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Re: Variegated hosta from seed

Variegated Hosta seedlings rarely occur with most parents.  Paul Aden,
in "The Hosta Book" describes a situation where 15,000 Francis Williams
seeds resulted in ONE variegated seedling.  There are certain parents
that will give vareigated seedlings - those with a certain type of
"splotched"  pattern in the leaves.  Hosta specialists generally list
plants that can be used for  obtaining variegated seedlings.
David Sims




Annette Guennemann wrote:
> 
> Hosta are very easy to propagate from seed (just keep them moist and
> warm, they will spread after a week). Just for fun I grew some hosta
> from my own seed, but I never got a variegated one. Although I collected
> the the seeds from the variegated hybrids I grow in my garden, they
> always produce only green seedlings. Is this because there is cross-
> pollination with the green varieties I have in my garden too? Or is the
> percentage of variegated seedlings only very small? Are there special
> named cultivars having a reputation for being a good mother plant
> because they produce a high percentage of variegated seedlings?
> The only success I ever had was getting hosta with a yellow leaves.
> Thanks for more information, Annette, Germany zone 6
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