Re: Korean trip
Bruce, I find that very interesting. I bet if a Korean hosta collector came to
the U.S. looking for 'unusual' hosta, he wouldn't have to look far or climb any
mountains.
Denise
bbanyai@herc.com wrote:
> Two weeks ago I had a business trip that took me the length of South Korea.
> Of course scouted the local landscape as best I could for those nefarious
> plants known as hosta.
>
> In Taejon, in central S. Korea, saw several large city park plantings of
> plantaginea and what looked like 'SeeSaw'.
>
> Several huge beds, 100'by 30', planted close.
>
> Then on to Kimcheon, where climbed some mountains to a Buddha temple
> ( had no choice , was Buddha's birthday and the thing to do!!)
>
> Saw many green seedlings used as ground cover, some huge areas of
> clausa. They obviously have been there a long time since they had
> spread underground.
>
> South to Chinju and more of the same.
>
> Back to Seoul - checked into several nurseries and parks - more of the
> same, plantaginea and und. albo marginata. One large landscaping of
> what looked like 'Francee' though could have been mature und. albo
> marg.
>
> Finally to the Korean Folk Festival, similar to Greenfield Village in
> Dearborn, Michigan. More of the clausa and all green forms, not
> hyacynthina but probably fortunei type.
>
> While I did not hook up with any Korean gardeners, did see plenty of
> hosta in natural hilly habitat. Alas, all green forms. No blues, no
> golds, no variegation.
>
> bruce
>
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