Hosta foliage types
- Subject: Hosta foliage types
- From: h*@open.org
- Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 23:42:51 -0700 (PDT)
In regard to the comments about cetain hostas looking better then
others in the fall, do hostas have deciduous and non-deciduous foliage
types like daylilies. In daylilies we have deciduous types which are
photoperiod induced and non-deciduous types which are not affected by
photoperiod. The non-deciduous types are further broken down into
semi-evergreen and evergreen, although there is still considerable
difference of opinion about excatly what these two terms mean. When I
look at hostas in the fall I see difference that might follow the
daylily foliage type model, which can explain why some hosta foliage
looks better in the fall. However, I haven't seen any specific
references to deciduous vs non-deciduous or differnece in temperature
sensitivity of non-deciduous types in hostas. Are there any hostas
that will stay evergreen down in the South if they don't get freezing
weather?
Joe Halinar
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