Hostas revisited after a month

Posted on June 29th, 2008 in Hosta by homeimprovement


Thunderbolt Hosta a month later

The lighting is a bit different as this picture was taken in the morning but notice that this hosta has flowered, added a couple layers of leaves and the bottom leaves have gotten bigger. I probably have it in too much sun.


Thunderbolt at the end of May

Krossa Regal
Krossa Regal after a month

I took off the bad leaf and the plant seems much more compact now. Coloring is quite a bit different with this morning sunlight.


Krossa Regal earlier after just planting

Growing Hostas

Posted on May 31st, 2008 in Hosta by homeimprovement


Thunderbolt

Here’s a recent hosta acquisition of mine. This is called “Thunderbolt.”
Large (leaf 81-144 square inches; plant 18”-28” tall)

I was attracted to this plant instantly. I probably didn’t give it enough space as 36-48″ is the recommended spacing. I probably paid too much for it but it sure is striking.


Krossa Regal

This is a blue hosta and is showing the effects of being recently divided (see browning on the leaf). The Krossa Regal will reach a size of 70×36″ with 4 to 5′ flower scapes (pretty massive). As you can see I’ve got a long way to go to get there.