so, could they, would they, should they be good breeders?
> > 5. How long should a division be grown before it is allowed to set
seed?
> > 6. How long should a plant be grown before it is determined to be
stable?
> > 7. How long should a plant be grown before it is registered?
> > I found a streaked Green Gold last summer. Most of the plant had
> > streaked leaves, just a couple leaves on the main plant were not. I
> divided
> > it and the streaked divisions had streaked divisions of their own. Only
> one
> > division had a variegated division and a gold division. I guess I'll
have
> > to see how they come up this year. Any tips?
> > I hunt around garden shops and centers for the odd plants and have found
a
> > few. Most people around here think something is wrong with the plant so
> > won't buy them. I see them and want to shout for joy, but I don't. I
> take
> > it to the counter and calmly buy it. When I get home I do the Happy
Dance
> > for my find. I know most of these finds are products of TC and some one
> has
> > let them slip through their culling.
> > Thanks for any help.
> > IGLH
> > Sam I Am
> > P.S. I'm a terrible speller.
> >
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