Re: Another dumb question
- Subject: Re: Another dumb question
- From: R* W*
- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 22:51:52 -0400
Ann,
as a general rule, Hosta will bloom once per season when mature enough to throw
up a scape. Some people get lucky and get a second bloom. Once, I heard of a
third bloom--that was in a warmer climate than I am in (zone5-6 south shore of
Lake Erie).
Ray
Ann James wrote:
> Okay, folks, you have been very kind to me in my state of bewilderment. Now
> most of my hostas are blooming, though this is not all that impressive, but
> do they bloom throughout the season? If there is indeed a season.
>
> I don't know who is where, because I didn't stick in the little nametags
> when I put them in the ground. But it seems to me that some hostas are more
> enticing to the regular run of bugs than others. One in the front shade bed
> has taken heavy damage, and I put out serious poison to prevent more. The
> dogs don't get outside the back yard fence except on lead, which is why I
> can do this.
>
> Hostas really are enchanting plants, with their sculptural inclination. I
> mean, they really needn't bloom at all. Just keep throwing up those sets of
> leaves.
>
> Ann James
>
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