Re: drought tolerant Hostas
- Subject: Re: drought tolerant Hostas
- From: w* v* p*
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 20:33:29 +0300
Hosta's in general will not grow well in zone 10 climates because they need
cold weather and some frost to go in winter rest. If this does not happen
they slowly fall back untill they disappear. In zone 9 they will do well if
they get sufficient cold weather.
Wim van Putten
Algarve
Portugal
zone 10
----- Original Message -----
From: Janet Blenkinship <janetble@otenet.gr>
To: <chantal.guiraud@wanadoo.fr>; <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: drought tolerant Hostas
>
>
> chantal said I'm foolish wanting hostas in such a climate?
> >
>
>
> No you most certainly are not foolish to want to try Hostas in your new
> home. We successfully grow several cultivars here in Crete. Among the
best
> are Hosta plantaginea and or any of its hybrids, Hosta honeybells or any
of
> its hybrids, or Hosta minor, this is a small creeping Hosta and not at all
> showy, but thrives and flowers really well here. Also doing well are Hosta
> ventricosa - that also has a few hybrids. we have tried lots of different
> forms and have found that, in general, the tougher leaved varieties do
best
> for us.
>
> Our philosophy is if we want to grow it - we do - then it either thrives
and
> gives us pleasure or it dies and we don't worry about it:-)
>
> Janet Blenkinship
> Crete, Greece
>
> What is this life if, full of care,
> we have no time to stand and stare.
> William henry Davies
>
