I don't think I've posted any 2019 pictures here and it's about time I did. It's not been the best hosta growing year. We had an AWFUL spring, cold and wet right into mid-June. Then it got hot and very, very dry and the hostas suffered. I have many more than usual showing brown leaves. Last summer was also very dry and I think it has affected the size of some of my hostas as quite a few are smaller than they should be. But here are some. These are the most recent photos, taken a few days ago.
'Alakazaam' is a couple of years old and doing well. Need to find garden space for it, though under this maple tree, plants are better off in pots.
'Allegan Fog' is one I've had since 2006, but I've never gotten viable seed from it. Most years it doesn't set seed at all unless I help it.
'Alligator Shoes' was new in 2008 and has one large leaf turning brown a bit early.
'Bashful' is a couple of years old and doing well in a pot but I'll look for a garden location for it.
'Blue Mouse Ears' is mature and needs to be divided this autumn if I want to keep the "mice" in this trough.
'Blue Wedgwood' is a slow grower, but maintains a lovely blue. It was new to me in 2005.
'Captain's Adventure' was new this year. This is a funky one and there seem to be some lots of it with HVX from certain sources. Mine came from a different source, but I ran a test on it anyway just to make sure.
'Charlotte's Web' is a streaky one that is not stable. New in 2011 and has been divided a couple of times. I dug it last year and divided out the stabilized portions and it's looking better but I may have to do it again next year.
I have the entire 'Baby Bunting' family in this trough, but 'Cherish' has decided to become an "ultra-mini". It was new in 2007. Much to my amazement, it comes back every year, but look at it next to another mini in the family, 'Cameo'.
'Dancing With Leila' is my own 2009 seedling from 'Last Dance' which beat all the odds and is variegated. It's reverse of it's pod-parent and looks a great deal like the related and commercially available "Dance With Me". I ended up naming it after my second granddaughter with a nod to its heritage.
