Mourning Dove

11 years ago

This is a fairly recent introduction (2005) from Hans Hansen - 'Mikawa-no-yuki streaked' x 'Blue Jay'. Myhostas.be lists it as a large hosta - I suspect that is incorrect (Hallson lists as M).

Love the colors, though hasn't really taken off so far for me(planted 2009) - growing in dappled shade under oaks. Hopefully it leaps soon. HL shows creamy yellow margins - though in my garden it takes most of the summer to get there. Low growing habit. There's a nice pic on Fransen's site.

From my garden 2012

Leaf in mid-July

Thanks for looking. Please add your pics and experience with Mourning Dove.

Paul

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dublinbay z6 (KS)
11 years ago
I do like this one, but is the color accurate? I don't believe I've ever seen a hosta that blue--but then, there are lots of hosta I've never seen, so what do I know? LOL

Kate
in ny zone5
11 years ago
Here is my H.'Mourning Dove' this morning as comparison. The margin has not changed yet to yellow or gold. The leaf on top is from a H.'Blue Umbrellas'. I planted MD in July 2009. Bernd
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11 years ago
Very nice indeed. Recently I received 5 White Dove from 2 different nurseries, and they are also small and lovely.

I wanted to find out if the "doves" are all related as the "mouse ears" are. Reckon they share the family tree of White Dove?

I have several really blue hosta which lost a bunch of their blue coating with the heavy rains this last week. But if the first photo is a true color rendition, I'd say I had one Lederhosen, at the first, which was that blue. It isn't now, though. Sad to say.