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Tue, Aug 28, 12 at 14:23
| I acquired this rather plain green (almost chartreuse) hosta 4 years ago as a tiny plant. It has grown quickly (2-3 hrs sun perday, daily watering with river water) to become a mature plant about 40 inches across and 18-20 inches tall. Leaves are 4 inches wide and 8-10 inches long ... scapes stand a full 4 feet high and began showing very pale lavender almost white flowers about a week ago.
Ideas as to this hosta's identity? |
Follow-Up Postings:
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- Posted by squirejohn 4 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 28, 12 at 15:34
| Royal Standard? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 28, 12 at 15:34
| are they fragrant??? honeybells??? .. its the floppy look to the leaves ... i trust you know how to find the library and check??? ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
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| I 2nd Honey Bells. Leaf shape, color and floppiness rules out Royal Standard, IMO. Fragrance is usually more noticeable in the evening. |
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| Flowers are moderately fragrant ... with a delightful scent. I counted 8 veins per leaf ... though an odd number seems more appropriate. The HostaLibrary shows Honeybells with 9 veins. The picture otherwise matches and descriptions on other sites also match very well. For now I will mark it as Honeybells! Thx for the very fast response. |
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- Posted by steve_mass 5b (My Page) on Tue, Aug 28, 12 at 16:48
| Moderately fragrant means Honeybells. Good ID ci_lantro. Steve |
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