Re: Size of Hostas
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Size of Hostas
- From: C* <c*@bridgewoodgardens.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 12:35:43 -0500
- References: <36A209B2.3AEC941@frontiernet.net>
Alan & Vicky Cahanes wrote:
> You know it really is deceiving when in the descriptions of the size it
> says it is
> a small hosta like Gold Edger.
I don't think it's deceiving at all. Hostas simply get bigger as they get
older, and the distinctions between dwarf, small, medium, large and giant
are relative, not absolute. It is a subjective description that considers
both leaf size and clump size at a reasonable age. If Gold Edger is not
small, what is it? Is it medium? If I described it as a medium size hosta,
then you would probably expect it to be the same size as one of the Fortunei
types, which it is not. Could I justify calling Gold Edger a medium size
hosta by explaining that if you grow it for 10 years it might get as wide as
a Fortunei would get after 3 years?
Gold Edger is a small hosta because it is not a medium hosta.
Chick
bridgewoodgardens.com
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