Re: Beauty Curve in Hostas


At 09:21 PM 7/7/99 -0400, you wrote:
>> Although I too prefer a clumping Hosta to a stoloniferous one, it depends
>> on how you want to use them. For groundcover use, I would think a
>> stoloniferous hosta would be ideal.
>> 
>> Gerry>
>
>I like stoloniferous hosta if they are small cultivars or species. In
>the medium-sized hosta, I think stoloniferous hostas are a bit out of
>control. I have found that most of the stoloniferous ones tend to be
>small, anyway.
>  But there's alot more to be said, also, for clump-forming habits. I
>don't think I'd like to see a stoloniferous H. '(name your favorite
>Extra Large hosta here)' - that would then become a true monster!!
>
>Diane Frederick
>Cleve. Hts, OH - z5
 
Yeah, Diane, now that I think about it, the stoloniferous hostas I have are
on the small side. The thought of a stoloniferous Blue Angel or S&S is a
little scary!

Gerry
Oak Ridge, TN Z7
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