Here is Picture No. 2.
It shows a good looking Crusader with the strange one.

I think lots of weird scapes this year with the delayed spring. Here's mine to add from the last 2 days.

Paul

Paul, can you explain how the delayed spring would cause these weird scapes to form?

Lots in my garden as well this year:

"Paul, can you explain how the delayed spring would cause these weird scapes to form?"

Probably not....lol....just musing that all this delay in being able to sprout with the late spring and the hormones cooking underground trying to trigger leaves, scapes, etc maybe has some effect. I can't remember this many odd scapes in my gardens. Now that I've typed it out, I'll wait for the more experienced/educated to shoot it down....lol.

Paul

That's interesting Paul. I like your photo (bottom right blue)---it's cute. When I divided my Crusader last year, I was surprised to find that the three eyes were fused together. I did not have experience in dividing a hosta that had eyes blended together like that. I had read about using a knife and cutting the eyes with a good amount of root, and that is what I did. I was thinking that perhaps that one division had been damaged maybe?

I was looking forward to seeing this hosta develop, but unfortunately, it got knocked off its shelf and the top portion of the hosta was broken off. But we'll see what happens and what develops next year.

Weekendweeder, is one of your photos Rainforest Sunrise? I got mine last year and it developed an interesting shaped flower bract. Maybe it is common for that hosta---I don't know.

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