Hostarella! Who's with me!

11 years ago

After heavily surfing the net for hostas and heucheras (again), I had a brainstorm!

Has crossing hostas and heuchs ever been attempted??

Because in my mind's eye I'm now seeing...

A plant with the color and substance of Heucherella Brass Lanterns, with the form and shape of Pineapple Upside Down Cake.

A plant with the color and substance of Heuchera Crimson Curls with the form and SIZE of S&S.

A plant with the color of Great Expectations...with the curliness of Heuchera Lime Rickey.

A plant with the color of Heuchera Tiramisu, with the vase shaped form of Krossa Regal.

Can you even imagine?

Would this even be possible?

Somebody stop me! I want them all! lol

Michelle (daydreamer extraordinaire)

Comments (12)

caliloo
11 years ago
Um... maybe I am not remembering my high school genetics course well.... but I don't think you can cross a crocodile and a cat and get anything viable.

Alexa
Johnsp
11 years ago
No this would not be possible as they have no genetic commonality. Would be like trying to cross a fish with a bird. Nice thought though.

Scott
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Babka NorCal 9b
11 years ago
Well, haven't you ever heard of a Flying Fish?

-Babka
Johnsp
11 years ago
Lol well yes actually I have. Give that kind of cross a try and lets see what you get. Guaranteed if it could work you'll never need to earn a dollar again...:)

Scott
thisismelissa
11 years ago
Yeah, those flying fish are killing our waterways!
Asian Carp are the menaces of the local rivers and lakes!
tepelus
11 years ago
Can I have what you're having? lmao!

Karen
frostynyc
11 years ago
It is in fact possible. I read an article in Wired this month about how genes derived from blue pansies were engineered into rose DNA to create a blue rose. They spent years trying to use petunia genes unsuccessfully before they switched to using genes from a different blue flower. Using recombinant DNA technology, you can create virtually anything, given enough time, money, and luck. I spent an afternoon in a lab in a bio class, inserting jellyfish genes into viruses to get the viruses to glow fluorescent green via their new genetic sequences. Kind of neat.

So yes, it's possible to cross hostas and heuchera... but not by any kind of typical means like cross-pollinating.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/09/blue-roses-for-sale/
buckeye15
11 years ago
So if jellyfish genes could be spliced into Hosta Virus X, then infected hostas would glow???
tepelus
11 years ago
Then that would make them desirable, because who wouldn't want a glowing hosta, even if it is diseased? lol

Karen
squirejohn zone4 VT
11 years ago
Hostajell could take the place of solar walkway lights.
hostaLes
11 years ago
WOW - You guys and gals are stretching MY creative genetics way beyond their natural limits. And I just finished reciting a condensed version of The Jabberwocky to my adult daughter whe never heard of it B4.

I am uncharacteristically speechless. (but that's OK-if you use such incredibly long words like "uncharacteristically"not much else CAN be said!)

Les
nutmeg4061
Original Author
11 years ago
FrostyNYC, great info! I love technology!
So, we can all have blue roses, pure red iris, and someday maybe...Hostarella! lol
Michelle