RE: Hosta
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: RE: Hosta
- From: "* D* <m*@teleport.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 14:31:55 -0700 (PDT)
At 09:14 AM 6/30/98 -0400, R. Crump wrote:
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>From: Nmesmud@aol.com[SMTP:Nmesmud@aol.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 1:49 AM
>To: perennials@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: Hosta
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>With all the grand flowering perennials that are being discussed I wonder if
>the perennials that have outstanding foliage ie; Hosta are often over looked.
>There are so many outstanding varieties of Hosta on the market today
>everything from small ones that are suitable for very small containers to huge
>ones that have flower spikes to 5' plus and such a wide range of colors. One
>of my favorites is 'Gold Standard'. I have it in a ornamental planter on my
>deck, it adds great contrast with it's green margins and yellow centers. It
>adds light to a rather green spot on the container planting. With some care
>most Hosta plantings can be slug free. What about other Hosta nuts like me,
>what do you think about Hosta's
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>Muddy
Muddy, I'm with you, I LOVE Hostas. One of my new favorites is 'Patriot',
a really lovely green with white which I believe was the Hosta Society's
"hosta of the year" in the recent past. It was terribly expensive but the
price is dropping. My all time favorite blue is 'Krossa Regal'. It has a
tall vase shaped habit and is slug resistant here - I've never seen a slug
bite on it. I always figured the slugs got dizzy trying to get up that high
to take a bite :). My favorite mini blue is a cute compact, very chalky blue
'Dorset Blue'. And 'Golden Tiara' is my fav mini green with yellow, a
profuse dark lavender bloomer. 'Sum and Substance' and 'Wide Brim' are 2
large green w/ gold that are very lovely. I'm now growing 33 different
Hostas and looking for space to plant more!
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon, Zone 8b
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