Re: Crowned Imperial vs Gloriosa?

Cindy,
Most of the time, not always, 'Gloriosa' has a uniform, thin margin and the
leaves are cupped due to a little drawstrings effect in well grown plants.
'Crowned Imperial' is similar in size and has a more irregular margin, thin
but in places getting broader and streaky. It was originally described by
Walters Gardens with a 1/2 inch margin but it is not always that wide. The
leaves are a bit cupped too, but not as much as 'Gloriosa' and they are
larger 9 by 6 inches. Frankly, I have seen places where both looked exactly
alike, but then in other gardens they were quite different in their margins,
with 'Gloriosa' always a bit more uniform from leaf to leaf. Mature
'Gloriosa' usually has smaller leaves, about 8 by 4 1/2 to 5 inches, and the
margin is always very narrow. HTH George

W. George Schmid
Hosta Hill - Tucker Georgia USA
Zone 7a - 1188 feet AMSL
84-12'-30" West_33-51' North
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From: "Cindy Johnson" <cidjohnson323@comcast.net>
To: <PHOENIX_HOSTA_ROBIN@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>; "hosta-open@mallorn.com"
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Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 5:29 PM
Subject: Crowned Imperial vs Gloriosa?


> Hi folks,
>
> I've been looking at these two plants in my gardens and reading about
them.
> Crowned Imperial has only been here a few years and is a good size plant
> already.  Gloriosa has been here much longer and I finally dug it up and
> replanted it elsewhere because it's been declining from the start.  I know
> it's a good grower elsewhere and I've seen huge clumps of it at Funky
> Gardens.
>
> They are both supposed to be dark green with narrow white margins.  Can
> someone tell me how these two plants differ if they are both growing well?
Is
> Crowned Imperial like a large version of Gloriosa?  I'm trying to decide
if I
> want to use up space on both plants since I still have so many potted
hostas
> to plant and no more garden space.
> Thanks,
> Cindy
>
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