Do a Google search, one can find many photos. Also at the top of the page on the link, click on images-there are many photos, then click on the photo link to get explanation of photo.
Hope this helps.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pix of viruses and diseased hostas

sad to say these three are hosta virus plants. Although large and "healthy looking" & not anywhere in the garden or where they would cause other damage.

These were bought when I was learning what all the new hosta were and thought these were so different . Good to have discovered before they came out of pots and into hosta beds

This last one I have who I think was Chrismas tree comes out looking so perfect and then when the leaf matures it gets all crinkley and shrivelly looking. None have never been tested but took the word of two ladies that know their hosta. Myrle and her sister

Go to Hosta Library - on main page is a link to HVX with 3 pages of pics you can use.

Paul

Here is a link that might be useful: Hosta Virus X

not sick, 'Xanadu Paisley'

not sick - 'Filagree'

not sick - 'Cynthia'

not sick - 'Filagree' again

not sick - 'Lakeside Shadows'

not sick - 'Sharmon'

not sick - 'Cynthia' again

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wow HH. Those would have fooled me. I probably would have passed on them.

Steve-I've already downloaded the ones you've linked and in past forum postings they have helped me identify tomatoe virus. It is a good line for those of us who haven't gone there. Thanks.

My recently befriended Cheryl has a yard full of hostas of many kinds and is not up to snuff on viruses, etc. After visiting my gardens she is becoming more active in collecting and I fear she may buy some sick hostas because they look different. Sad but possible.

She called yesterday and wants to bring a friend of hers over to visit my hosta gardens. Her friend is into hybridizing other perennials but is not particularly "hosta savy". I feel an obligation to provide what I can.

HH, I think what 'looks' weird and isn't should be as much of my binder as those that really are. I appreciate your having recognized this in my request. I don't care if this string becomes miles long. We need to be together in doing something like this. IMO

Theresa

This hosta predates my current passion, so I don't even know what variety it was. But it was my quest to ID it that led me to this forum and the hosta library. It was never tested, but I don't suppose anyone would disagree with a virus diagnosis. Certainly was interesting.
Jan

Tobacco Rattle on a noid. Adios Plant.

Another.

almosthooked, look at the Hosta Library for wrinkled leaves of hosta 'Christmas Tree' They are to be wrinkled as they mature, same as humans.
I would only throw out hostas for HVX after a HVX test is positive. I recently tested thumbnail size areas of 2 mature 'August Moon' which had spots off veins with bleeding green on yellow, but no HVX.

I have leaves of 'Guacamole', 'Avocado' and 'Holy Mole' which are similar to what HH shows, green and yellow colors intermixing.
Bernd

Okay, Theresa, I have a whole album on Flickr devoted to diseased hosta pictures. I'll give you the link below and include some of the photos to illustrate.

Fried Bananas 2013 . virus but not HVX

Guacamole 2013

Fried Green Tomatos 2013

and I had Venus last year that got a funny virus but not HVX. Only, my pictures were lost for 2012 mostly, and I sent it back to the nursery which grew it on, and was testing it this season.

Strangely enough, all were fragrant hosta. All showed no signs (that I recognized) last year (my first year growing hosta). It showed up in April and May of this year for the ones I picture above. Sad to lose these nice ones which looked ready to leap to me.

Jan-I remember seeing a hosta listed in Hostapedia that looked like the one you've posted, and Zilis commented it was probably hvx infected that caused it's unusual coloration. I can't say for sure because I don't own Hostapedia-had it from my Library who borrowed it from a library in Iowa.

I am very passionate about this because I am hosta gardening on a very limited budget. Having my gardens infested with any virus may make my plants irreplaceable. I only manage 4-5 new hostas a year. My 2012 total loss to squirrels was really sad. I don't expect a duplicate this year. The Walnut tree is so heavily laden with walnuts I have to duck uner the branches to weed Theresa's Angel Garden. I just hope they don't break. But I now have a large new area under canopy to plant hostas next year.

I feel wholesalers and retailers who don't care if they market diseased hostas about the same as people who sell drugs to children. We don't need people so greedy and they should have to pay for their greed, not get rich by it. Sorry for my soap-boxing, but that is how I feel.

Theresa Ann

Here's a picture of 'Gold Standard' that I took at my local Home Depot. The department of agriculture went and inspected the store. This plant, among others, tested positive for HVX.

HH,

I'd be willing to bet that some of those plants do have virus, but that it hasn't been discovered yet or is non-communicable. I do remember one person posting here that their plant of Cynthia did test positive for Cucumber Mosaic virus.

Do you know if any of the plants you posted can pass on those traits to their progeny through seed? If they can then those traits are likely not be caused by virus. If they can't then I'd be suspicious of them. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's usually a duck.

Steve

This post was edited by steve_mass on Tue, Aug 6, 13 at 9:15

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found a sick one today - a 'Fragrant Bouquet'

same plant different leaf

same plant - classic tissue collapse between veins

same plant - classic tissue collapse between veins

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This is Paul's Glory. It is stressed, but not HVX infected. I tested it. It looked normal the next year. Notice that the "bleeding" is not on the veins.

bk

This is Diamond Tiara. Chris said it had a virus, but not HVX.
(No one would buy this, though.)

bk

Here is a pic of my Gold Standard,which has been growing in my garden for many years. Phil

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Thanks, Phil. By keeping your HVX plant you can observe what happens to it as time goes by. Is that your thinking?

Phil - if I hadn't just used my last Agdia test strip I'd send it to you ^_^

Ya'll just don't understand! I don't care if it grows there forever. It doesn't hurt anyone,or any other hosta. I just keep it to aggravate everyone! I could have dug it up a long time ago. Phil

Here is a picture of a HVX infected Wolverine. I didn't have it tested, but Chris from Hallson's told me the bad news.

And Phil, your Gold Standard looks very interesting and has an intriguing color to it. I can understand that you would like to keep it since you have lots of room and it can't infect other hostas. I thought I remembered (on another thread) that you have had it for many years. It looks quite small if that it so.