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Re: [SG] Texas Plants

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Bob



            HOSTA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOUTHERN GARDENS
In response to the many requests of southern gardeners we have compiled
a
short list of recommended hostas for the south.

*fortunei  derivatives do great!        *Late Blooming Hostas such as
Ellerbroek        kikutti
Fort 'Albopicta   longipies
Fort 'AureoMarginata'     tardiflora
Fort 'Albomarginata'
Fort 'Obscura'  *other misc hosta that do well
Fort ' Hyacinthina'
 Sum & Substance
Francee
     sieboldiis- ie Kabitan
Gold Standard
 Tiara series- except they may look poor late into
Moonlight
    the season the more shade and moisture you can
Night Before Christmas   give them the better- except the extremes of
course
Patriot  (Golden Tiara, Grand Tiara, Platinum Tiara, Em-
Striptrease         erald Tiara, Golden Scepter)
          Nigrescens
*plantaginea hybrids, except plantaginea, do     Ventricosa and
Ventricosa,
'Aureomargininata'
fine as they do not need as long of a dormancy,
one thing to warch for is they often emerge early       Hostas that do
not
perform well in the South
making them susceptable in the spring frosts.                      as
they do
in the North.
Fragrant Blue
Fragrant Bouquet        Tokudamas don't do as welll- they come up late
and
Fried Bananas   are affected by summer heat
Fried Green Tomatoes    Tokuduma 'Aureonebulosa'
Guacamole       Tokudama 'flavociricinalis'
Honeybells      as an exception out of all the tokudamas Love Pat
Hoosier Harmony generally does fairly well, but never achieves the
Invincible      size of those in the Northern states
Iron Gate Delight
So Sweet        Krossa Regal is always a shorter plant
Sugar & Cream
Sweet Susan     some sieboldianas if crossed with tokudamas are
Royal Standard  very slow.
        Ie Abiqua Drinking Gourd
*Montana derivatives except montana     If they crossed with a montana
they do
better
'Aureomarginata' also emerge very early and are         ie Blue Angel
susceptible to frost damange-but otherwise they do      Big Daddy does
as well
as any
well
Frosted Jade
montana 'Mountain Snow'                 Recommended cultural practice
montana kinkaku                      for better growth include:
So Stage        Keep hosta cool in the afternoon, (shaded espe-
Yellow River    cially in the afternoon) don't let the plants dry out,
        use supplemental watering.




EJSchulz wrote:
>
> Hi-
> Anyone out there know if Hostas can be grown in Texas? Have a friend who would
> like to send one as a gift but isn't sure if it will survive. I believe it is
> the Houston area .Any info is appreciated. Thanks in advance.     Janet

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